By John Pring Disability News Service 12th October 2017 The SNP’s annual conference has unanimously called on the UK government […]
By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary has pledged to transform the […]
  By John Pring Disability News Service September 7th 2017 A UN committee has told the UK government to produce […]
By John Pring Disability News Service September 7th 2017 Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) are to consider boycotting any engagement with […]

  By Steven Naysmith  http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15508062.UK_Government_cuts_driving_disabled_people_into_poverty__key_UN_committee_says/ Reblogged DISABLED people are dying as a result of austerity measures and discrimination, campaigners have […]
Picture Courtesy of Guardian   By John Pring Disability News Service 6th July 2017 A newly-elected disabled MP has accused […]
  By John Pring Disability News Service 14th June 2017   The “toxic” government contractor Atos has been accused of […]
By John Pring Disability News Service  14th June 2017 Disabled activists have reacted with a mixture of anger, resignation and […]
Video: A woman with learning difficulties has accosted Theresa May while the prime minister was on a walkabout in an […]
The SNP has called on the next UK government to follow Scotland’s lead in protecting disabled people from social security […]
"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)
By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 25 May 2017 Activists ‘horrified’ by universal credit rules forcing sick claimants into […]
By John Pring Disability News Service 18th May 2017   The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) appears to have […]
  By John Pring Disability News Service 4th May 2017 Disabled activists have called on disability charities to boycott any […]
From Monday (3rd April), new recipients of employment and support allowance deemed healthy enough to carry out ‘work related activities’ […]
  By John Pring Disability News Service 30th March 2017   Ministers have been accused of ignoring a public consultation […]
  By John Pring Disability News Service March 16th 2017   Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have come together to tell […]
Please see information below about two social security initiatives currently underway. We would appreciate your help and support to promote […]
By John Pring Disability News service 23rd February 2017 The equality and human rights watchdog has refused to withdraw its […]
By John Pring Disability News Service 9th February 2017 Three national disabled people’s organisations have withdrawn a report they submitted […]
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