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Disabled activist obtains ‘extremely worrying’ emails that show ‘rotten culture’ within rail industry

By John Pring on 19th February 2026 Category: Transport

Disabled activist obtains ‘extremely worrying’ emails that show ‘rotten culture’ within rail industry
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Emails that targeted a leading disabled activist have exposed a “rotten culture” at senior levels of the rail industry. The internal emails were obtained from the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) – the secretive body that represents the companies and public bodies […]

DWP finally admits defeat in information battle with DNS… after two-and-a-half years

By John Pring on 9th June 2022 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DWP finally admits defeat in information battle with DNS… after two-and-a-half years
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has finally released 90 pages of emails that include information about Disability News Service (DNS) editor John Pring, following a two-and-a-half-year legal battle. It has taken since January 2020 to obtain the information from […]

Mystery deepens as DWP sends DNS 80 pages of redacted emails

By John Pring on 24th February 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Mystery deepens as DWP sends DNS 80 pages of redacted emails
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has sent 80 pages of emails that have been almost entirely blacked out to Disability News Service (DNS), in a bid to avoid complying with its legal duty to release information about DNS editor […]

DWP repeatedly failed to provide data requested by DNS and others, says regulator

By John Pring on 19th November 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP repeatedly failed to provide data requested by DNS and others, says regulator
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has repeatedly breached data protection regulations by failing to provide benefit claimants and others – including Disability News Service (DNS) – with the information it holds about them. The huge backlog dates back months […]

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