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Disabled activists are prepared for prison after clampdown on right to protest

By John Pring on 22nd December 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled activists are prepared for prison after clampdown on right to protest
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Disabled activists have said they are prepared to break the law, and even go to prison, if the government succeeds in bringing in new legislation that will crack down on the right to protest. Dolly Sen and Ellen Clifford were speaking […]

Activist’s terrifying ordeal sparks new e-scooter safety campaign

By John Pring on 10th September 2020 Category: Crime

Activist’s terrifying ordeal sparks new e-scooter safety campaign
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A prominent disabled activist is calling for stricter controls on electric scooters after she was subjected to a terrifying ordeal that resulted in a violent physical assault which left her needing hospital treatment. Paula Peters was left with a fractured eye […]

Labour conference: Call for union action over DWP staff who ‘take pleasure in sanctions’

By John Pring on 28th September 2017 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Labour conference: Call for union action over DWP staff who ‘take pleasure in sanctions’
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A leading disabled activist has asked the head of one of the country’s largest unions to take action over jobcentre staff who appear to enjoy handing out sanctions to benefit claimants. The exchange took place at a fringe meeting organised by […]

Outrage after council’s mobility scooter pavement ban suggestion

By John Pring on 1st December 2016 Category: Independent Living

Outrage after council’s mobility scooter pavement ban suggestion
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A council’s proposals to ban some mobility scooters from pavements as part of a crackdown on “anti social behaviour” are “outrageous, discriminatory and wrong” and likely to lead to a rise in disability hate crime, say disabled campaigners. The measure is […]

Mind faces boycott call after policy and campaigns manager joins DWP

By John Pring on 13th October 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Mind faces boycott call after policy and campaigns manager joins DWP
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Disabled activists have called for a boycott of the mental health charity Mind, and called on its chief executive to quit, after one of its managers agreed to spend a year working with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). They […]

PIP figures fuel concerns over cuts, while activists plan day of action

By John Pring on 23rd June 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP figures fuel concerns over cuts, while activists plan day of action
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Only about seven in 10 disabled people who were previously claiming disability living allowance (DLA) are being found eligible for the government’s new disability benefit, official figures have revealed. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures show that just 71 […]

ILF closure: DPAC brings fight to save fund to the heart of Westminster

By John Pring on 26th June 2015 Category: Independent Living

ILF closure: DPAC brings fight to save fund to the heart of Westminster
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Disabled activists came close to forcing their way into the main debating chamber of the House of Commons during prime minister’s questions, in a last-ditch protest against the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). The direct action came during a […]

Humiliation greets Maximus in first week of WCA delivery

By John Pring on 6th March 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Humiliation greets Maximus in first week of WCA delivery
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The new provider of the government’s controversial “fitness for work” tests has faced a humiliating first week in its new job, after it emerged that the company had been forced by disabled activists into buying an embarrassingly-named website. More than 30 […]

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