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‘Enforcement is key on Equality Act’

Lawyers, campaigners, peers and academics have spoken of how disabled people can find it almost impossible to enforce their rights to equality, six years after the introduction of the Equality Act. They were speaking at a seminar in London – … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, Human Rights | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DRUK, EHRC, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, TFA, UK news, UNCRPD | 1 Reply

‘Conflict of interest’ lawyer to chair EHRC, as minister ignores MPs’ concerns

The government has appointed a commercial lawyer to chair the equality and human rights watchdog, despite MPs raising serious concerns about a potential conflict of interest caused by his firm’s work for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Human Rights | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Human rights, UK news, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

Government set to slash equality watchdog’s budget… again

The government has told the equality watchdog that it plans to slash its budget again, even though the financial year has already started. The planned cuts only emerged after the Government Equalities Office (GEO) told Disability News Service (DNS) that … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, Human Rights | Tagged Austerity, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Human rights, UK news, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

#DavidClapson #SanctionsDeaths: IDS rejects three key calls from MPs on sanctions safety

By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 22nd October 2015 The government has rejected three key recommendations by a cross-party committee of MPs that were aimed at improving the safety and transparency of its benefits sanctions regime. In its response … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, David Cameron, David Clapson, Diabetes, Diabetic, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, foodbanks, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, sanctions, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Workfare | Leave a reply

#JFMOS #PMQs David Cameron challenged twice in a minute over disability rights violations

By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 22 October 2015 The prime minister has had to defend his record on disability rights twice in a minute, after being questioned about both a UN inquiry and the death of a north … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged #JFMOS, Angus Robertson, Atos, Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Corbyn, cuts, David Cameron, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Jeremy Corbyn, John Pring, Labour, Michael O'Sullivan, PMQ, PMQs, Politics, Prime Minister's Questions, Scotland, Scottish National Party, SNP, UNCRPD, Welfare, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | 3 Replies

#JFMOS Michael O’Sullivan scandal: Inquest notes expose shocking failings of WCA system

The shocking failings of the work capability assessment system – and the healthcare assessors who are paid to police it – have been exposed by the family of one of its victims.

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, David Cameron, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Politics, Right to Life, UN, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | Leave a reply

Is IDS’s DWP Spin Doctor Richard Caseby Formerly of The Sun Behind Blacklisting of Disability News Service Journalist?

Director, Communications Civil Service, Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) March 2014 – Present (1 year 2 months)London, United Kingdom The DWP is implementing the biggest changes to the welfare system in 60 years through the introduction of Universal Credit. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Attack on Press Freedom, Benefits Deaths, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Blacklisting, Censorship, Conservatives, Department of Work and Pensions, Disability Discrimination, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Freedom of The Press, Iain Duncan Smith, IDS, John Pring, News International, Open Society, Press freedom, Propaganda, Richard Caseby, Spin Doctor, The Sun, Tory, UK Government Propaganda | Leave a reply

Herald Scotland: Letter in Defence Disabled Journalist John Pring – Blacklisted by U.K. Government’s DWP Press Office

  Letters to The Herald Saturday 25th April 2015 WE note that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has carried out its threat to refuse to answer questions from, Disability News Service (DNS) editor John Pring (“inside Track: DWP … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Attack on Press Freedom, Benefits Deaths, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Blacklist, Censorship, Conservatives, Disability Discrimination, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, Discrimination, DNS, DPAC, DWP, DWP Press Office, Equality Act, Free Press, Government Accountability, Government Propaganda, Government Transparency, Herald Scotland, ICO, Information Commissioners Office, John Pring, Open Government, Press freedom, Saturday Herald, Scotland | 2 Replies

‘DWP should be cautious about blocking critic of benefits policies’ ~ By Stephen Naysmith, Herald Scotland

  By Stephen Naysmith Social Affairs Correspondent Herald Scotland Wednesday 22 April 2015     Journalist John Pring is not a household name, but for those affected by benefit cuts, particularly those with disabilities, he is something of a hero.  The … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Attack on Press Freedom, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, DWP Press Office, Equality Act, Herald Scotland, John Pring, Journalistic Freedom, Open Government, Press freedom, Scotland, Transparency | 1 Reply

DWP carries out threat to ban questions from Disability News Service

17 April 2015 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has carried out its threat to stop answering any questions from the country’s only disability news agency. DWP’s chief press officer (disability) had previously warned that he and his staff … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Censorship, Cover Up, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DWP, DWP Press Office, Equality Act, Freedom of The Press, Funadamental Freedoms, John Pring, Journalism, Journalistic Integrity, Media, Open Society, Press freedom, Solidarity, Transparency, Transparent Government | 2 Replies

ELECTION 2015: Labour’s disability mini-manifesto chaos

  23 April 2015  By John Pring, Disability News Service ELECTION 2015: Labour’s disability manifesto chaos Labour’s launch of its disability manifesto has descended into chaos after major disagreements between a shadow minister and a leading disabled election candidate over … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Access to Work, Bert Massie, Disability, Disability and Poverty Taskforce, Disability News Service, DLA, DNS, EHRC, Emily Brothers, Equality Act, Equality Act 2010, Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Kate Green, Labour, Mini Manifesto, ODI, Office of Disability Issues, PIP, Rachel Reeves, WCA, Work Capability Assessment, Work Choice, Work Programme | Leave a reply

ELECTION 2015: Tories refuse to say which human rights they will dump

  24 April 2015 By John Pring, Disability News Service The Conservative party are refusing to say which vital protections they would scrap if they win the election and abolish the Human Rights Act (HRA). The party’s manifesto says a Conservative … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog | Tagged BIHR, Black Triangle, British Institute for Human Rights, Conservatives, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, ECHR, Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Human Right to Independent Living, Human rights, Human Rights Act, John Pring, Tories, Tory, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

ELECTION 2015: SNP pledges to block coalition’s PIP and DLA disability spending cuts

  23 April 2015  By John Pring, Disability News Service The Scottish National Party (SNP) has pledged to block plans to cut spending on disability benefits by £3 billion by 2017-18, if enough of its MPs are elected. In one of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Austerity, cuts, Disability Cuts, Disability News Service, DLA, DNS, Eilidh Whiteford, GE15, John Pring, PIP, Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1 Reply

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