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Sir Bert Massie: Tributes to ‘a life committed to disabled people’s liberation’

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By John Pring Disability News Service October 19th 2017 Tributes have been paid to Sir Bert Massie, the chair of the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) throughout its seven years, who made a “fundamental” contribution to disabled people’s liberation, and who … Continue reading →

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Posted in Anne McGuire, Baroness Jane Campbell, Blog, Cheshire Centre for Independant Living (CCIL), Disability Discrimination, Disability Rights Commission (DRC, DRUK, EHRC, Equality Act, Human Rights, LIz Sayce, Motability, Motobility, Professor Tom Shakespeare, Sir Bert Massie, Spartacus Network | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, UK news, Welfare | Leave a reply

Tory conference: Silence on eligibility means WCA announcement is ‘meaningless’

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By John Pring Disability News Service  Oct5th 2017 Changes that mean some sick and disabled benefit claimants will no longer need to face repeated assessments of their capability for work are “meaningless” because the government has refused to say which … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog, Conservatives, Damien Green, David Gawke, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Spartacus Network | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Politics, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

DRUK’s new boss pledges better links with other DPOs and grassroots groups

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By John Pring Disability News Service July 2017 The new boss of Disability Rights UK (DR UK) has pledged to do more to involve young disabled people in the organisation’s work, and improve its relationships with other disabled people’s organisations … Continue reading →

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Posted in Action On Disability, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, Hammersmith and Fulham Coalition Against Cuts (HAFCAC)., Inclusion London, LIz Sayce, Spartacus Network | Tagged Austerity, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Politics, Scottish politics, Welfare | Leave a reply

Project aims for inclusion and a collective voice for ‘spoonies’

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By John Pring Disability News Service July 13th 2017 Disabled activists behind a pioneering new project are aiming to build the first organisation that will give people with chronic illness the chance to have their voices heard outside their own … Continue reading →

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Posted in Broken Britain, Centre for Welfare Reform, Dr Sarah Campbell, DRILL Disability Research into Independent Living and Learning, Inclusion London, ME Action, MInd, Shaping our Lives, Spartacus Network | Tagged #ChronicIllness, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, John Pring, Politics, UK news | Leave a reply

Anger, resignation… and optimism in wake of general election result

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By John Pring Disability News Service  14th June 2017 Disabled activists have reacted with a mixture of anger, resignation and optimism to a general election that saw the Conservatives lose their parliamentary majority. Some believe that a resurgent Labour party … Continue reading →

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Posted in #CripTheVoteUK, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservative Disability Group, Conservatives, CRIP The Vote UK, Debbie Abrahams, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Equal Lives, Shaping our Lives, Spartacus Network, Tories, Tory, UKCRPD | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scottish politics, Society | Leave a reply

Vote Labour England to uphold the rights of disabled people

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    Re- Blogged By Gail Ward Black Triangle 20th May 2017 Black Triangle Campaign is a Scottish – based campaign and we support our struggle for Scottish independence and freedom from Tory rule – forever. We will therefore be … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Blog, Conservatives, Gail Ward, Labour Party, Mo Stewart, Psychologists Against Austerity, Shaping our Lives, Spartacus Network | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, cuts, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Equality, Human rights, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

DWP presentation on ESA plans ‘confirms worst fears’ about green paper

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 30th March 2017   Ministers have been accused of ignoring a public consultation and ploughing ahead with plans that will make their “fitness for work” testing regime even more stressful and unfair for … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Damien Green, Debbie Abrahams, DWP, Gail Ward, GMCDP Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People, Green Paper, Inclusion London, JCP, Maximus, Spartacus Network, Spectrum Centre for Independant Living | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DWP, Health & Work, John Pring, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Billions of pounds of PIP cuts ‘will put lives at risk’

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  By John Pring   Disability News Service    2nd March  2017 The announcement of billions of pounds of cuts to the government’s new disability benefit is a discriminatory attack on people with mental health problems, will push many of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Baroness Bakewell, Conservatives, Damien Green, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Equal Lives, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Jonathan Bartley, Labour Party, Lib Dems, LIz Sayce, MHRN, PIP, Shaping our Lives, Spartacus Network, SSAC | Tagged Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Labour, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

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