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Ministers and train firms refuse to rule out future ticket office closures, despite climbdown

By John Pring on 2nd November 2023 Category: Transport

Ministers and train firms refuse to rule out future ticket office closures, despite climbdown
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The government and train operating companies have refused to rule out further attempts to close rail ticket offices across the country, despite ministers scrapping proposals to shut nearly 1,000 of them across England. Transport secretary Mark Harper this week reversed the […]

Disabled campaigners celebrate ‘bittersweet’ ticket office victory

By John Pring on 2nd November 2023 Category: Transport

Disabled campaigners celebrate ‘bittersweet’ ticket office victory
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Disabled activists and disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have been celebrating this week after a four-month campaign forced the government to abandon plans it had previously backed to close nearly 1,000 rail ticket offices across England. Transport secretary Mark Harper announced on […]

Campaigner wins right to challenge government in court over kerb heights

By John Pring on 17th August 2023 Category: Independent Living

Campaigner wins right to challenge government in court over kerb heights
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A disabled campaigner has won the right to challenge the government in the Court of Appeal over guidance that could lead to her and other blind and visually-impaired people walking into danger. Sarah Leadbetter is challenging government guidance that was published […]

Campaigners converge on Downing Street to warn of rail ‘mass exclusion’

By John Pring on 23rd February 2023 Category: Transport

Campaigners converge on Downing Street to warn of rail ‘mass exclusion’
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Disabled campaigners from across the country have converged on Downing Street to warn the prime minister that his government’s “extremely dangerous” rail reforms will cause “mass exclusion” on the network. They were there to deliver a petition, drawn up by The […]

Inquiry on accessible transport ‘is a victory for disabled activists’

By John Pring on 2nd February 2023 Category: Transport

Inquiry on accessible transport ‘is a victory for disabled activists’
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Campaigners have welcomed the decision of a committee of MPs to launch an inquiry to investigate the effectiveness of laws that are supposed to ensure an accessible transport system. The inquiry by the transport select committee – which is believed to […]

Removing guards and cutting rail staff will put lives at risk, minister is warned

By John Pring on 5th January 2023 Category: Transport

Removing guards and cutting rail staff will put lives at risk, minister is warned
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Campaigners have warned transport secretary Mark Harper that “discriminatory” plans to remove guards from trains, cut staff and close ticket offices will prevent many disabled passengers travelling on the rail network and put lives at risk. The National Federation of the […]

Call for watchdog to act on rail staffing to prevent ‘human rights crisis’

By John Pring on 18th August 2022 Category: Transport

Call for watchdog to act on rail staffing to prevent ‘human rights crisis’
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Campaigners have called on the equality watchdog to take “urgent action” to prevent an “escalating human rights crisis” for disabled passengers, caused by staffing issues on Britain’s rail system. They say reports that the government plans mass ticket office closures mean […]

Minister calls on her own government to act on ‘shared space’ street designs

By John Pring on 5th July 2018 Category: Independent Living

Minister calls on her own government to act on ‘shared space’ street designs
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The minister for disabled people is calling on her own government to take “urgent action” to address concerns about the dangers of “shared space” street developments. Sarah Newton called for action in letters she wrote to both the minister for transport […]

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