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DPAC defends its left-wing stance, and anti-hate campaigns

By John Pring on 1st May 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPAC defends its left-wing stance, and anti-hate campaigns
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The grassroots anti-austerity group Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) has strongly defended its policy of backing campaigns that do not focus solely on fighting for disabled people’s fundamental rights and inclusion. DPAC has faced criticism from a leading disabled activist and […]

Government backtracks again on cuts to student support

By John Pring on 13th March 2015 Category: Education

Government backtracks again on cuts to student support
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The government has announced a further delay to its proposals to restrict the funding that helps disabled students attend university, days after two young people won permission to challenge its plans in the courts. Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation […]

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