WHEN was the last time a mass social democratic party anywhere in the world was formally forbidden to meet? The best answer I can come up with is 1973, in the wake of the military takeover in Chile.
Organisations that represent disabled people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities face blatant and widespread discrimination at the hands […]
The equality watchdog has earned cautious approval for its response to recommendations made by a House of Lords committee that […]
A campaigning alliance has called for disabled people and their organisations to join its fight to use the UN disability […]
The government is facing calls for a “fundamental rethink” of its approach to Access to Work (AtW), after new figures […]
Disabled people’s organisations and grassroots groups are set to call on disabled people across England to provide the evidence they […]
One of Britain’s biggest stars from the London 2012 Paralympics has said she is “scared” that she will lose her […]
Disabled activists say they are “deeply concerned” by the “troubling” decision to appoint an outspoken supporter of legalising assisted suicide […]
Since the Channel 4 Paralympics trailer was unveiled last week, the reaction has been almost universally positive. And understandably so. […]
This is the speech given by Jeremy Corbyn at UCL Institute of Education when he launched his bid for re-election […]
Thursday 21st July 2016 1400 hrs BST Dr Tony Cox was today sentenced to 150 hours community service at 0945 […]
One of the two prospective candidates to challenge UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has been accused over his record […]
The right of the PLP are faced with an impossible conundrum. On the one hand, many of them believe that […]
  The rise in mortality in 2015 was shocking. In England and Wales (alone) the rise of mortality of 9% […]
Campaigners have warned disabled people considering a move to Scotland in the wake of the European Union (EU) referendum vote […]
      A trio of experts have destroyed government claims that cutting out-of-work benefits for disabled people will help […]
A disabled-led network set up by the minister for disabled people in 2012 to offer the government advice on the […]
Three disabled activists who took the government to court in an unsuccessful bid to stop the closure of the Independent […]
The minister for disabled people has admitted to complete ignorance about the model that lies at the heart of his […]
Disabled people have spoken of their horror, shock and anger at learning of the vote to leave the European Union […]
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