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Minister hid judges’ criticism of McVey from MPs, hours after shock appointment

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Image Courtesy of  The Mirror   By John Pring Disability New Service 11th January 2018 The minister for disabled people has refused to apologise for misleading MPs about a court of appeal judgment that was highly critical of her new … Continue reading →

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Posted in Ian Lucas MP, ILF Fund, Labour Party, Marsha de Cordova, Nathan Lee Davies, Patricia Gibson MP, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People, SNP, Tories, Tory. Tories | Tagged Benefits, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, John Pring, Labour, Scottish politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Backlash over ‘terrible insult’ of McVey’s DWP appointment

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    By John Pring Disability News Service 11th January 2018 Campaigners have reacted furiously to the decision to appoint Esther McVey as the new secretary of state for work and pensions, calling it a “heartsink moment” and a “terrible … Continue reading →

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Posted in #Human Catastrophe, Anne McGuire, Black Triangle Campaign, Blog, Catherine Hale, Chronic Illness Inclusion Project, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Ester McVey, Human Rights, ILF Fund, John McArdle, Linda Burnip, PIP Deaths, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People, Tory. Tories, UNCRPD, United Nations, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, PIP, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Work Capability Assessment | 2 Replies

Chancellor ignores social care, weeks after UN’s independent living warning

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 23rd November 2017 Disabled campaigners have criticised the chancellor’s failure to provide any money in the budget to solve the social care funding crisis, despite a warning from the UN. Although Philip Hammond … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, ILF Fund, Independant Living Alternatives, Linda Burnip, Phillip Hammond | Tagged Austerity, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scotland, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state | Leave a reply

Council faces legal action after slashing woman’s post-ILF care without telling her

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  By John Pring Disability News Service  9th November 2017 A local authority is facing legal action after a “deeply concerning” decision to slash a disabled woman’s care package before it had completed an assessment of her care needs. Hounslow … Continue reading →

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Posted in ILF Fund | Tagged Austerity, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Society, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

McDonnell calls for disabled-led solution to care crisis, as DPAC occupies parliament

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By John Pring Disability News Service July 2017 Labour’s shadow chancellor has called for disabled people themselves to be given the job of designing the solution to the social care funding crisis. John McDonnell was speaking to Disability News Service … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, HOC, Human Rights, ILF Fund, Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell, Labour Party, UN, UNCRPD, Winvisible | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, UNCRPD, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

New disabled MP accuses government of ‘eugenics’

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Picture Courtesy of Guardian   By John Pring Disability News Service 6th July 2017 A newly-elected disabled MP has accused the Conservative government of introducing policies inspired by “eugenics” in the hope that disabled people will “suffer and die”. Labour’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in Access to Elected Office Fund, Black Triangle Campaign, Chris Grayling, Conservatives, Disability Discrimination, Disability Labour, Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living, DWP, Euthanasia, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, ILF Fund, Jared O Mara, Jared O'Mara, Paces, Tories, Tory, UKCRPD, UN, UNCRPD, WCA Deaths | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

#CripTheVoteUK #GE2017: Tory disability minister endorses forced institutionalisation of disabled people

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  Election 2017: Tory disability minister endorses forced institutionalisation By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 1st June 2017   THE TORY minister for disabled people has failed to oppose the idea of forcing disabled people into institutions against their … Continue reading →

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Posted in #CripTheVoteUK, Black Triangle News, Conservatives, CRIP The Vote UK, CRPD, DWP, Equal Lives, GE17, GE2017, General Election, Ian Duncan Smith, ILF Fund, Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell, Labour Party, Penny Mordaunt, Shaping our Lives, Spectrum Centre for Independant Living, Tories, Tory, UN, United Nations | Tagged disability rights, Human rights, ILF, Independent Living Fund, Right to Independent Living, save ilf, UNCRPD, UNCRPD Investigation | Leave a reply

DPO hopes mayoral election will see Manchester lead the way on disability rights

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  By John Pring Disability News Service March 16th 2017   A leading disabled people’s organisation (DPOs) is hoping to persuade the first elected mayor of Greater Manchester to make the region a trailblazer for disability rights in England. Greater … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, GMCDP Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People, Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP), ILF Fund | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, DNS, John Pring, Politics, UK news | Leave a reply

Green paper was missed opportunity to dump biopsychosocial model, says DPO

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  By John Pring Disability News Service  2nd March 2017 The government should replace its “deeply flawed and inaccurate” disability benefits assessments with an in-house system – based on the social model – that understands the barriers faced by Deaf … Continue reading →

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Posted in Access To work, DWP, Green Paper, ILF Fund, Inclusion London, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP, WRAG Cuts | Tagged Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DWP, John Pring, Mental health, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

‘Immoral’ Capita offered £200 bonuses to social workers to slash care packages

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By John Pring Disability News Service 2nd February 2017   The outsourcing company Capita offered freelance social workers financial bonuses – and put them up in luxury hotels – to encourage them to help a local authority cut disabled and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Capita, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, ILF Fund, Spectrum Centre for Independant Living | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, John Pring | Leave a reply

DWP report confirms fears over impact of ILF closure

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By John Pring Disability News Service 26th January 2017 Former recipients of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in England experienced a loss of support, a greater reliance on unpaid care and an “adverse” impact on their physical and mental health … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, ILF Fund | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, John Pring, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Initial thoughts on the work, health and disability green paper

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  Reblogged By Kitty Jones November 6th 2016 I’ve read the government’s Work, health and disability green paper:  improving lives and consultation from end to end. It took me a while, because I am ill and not always able to work … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Blog, Capita, Conservatives, Disability Benefits Consortium, DWP, Human Rights, ILF Fund, Kitty Jones | Tagged Austerity, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Kitty Jones Blog, Politics, UK news, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Tory conference: Mowat hides from heat over social care crisis

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By John Pring Disability News Service October 6th 2016   The Conservative party has refused to explain why ministers appear to have dodged any mention or discussion of the social care crisis at this week’s annual conference. Health secretary Jeremy … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Channel 4, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, ILF Fund, Learning Disability England, NHS | Tagged Disability, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, Human rights, Independent Living Fund, John Pring, Politics, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Green’s new co-leader credits Independent Living Fund campaign

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September 8th 2016 John Pring Disability News Service The new co-leader of the Green party has told Disability News Service (DNS) that he will make support for inclusive education a key focus of his new role. Jonathan Bartley was elected … Continue reading →

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Posted in DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Green Party, ILF Fund, Inclusion London, John McDonnell, Jonathan Bartley, Labour Party, Not Dead Yet, UN | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, John Pring, UK news, Welfare | Leave a reply

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