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Call for direct action protests to build support for ‘radical’ social care reform

By John Pring on 1st June 2023 Category: Independent Living

Call for direct action protests to build support for ‘radical’ social care reform
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A disabled activist has called for a new campaign of direct action to build public support for a “radical overhauling” of the social care system. Ellen Clifford, a member of the national steering group of Disabled People Against Cuts and author […]

Second Labour-led inquiry in two months fails to demand end to care charges

By John Pring on 26th January 2023 Category: Independent Living

Second Labour-led inquiry in two months fails to demand end to care charges
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A second inquiry in two months has issued a call for wholesale reform of the social care system without delivering a clear and urgent demand for an end to care charges. Reimagining Care was commissioned by the Archbishops of Canterbury and […]

Labour refuses to make co-production pledge for new social care inquiry

By John Pring on 7th July 2022 Category: Independent Living

Labour refuses to make co-production pledge for new social care inquiry
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Leading party members and activists have raised serious concerns over Labour’s refusal to promise that a new review of its adult social care policy will be co-produced with disabled people. Shadow health and social care secretary Wes Streeting announced this week […]

Government ‘ignored DPOs’ in drawing up social care white paper

By John Pring on 9th December 2021 Category: Independent Living

Government ‘ignored DPOs’ in drawing up social care white paper
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Some of the few disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) that the government claims took part in the “engagement” process that led up to its social care white paper have suggested that their views and concerns have been ignored. The Department of Health […]

Greens set to ‘embarrass’ other parties after backing free social care

By John Pring on 28th October 2021 Category: Independent Living

Greens set to ‘embarrass’ other parties after backing free social care
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The Green Party has become the only major political party to support free social care for all adults who need it in England, following an “overwhelming” vote at its annual conference. The party said the proposals would put social care “on […]

Labour conference: Kendall refuses four times to say if she backs free social care

By John Pring on 30th September 2021 Category: Independent Living

Labour conference: Kendall refuses four times to say if she backs free social care
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Labour’s shadow social care minister has refused four times to say if she supports the idea of free social care. Liz Kendall had been asked by Disability News Service (DNS) whether she was in favour of free social care, and what […]

Johnson’s social care ‘fix’ is ‘disappointing… regressive… and insulting’

By John Pring on 9th September 2021 Category: Independent Living

Johnson’s social care ‘fix’ is ‘disappointing… regressive… and insulting’
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Disabled campaigners have delivered a withering response to the government’s long-awaited plan to “fix social care” in England. The proposals were announced on Tuesday by the prime minister, Boris Johnson, who claimed they would “fix social care” and the NHS treatment […]

Pressure builds on Labour after free social care ‘betrayal’

By John Pring on 1st July 2021 Category: Politics

Pressure builds on Labour after free social care ‘betrayal’
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Labour has been accused of betraying disabled people after a senior shadow minister told a meeting that calling for free social care would just “give the Tories a stick to beat Labour with”. There has been widespread anger among disabled people […]

Labour says calling for free social care would ‘just give Tories a stick to beat us with’

By John Pring on 24th June 2021 Category: Independent Living

Labour says calling for free social care would ‘just give Tories a stick to beat us with’
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Labour has given the strongest sign yet that it has gone back on its new leader’s pledge that he would introduce free social care if his party won power, after a shadow cabinet member said such a policy would be too […]

Labour silent on why Kendall ignored disabled-led social care plans in major speech

By John Pring on 6th May 2021 Category: Independent Living

Labour silent on why Kendall ignored disabled-led social care plans in major speech
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The Labour party has refused to explain why a major speech by its shadow social care minister ignored disabled-led proposals for fundamental reform – including free social care – that were backed by her own leader during his election campaign. Sir […]

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