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 […]
Ofcom
Ofcom silent over contrast between ‘parasites’ decision and 2010 rulings on offensive language
Ofcom has ‘failed millions of disabled people’ after clearing two TV shows that attacked benefit claimants
The broadcasting watchdog has failed millions of disabled people by clearing two television programmes of disability discrimination and causing offence, including one in which some young people on disability benefits were described as “parasites”. One disabled activist warned that Ofcom’s decisions […]