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GB News says it has nothing to apologise for, after guest suggests starving disabled benefit claimants

By John Pring on 3rd July 2025 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

GB News says it has nothing to apologise for, after guest suggests starving disabled benefit claimants
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A British news channel has said it has nothing to apologise for after a right-wing commentator and comedian suggested the best way to cut the number of disabled people claiming benefits was to starve, or even shoot, them. It is just […]

MPs hear from disabled people about life-threatening risks posed by ‘very, very dangerous’ cuts to benefits

By John Pring on 20th March 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

MPs hear from disabled people about life-threatening risks posed by ‘very, very dangerous’ cuts to benefits
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Four disabled people told MPs of the life-threatening risks that would be caused by proposed cuts to disability benefits, just a day before the government confirmed the “very, very dangerous” reforms. About 10 MPs from Labour, the SNP, the SDLP and […]

Mirror backs columnist who claimed ‘millions’ of disabled people were wrongly claiming benefits

By John Pring on 5th December 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Mirror backs columnist who claimed ‘millions’ of disabled people were wrongly claiming benefits
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A left-wing national newspaper has backed a veteran columnist who claimed that “millions” of disabled people were dishonestly claiming out-of-work disability benefits. The column came just three days before a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary on disability benefits was described by disabled […]

Disabled activist seeks to lead union, and promises to fight discriminatory reporting if she wins

By John Pring on 3rd October 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled activist seeks to lead union, and promises to fight discriminatory reporting if she wins
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A disabled journalist has called on the trade union movement to do more for disability rights and has promised to fight discrimination across the media, if she is elected to be the next leader of her union. Dr Natasha Hirst said […]

Union activists attack government’s ‘dehumanising’ rhetoric

By John Pring on 30th May 2024 Category: Politics

Union activists attack government’s ‘dehumanising’ rhetoric
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Disabled union activists have attacked the government’s demonisation of disabled people and its “disgraceful discriminatory language”, at a conference that began less than a day after prime minister Rishi Sunak finally announced the date of the general election. A series of […]

UN’s ‘damning verdict’ is ‘vindication’ of fightback against government’s rights violations

By John Pring on 25th April 2024 Category: Human Rights

UN’s ‘damning verdict’ is ‘vindication’ of fightback against government’s rights violations
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Disabled people’s organisations have welcomed the “damning verdict” of a UN committee on the government’s track record on key disability rights over the last seven years. They spoke out last night (Wednesday) as the UN committee on the rights of disabled […]

Direct action ‘will put stake through the heart’ of government scapegoating of disabled people

By John Pring on 25th April 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Direct action ‘will put stake through the heart’ of government scapegoating of disabled people
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Disabled activists have pledged to use direct action protests to “put a stake through the heart” of the idea that disabled people can be used as scapegoats and “whipping boys” in the run-up to general elections. At an emergency meeting of […]

Sunak suggests he wants to lead fresh assault on disability benefits spending

By John Pring on 14th March 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Sunak suggests he wants to lead fresh assault on disability benefits spending
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Disabled people are facing an “existential threat” after the government suggested it was planning a further assault on disability benefits spending, while stirring up hostility towards disabled claimants. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Rishi Sunak said he planned to […]

New bill should lead to strict quotas on access services for streaming platforms

By John Pring on 23rd November 2023 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

New bill should lead to strict quotas on access services for streaming platforms
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A new government bill should lead to streaming services having to meet strict quotas on providing programmes with audio description, subtitles and audio description for the first time, but disabled journalists say the legislation should do more to tackle inequality. MPs […]

Media must be pressured to stop disability discrimination, conference hears

By John Pring on 19th October 2023 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Media must be pressured to stop disability discrimination, conference hears
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Media organisations must be pressured to stop discriminating against disabled people and turning them into objects of pity, derision or “inspiration porn”, a national conference has heard. The theme of this week’s annual conference of the disabled people’s organisation Disability Wales* […]

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