New disabled MP accuses government of ‘eugenics’
Picture Courtesy of Guardian By John Pring Disability News Service 6th July 2017 A newly-elected disabled MP has accused
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Tag: Disability Politics
Disabled people ‘have too little awareness of rights’ in lead-up to Brexit
By John Pring Disability News Service June 29th 2017 A new report has called for greater awareness of the
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Crossbench disabled peer calls for an end to austerity, and the misery it has caused
By John Pring Disability News Service June 29th 2017 A crossbench disabled peer has called for an end to
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Mencap care staff ‘called resident “poison dwarf” and reused feeding syringes’
By John Pring Disability News Service June 29th 2017 The disability charity Mencap is facing allegations that staff at
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Ministers’ silence over why WCA legislation is missing from Queen’s speech
By John Pring Disability News Service June 29th 2017 Work and pensions ministers have refused to explain why plans for
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Court awards disabled woman ‘aggravated’ damages for ombudsman discrimination
By John Pring Disability News Service June 29th 2017 A county court has delivered a devastating judgment against the
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UN confirms that UK government’s treaty violations were both grave AND systematic
B y John Pring Disability News Service June 29th 2017 The United Nations (UN) committee that found the UK government
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New disabled commissioner ‘astounded and offended’ by EHRC treatment
By John Pring Disability News Service 29th June 2017 A disabled peer who thought he had been appointed as the
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New disabled MP was former campaigns officer for BCODP
By John Pring Disability News Service 22nd June 2017 One of the two disabled Labour MPs elected to parliament
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Queen’s speech: Government appears to dump Mordaunt’s WCA election promise
By John Pring Disability News Service 22nd June 2017 A Tory election promise to “dismantle” the work capability
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Rebranding of ‘toxic’ Atos will fail, activists promise
By John Pring Disability News Service 14th June 2017 The “toxic” government contractor Atos has been accused of
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Anger, resignation… and optimism in wake of general election result
By John Pring Disability News Service 14th June 2017 Disabled activists have reacted with a mixture of anger, resignation and
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Woman ‘forced to sit in her own urine for two hours’ by PIP assessor
By John Pring Disability News Service 14th June 2017 A disabled women says she was left to sit
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UK General Election: Why disabled people oppose the Tories ~ And need your help
Video: A woman with learning difficulties has accosted Theresa May while the prime minister was on a walkabout in an
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#CripTheVoteUK #GE2017: #SNP calls on next government to follow Scotland’s lead on benefits
The SNP has called on the next UK government to follow Scotland’s lead in protecting disabled people from social security
#CripTheVoteUK #GE2017: Labour ‘will take a human rights-based approach’ to protecting disabled people
Election 2017: Labour ‘will take a rights-based approach’ to protecting disabled people Labour has promised that it will take a
#CripTheVoteUK: As UK doctors’ leaders abdicate duty to defend patients’ human rights disabled people face perilous post-election future
BMA ‘will be complicit in future deaths’, after silence on ‘fit note’ rules By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday
#GE2017 “I cannot believe that so many people across the UK are planning to vote for such a hard, uncaring Tory Government” ~ Dr Philippa Whitford MP (SNP) Consultant Breast Cancer Surgeon
“I cannot believe that so many people across the UK are planning to vote for such a hard, uncaring Tory Government – and that so many others will simply stand back and not vote at all” ~ Surgeon Dr Philippa Whitford MP (SNP) … Continue reading#GE2017 “I cannot believe that so many people across the UK are planning to vote for such a hard, uncaring Tory Government” ~ Dr Philippa Whitford MP (SNP) Consultant Breast Cancer Surgeon
Nobody is Unfit for Work
What you will read may be very distressing for you, but we are looking at the worst-case scenario and
Vote Labour England to uphold the rights of disabled people
Re- Blogged By Gail Ward Black Triangle 20th May 2017 Black Triangle Campaign is a Scottish – based
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