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Campaign’s legal threat forces government pledge on election access fund decision

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By John Pring Disability News Service 3rd May 2018 The government is finally set to publish a long-awaited review of a fund that supported Deaf and disabled people with the extra costs of standing for election but has been closed … Continue reading →

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Posted in DRUK, Eleanor Lisney AOEF, Equality Act, Labour Party, Lib Dems, LIz Sayce, More United, The Government Equalities Office (GEO) | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Politics, Society, UK news | Leave a reply

Spring statement: “As always the harshest cuts are falling on disabled people”

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  Responding to the Spring Statement, John McDonnell, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor said: Let me thank the Chancellor for providing me with an earlier sight of his statement. I say to the Chancellor: his complacency today is astounding. We face – … Continue reading →

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Posted in John McDonnell, Labour Party | Tagged Austerity, cuts, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Labour, Politics, Poverty, Spring Budget 2018 | Leave a reply

Benefit assessment report welcomed, but concern over ‘preventable harm’ failings

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By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 Disabled campaigners have welcomed a report by MPs on disability benefit assessments, which they say highlights “serious multiple failures”, but many believe it should have done more to highlight the serious … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle Campaign, Debbie Abrahams, DRUK, Inclusion London, John McArdle, John McDonnell, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Maggie Zolobajluk, Mo Stewart, ROFA | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Capita, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, PIP, Politics, Scottish politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

PIP Back Payment Debate Today

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PIP Back Payments Commons Debate Tuesday 30th January 2018 Previous PIP Back Payments 30 January 2018 1.52 pm Marsha De Cordova (Battersea) (Lab) (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to make a statement on … Continue reading →

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Posted in Deidre Brock, Labour Party, Marsha de Cordova, Sarah Newton MP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, DWP, PIP, Politics, Welfare | 1 Reply

Basic Income In The Neoliberal Age

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    Reblogged Deepest thanks to Socialist Project for working with us in OCAP to put out this pamphlet. It is a collection of articles and statements that OCAP members have written on the subject of basic income. It includes … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, John McDonnell, Labour Party, OCAP | Tagged Austerity, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Disability, Disability Politics, Labour, Politics, Scottish politics | Leave a reply

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

Research linking care cuts to 120,000 deaths ‘is fresh evidence austerity kills’

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By John Pring Disability News Service 16th November 2017 “Indisputable” new research has linked government cuts in adult social care and health spending to nearly 120,000 “excess” deaths in England since 2010. The research, published just before midnight last night … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle Campaign, John McArdle, Johnathan Ashworth, Labour Party, Peter Beresford, Shaping our Lives, Social Care | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Labour, Politics, Society, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state | Leave a reply

Labour conference: Student forced to crowdfund pain-free wheelchair

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 A disabled student has told Labour’s annual party conference that she has been forced to resort to crowdfunding to obtain a wheelchair that is suitable for her needs, because of “chronic” … Continue reading →

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Posted in Disability Labour, Labour Party, NHS, Rebecca Boot, UNCRPD, Wheelchair | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Labour, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD, welfare state | Leave a reply

Labour conference: Vote means party must rethink approach to social security cuts

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 2017 A shadow cabinet member has supported calls by party members for Labour to come up with a stronger policy on reversing government cuts to social security spending. Debbie Abrahams spoke out after … Continue reading →

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Posted in Anne Pridmore, Caroline Ellis, Debbie Abrahams, Disability Rights Commisiion, DRUK, Kate Green, Labour Party | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Labour, PIP, Politics, Society, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Labour conference: New disabled MP pledges to fight government’s assault on rights

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 A newly-elected MP has accused the government of putting its “head in the sand” over the damage caused by years of cuts that have been “targeted” on disabled people. Marsha de … Continue reading →

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Posted in Action for Blind People, Conservatives, CRPD, Disability Confident, Disability Labour, Labour Party, Marsha de Cordova, Thomas Pocklington Trust | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, John Pring, Labour, PIP, Politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Labour conference: Shock and outrage over Field’s minimum wage comments

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 Disabled party activists have expressed shock and outrage after the Labour chair of the Commons work and pensions committee suggested that employers should be allowed to pay some disabled people less … Continue reading →

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Posted in Debbie Abrahams, Disability Labour, Frank Field, Jared O'Mara, Kate Green, Labour Party, Learning Disability England, Marsha de Cordova | Leave a reply

Labour conference: Benefit assessment nurses must be held to account, says Abrahams

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary has called for nurses and other healthcare professionals who write misleading benefit assessment reports to be “held to account”. Debbie Abrahams said there had been … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Capita, Debbie Abrahams, Disability Labour, DWP, Labour Party, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Labour, PIP, Politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Labour conference: Call for union action over DWP staff who ‘take pleasure in sanctions’

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 A leading disabled activist has asked the head of one of the country’s largest unions to take action over jobcentre staff who appear to enjoy handing out sanctions to benefit claimants. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Debbie Abrahams, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Labour Party, Mark Serwotka, Paula Peters, PCS | Tagged Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Labour, Politics, UK news | 1 Reply

Labour conference: Members accuse party of years of ‘blatant discrimination’

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 Labour is facing concerted pressure to put an end to years of “blatant discrimination” against its own disabled party members, while also facing complaints about “inexcusable” access failings at this week’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in Anne Pridmore, Disability Labour, Labour Party, Louise Reecejones, Party Participation and Disabled People (PPDP) | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, John Pring, Labour, Politics, UK news | Leave a reply

Labour MP to push for action on widespread claims of PIP assessment lies

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By John Pring Disability News Service August 10th 2017 A Labour MP is to push for a Commons debate on evidence of widespread dishonesty among healthcare professionals who assess disabled people for the government’s new personal independence payment (PIP). Disability … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Capita, DRUK, DWP, Inclusion London, Labour Party, Neil Coyle, Work and Pensions Select Committee | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, PIP, Politics, Society, Welfare, Welfare Reform | 6 Replies

Disabled MP credits mainstream education for new parliamentary career

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Image DNS By John Pring Disability News Service 21st July 2017 A newly-elected disabled MP has said that she would never have been elected to parliament if her mother had not fought for her right to a mainstream education. Marsha … Continue reading →

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Posted in Labour Party, Marsh de Cordova | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, DNS, Labour, Politics, UK news | 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

Jared O’Mara calls for action on bullying and harassment by MPs

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Image Courtesy of The Star   By John Pring Disability News Service July 2017 A newly-elected disabled MP is calling for action to address the bullying and harassment he has witnessed in the House of Commons, in a bid to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Action on Hearing Loss, Business Disability Forum, Debbie Abrahams, Disability Politics UK, Jared O'Mara, Labour Party, National Autistic Society, ParliAble | Tagged Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, John Pring, Politics, Scottish politics, UK news | Leave a reply

Crossbench disabled peer calls for an end to austerity, and the misery it has caused

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  By John Pring Disability News Service June 29th 2017 A crossbench disabled peer has called for an end to government-led austerity and the “personal misery” it has caused. Lord [Colin] Low, speaking in the Lords debate on last week’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conservatives, DWP, Human Rights, I Daniel Blake, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, Lord Colin Low | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, DNS, DWP, Equality, John Pring, Politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Shock after inquest ignores ‘fitness for work’ and jobcentre concerns

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By John Pring Disability News Service 22nd June 2017 A coroner has declined to explain why he failed to take evidence on the apparent links between the government’s “fitness for work” test and the death of a disabled north London … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conservatives, DWP, HMC, John McDonnell, Ken Loach, Labour Party, Maximus, WCA Deaths, Winvisible, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DWP, John Pring, Labour, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

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