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Plaid Cymru calls for implementation of UN disability convention into UK law

By John Pring on 20th June 2024 Category: Politics

Plaid Cymru calls for implementation of UN disability convention into UK law
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Although Plaid Cymru’s manifesto contains just seven explicit mentions of disability in 72 pages, some of those policies would provide significant new rights for disabled people. A key pledge in the manifesto is that Plaid Cymru would push to implement the […]

Election 2019: Plaid Cymru manifesto pledges free social care for Wales

By John Pring on 5th December 2019 Category: Politics

Election 2019: Plaid Cymru manifesto pledges free social care for Wales
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Plaid Cymru is promising to push for free social care in Wales and to demand full control over universal credit, in its general election manifesto. One of the party’s five headline policies includes a pledge to offer free social care through […]

Election 2017: Plaid Cymru call for social security powers… so they can sack Maximus

By John Pring on 18th May 2017 Category: Politics

Election 2017: Plaid Cymru call for social security powers… so they can sack Maximus
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Plaid Cymru have called in their election manifesto for the Welsh government to be given responsibility for running the social security system in Wales, which would allow it to ban private companies from carrying out disability benefit assessments. The policy mirrors […]

ELECTION 2015: Plaid Cymru starts planning for more control over benefits

By John Pring on 24th April 2015 Category: Politics

ELECTION 2015: Plaid Cymru starts planning for more control over benefits
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Plaid Cymru wants to develop an employment and social security system that does more to support benefit claimants into work, “dealing with people fairly” and “without the use of sanctions”. In its manifesto, published this week, the party (led by Leanne […]

Tories and Labour flunk office access test

By John Pring on 30th January 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Independent Living, News Archive, Politics

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Four of the seven leading political parties have backed calls for all MPs to have constituency offices that are accessible to disabled people. Despite public announcements professing support for making it easier for disabled people to participate in politics, the Conservatives […]

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