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What does Owen Smith believe?

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The right of the PLP are faced with an impossible conundrum. On the one hand, many of them believe that only through being tougher than the Tories on welfare, or being seen to want to drastically reduce immigration, can they … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Labour Party, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability Politics, disability rights, DWP, Human rights, Politics, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 2 Replies

How inequality is killing us

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  The rise in mortality in 2015 was shocking. In England and Wales (alone) the rise of mortality of 9% in the year to July 2015 was, as far as can be known from published statistics, the largest proportional increase … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News | Tagged Danny Dorling, Deaths, Mortality | Leave a reply

Disability employment gap: Experts demolish government excuses for WRAG cut

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      A trio of experts have destroyed government claims that cutting out-of-work benefits for disabled people will help them find work. They were giving evidence to the Commons work and pensions select committee, as part of its inquiry … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DRUK, DWP, LIz Sayce | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Tomlinson admits to ignorance about biopsychosocial model

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The minister for disabled people has admitted to complete ignorance about the model that lies at the heart of his government’s programme of disability benefit reforms. Justin Tomlinson was asked what his thoughts were about the biopsychosocial (BPS) model of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, Stephen Crabb, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Benefits, Disability, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Inclusion London, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Brexit vote: Disabled people speak of shock, horror and dismay

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Disabled people have spoken of their horror, shock and anger at learning of the vote to leave the European Union in last week’s referendum. Although many disabled people voted for Brexit, the vast majority of leading disabled activists were strongly … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, CRPD, Disability Discrimination, EHRC, UKCRPD | Tagged Disability Now, European Disability Forum (EDF), European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) | 1 Reply

Brexit vote: Fear and uncertainty over impact of EU exit

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Campaigners and experts say they fear that Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) could have serious consequences for disabled people, although it is too early for an accurate assessment of the likely impact. Among the concerns raised are … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, CRPD, EHRC, EU Referendum 2016, Peter Beresford, UKCRPD | Tagged Disability Law Hub, DRUK, Inclusion Scotland, Shaping outr Lives | Leave a reply

Crabb scrapped IDS’s white paper because he ‘didn’t like the look of it’

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  The new work and pensions secretary scrapped the disability and employment white paper prepared by his predecessor Iain Duncan Smith because he “didn’t like the look” of it, a Tory MP has told a parliamentary meeting. The new work … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, Stephen Crabb | Tagged British Dyslexia Association (BDA), Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Brexit vote: Disabled people seek safe haven in Scotland

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Hundreds or even thousands of disabled people are so alarmed by the idea of Britain leaving the European Union (EU) that they are considering moving to Scotland, information from disabled activists suggests. One disabled campaigner has told Disability News Service … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News | Tagged Benefits, Black Triangle, Disability, Disability Politics, Scottish politics, UK news | 1 Reply

REVEALED: Benn and Eagle secretly briefed Laura Kuenssberg while plotting against Corbyn for the last nine months

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Angela Eagle’s crocodile tears – all part of pre-arranged plan Dirty deeds – done dirt cheap. Wednesday 29th June 2016 “OH ! WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO DECEIVE”. It now emerges that Hilary Benn … Continue reading →

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The truth behind the Labour coup, when it really began and who manufactured it!

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An exclusive investigation by The Canary can reveal that the current Labour ‘coup’ being instigated against Jeremy Corbyn appears to have been orchestrated by a PR company where Tony Blair’s arch spin-doctor, Alastair Campbell, is a senior advisor. He sits alongside several … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Labour Party | Tagged Corbyn, Coup, Labour Party, Labour party leadership | Leave a reply

UN Slams Tories over Human Right Abuses

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  While the country is entrenched in the mire of the EU referendum fallout, the Tories have just been slammed by the United Nations (UN) – for human rights abuses. But not abroad. Here, in the UK. As The Canary previously … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, CRPD, Disability Discrimination, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, UKCRPD, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Equality, foodbanks, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Poverty, Scottish politics, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | Leave a reply

Relief after doctors maintain strong opposition to assisted suicide

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Disabled activists have welcomed the decision of doctors to vote strongly against relaxing their union’s position on physician-assisted suicide. The British Medical Association (BMA) voted by 63 per cent to 37 per cent this week at its annual representative meeting … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Not Dead Yet | Tagged BMA, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Human rights, Welfare | Leave a reply

PIP figures fuel concerns over cuts, while activists plan day of action

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          Only about seven in 10 disabled people who were previously claiming disability living allowance (DLA) are being found eligible for the government’s new disability benefit, official figures have revealed. The Department for Work and Pensions … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, Future Events & Protests, PIP, Stephen Crabb | Tagged Benefits, Disability, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Welfare | Leave a reply

Election leaves UN disability committee with 17 men and just one woman

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Disabled activists are calling on the UN to take action after elections to the 18-strong committee that oversees the implementation of its disability rights convention left it with just a single female member alongside 17 men. The committee on the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, CRPD, Disability Discrimination, International Disability Alliance, International Disability and Development Consortium, Sisters of Frida, UKCRPD | Tagged Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Politics, Society, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

Police force faces two watchdog probes over treatment of autistic people

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A police force has launched an internal review of its treatment of disabled people, after it was forced to refer two separate incidents involving young autistic men to the police watchdog. One case referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission … Continue reading →

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Posted in Autism, Black Triangle News, CPS, Disability Discrimination, Disability Hate Crime Network, Human Rights, Police | Tagged Disability, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Human rights, UK news | Leave a reply

Tomlinson faces call to resign over PIP harassment of child abuse survivor

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  A minister has been urged to resign, after he threatened a traumatised child abuse survivor – who is waiting to give evidence about the abuse in court – that his benefits would be stopped if he failed to co-operate … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Human Rights, PIP | Tagged Benefits, Disability News Service, disability rights, DWP, Equality, Human rights, PIP, Welfare | 1 Reply

Nation of Hate or Fear?

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            This morning I was attacked by an anti-EU chap on the tube. I’ve been shaken all day by it, and I’m deeply frightened and worried, for all of us. We need to get very … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, EU Referendum 2016, Human Rights | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Comment is free, Equality, EU Referendum 2016, Politics, Society, UK news | Leave a reply

Nigel Farage MEP linked to Jo Cox’s killer through extreme-right Springbok Club

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Posted by Black Triangle Campaign Friday 17th July 2016 02:20 B.S.T. In 2006 Nigel Farage MEP was a speaker at the Far-Right Swinton Circle in 2006 Jo Cox’s murderer was a “one of the earliest subscribers and supporters of “S.A.Patriot,” … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Blog | Tagged Apartheid, Black Triangle Campaign, Brexit, Britain First, DPAC, EU referendum, Extreme Right, Jo Cox, London Swinton Circle, Neo Nazi, Nigel Farage, SPLC, Terrorism, Thomas Mair, UK Independence party (Ukip) | Leave a reply

UK government set for UN grilling in Geneva over ‘breaches of disability rights’ 

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By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 9th June 2016 The UK government is set to face a grilling from UN experts next week over its alleged breaches of international obligations on disabled people’s human rights.  The government will be … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News | Tagged disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DPAC, UK, UN, UNCESCR, UNECOSOC | Leave a reply

Tommy Sheppard: Let’s target open minds of the i-curious for whom the time just wasn’t right

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By Tommy Shepard FOUR elections and a referendum: It’s been a helluva five years. With the new SNP Government now sworn in the party can at last move off a permanent war footing. It’s time to take stock, re-group and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News | Tagged Politics, Scotland, Scottish independence, Scottish politics | Leave a reply

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