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Anger over government’s plastic straw ban plan

By John Pring on 25th October 2018 Category: Independent Living

Anger over government’s plastic straw ban plan
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Disabled people have reacted angrily to government plans to introduce a ban on the sale or distribution of plastic straws, which could come into effect as early as next year. The ban, which would also outlaw drink stirrers and cotton buds, […]

Knee-jerk responses to plastic straw campaigns ‘risk isolating disabled customers’

By John Pring on 22nd February 2018 Category: Independent Living

Knee-jerk responses to plastic straw campaigns ‘risk isolating disabled customers’
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Businesses are responding to high-profile environmental campaigns to stop using plastic straws without considering the needs of disabled people, disability rights activists have warned. The Scottish user-led political campaign group One in Five fears that “knee-jerk” promises to ditch single-use plastic […]

Scottish government lays out 93 actions to help country meet UN obligations

By John Pring on 8th December 2016 Category: Politics

Scottish government lays out 93 actions to help country meet UN obligations
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The Scottish government has described the 93 actions it believes will help Scotland meet its obligations under the UN disability convention, and address some of the harm caused to disabled people by the UK government’s “austerity economics” policies. It published its […]

Paper calls for political parties to move from ‘one in 129’ to ‘one in five’

By John Pring on 4th August 2016 Category: Politics

Paper calls for political parties to move from ‘one in 129’ to ‘one in five’
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A user-led campaign has called on Scotland’s political parties to do more to increase the number of disabled people elected as MSPs at the next election in 2021. The cross-party campaign One in Five published a discussion paper this week which […]

Lib Dems set to choose Westminster candidate from an all-disabled shortlist

By John Pring on 17th March 2016 Category: Politics

Lib Dems set to choose Westminster candidate from an all-disabled shortlist
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The Liberal Democrats are set to become the first political party to choose a candidate to fight a parliamentary seat from a shortlist containing only disabled people. The party voted overwhelmingly at its spring conference in favour of measures to improve […]

Access to politics ‘birthday gift’ will ‘strengthen Scottish democracy’

By John Pring on 25th February 2016 Category: Politics

Access to politics ‘birthday gift’ will ‘strengthen Scottish democracy’
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A user-led campaign is celebrating a £200, 000 “birthday gift”, after the Scottish government announced funding that will pay for some of the extra costs faced by disabled people who want to stand in next year’s local government elections. One in […]

‘Fantastic’ funding boost for inclusive politics campaign

By John Pring on 4th December 2015 Category: Politics

‘Fantastic’ funding boost for inclusive politics campaign
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A project that could help boost the number of disabled politicians in Scotland has received funding from the Scottish government. The £35, 305 funding will be used to support disabled candidates standing in the 2016 elections to the Scottish parliament, and […]

New non-disabled chair of parliamentary disability group dodges questions

By John Pring on 30th October 2015 Category: Politics

New non-disabled chair of parliamentary disability group dodges questions
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Campaigners are calling on the parliamentary group set up to campaign on disability rights to ensure that a disabled politician is appointed to help lead its work. Disability News Service (DNS) revealed last week that the all-party parliamentary disability group (APPDG) […]

Scottish campaign could boost political involvement across UK

By John Pring on 7th August 2015 Category: Politics

Scottish campaign could boost political involvement across UK
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A cross-party, user-led campaign aims to boost disabled people’s participation in politics in Scotland, and could soon be doing the same across the UK. The One in Five campaign was only set up in February by Scottish disabled activist Jamie Szymkowiak, […]

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