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Mental Health Act review ‘is just tinkering around the edges’ of reform

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By John Pring Disability News Service 3rd May 2018 Mental health survivors and service-users have been left “underwhelmed” by the interim report of a review into mental health legislation in England and Wales ordered by the prime minister. One campaigner … Continue reading →

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Posted in National Survivor User Network, Professor Simon Wessely, UNCRPD | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Society, UK news, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

Government faces legal action over election access fund

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By John Pring Disability News Service 12th April 2018 Three disabled politicians have begun legal action against the government over its failure to reopen a fund that supported Deaf and disabled people with the extra costs of standing for election … Continue reading →

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Posted in Access to Elected Office Fund, Disability Politics UK, EHRC, More United., UNCRPD | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Society, UK news | Leave a reply

DWP U-turns on PIP mobility rules that were based on ‘unsupported opinions’

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By John Pring Disability News Service 25th January 2018 A government climbdown over new disability benefit rules that were found by the high court to be unlawful and “blatantly discriminatory” demonstrates its failure to base its policies on sound research … Continue reading →

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Posted in Disability Justice Project., DWP, Inclusion London, Svetlana Kotova, UNCRPD | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, John Pring, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform | 1 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

Watchdog’s report shows impact of years of ‘hostile’ cuts on disabled people

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By John Pring Disability News Service 23rd November 2017 Families which include both a disabled adult and a disabled child have lost more than 13 per cent of their income through seven years of government cuts, according to a new … Continue reading →

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Posted in DRUK, DWP, EHRC, Ellen Clifford, Inclusion London, Pats Petition, Rick Burgess, UN, UNCRPD, United Nations, WOW Campaign | Tagged Austerity, Conservatives, cuts, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scotland, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

New minister for disabled people criticised by her local DPO over voting record

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By John Pring Disability News Service 16th November 2017 The new minister for disabled people is facing criticism over her voting record on disability issues from a user-led organisation that provides support in her own constituency. The Cornish MP Sarah … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conservatives, disAbility Cornwall & lsles of Scilly, Penny Mordaunt, Peter Beresford, Sarah Newton MP, Shaping our Lives, UN, UNCRPD, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

‘Shocking’ case of disabled woman trapped in care home that wants to evict her

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 9th November 2017 A young disabled woman has been unable to leave a residential home for nearly three weeks because its managers are trying to evict her for complaining about her care, and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Sisters of Frida, UNCRPD | Tagged Austerity, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state | 1 Reply

Scottish Governments Final Report on the Impact of Welfare Cuts

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The shocking rise of childhood poverty(UK data), with all its associated harms, which will take us back 20 years. From 27.1% in 2015/16 to 31.6% in 2020/21.   The rise in income inequality across society, particularly hitting vulnerable groups such … Continue reading →

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Posted in #Human Catastrophe, Conservatives, CRPD, Jeane Freeman, Penny Mordaunt, SNP, UNCRPD, United Nations | Tagged Austerity, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Human rights, Politics, Poverty, Scotland, Scottish politics, Society, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

UK wants to promote its disability policies to rest of the world, says Mordaunt

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  By John Pring Disability News Service October 19th 2017   The minister for disabled people has dismissed a damning UN report on her government’s disability rights record, arguing that the rest of the world should instead be learning from … Continue reading →

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Posted in David Gawke, Deidre Brock, EHRC, ODI, Penny Mordaunt, UN, UNCRPD, United Nations | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scottish politics, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state | 1 Reply

SNP hears ‘justice for the dead’ demand as it backs call to implement UN report

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By John Pring Disability News Service 12th October 2017 The SNP’s annual conference has unanimously called on the UK government to implement the findings of a UN committee of disability rights experts, after a disabled activist demanded “justice for the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle Campaign, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Fiona Robertson, John McArdle, SNP, UN, UNCRPD | Tagged Austerity, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scotland, Scottish politics, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Mordaunt misleads MPs… again

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 12th October 2017 The minister for disabled people has again misled MPs, after she claimed that the UK had “volunteered” to take part in a public UN examination which concluded that her government’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conservatives, CRPD, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Marsha de Cordova, Motobility, Penny Mordaunt, PIP, Tories, UNCRPD, United Nations, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Labour, Politics, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 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: Abrahams pledges ‘supportive and enabling’ social security system

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary has pledged to transform the social security system from one that “demonises” benefit claimants to one that is “supportive and enabling”. Debbie Abrahams told Labour’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in #Human Catastrophe, Black Triangle Campaign, Catherine Hale, Chronic Illness Inclusion Project, Debbie Abrahams, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Ellen Clifford, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard, PCS, UNCRPD | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Labour, PIP, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

UN demands annual UK progress report on correcting ‘grave and systematic violations’

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  By John Pring Disability News Service September 7th 2017 A UN committee has told the UK government to produce an annual progress report on how it is implementing the recommendations of a damning inquiry that found it guilty of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle Campaign, CRPD, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Ellen Clifford, John McArdle, Sarah Rennie, Sisters of Frida, UNCRPD | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scottish politics, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

DPOs consider boycott of government engagement over ‘misrepresentation’ at UN

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 7th 2017 Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) are to consider boycotting any engagement with the UK government, after it misrepresented their views to a UN committee of human rights experts. The UN committee on … Continue reading →

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Posted in Allfie, Black Triangle Campaign, British Deaf Association, Disability Wales, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, Equal Lives, Inclusion London, Inclusion Scotland, ROFA, Sisters of Frida, Tories, UN, UNCRPD, United Nations | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scottish politics, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

UK faces UN examination: DPOs ‘delighted’ with exposure of government’s failings

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  By John Pring Disability News Service August 24th 2017 Disabled people’s organisations who travelled to Geneva this week to help highlight the government’s continuing human rights violations have praised a UN committee of disabled experts for publicly exposing the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Allfie, Conservatives, CRPD, Disability Wales, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Ellen Clifford, Equal Lives, Human Rights, Inclusion London, Inclusion Scotland, ODI, Rhian Davies, Sally Witcher, Tories, Tracey Lazard, UN, UNCRPD, United Nations | 2 Replies

UK faces UN examination: Government cuts caused ‘human catastrophe’

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By John Pring   Disability News Service   August 24th 2017   An international committee of disabled human rights experts have delivered a series of withering attacks on the UK government over its failure to implement the UN disability convention. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Allfie, CRPD, Disability Wales, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Equal Lives, Human Rights, Inclusion London, Inclusion Scotland, UN, UNCRPD, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 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

Government’s UN response ‘exposes failings on disability convention’

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By John Pring Disability News Service July 13th 2017 The government has ignored key evidence that demonstrates widespread breaches of the UN disability convention, according to disabled people’s grassroots groups and organisations that are working together to expose its failings. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Disability Wales, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, Ellen Clifford, Inclusion Scotland, Linda Burnip, ROFA, UNCRPD, United Nations | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scottish politics, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Years of austerity have left personal assistance in ‘very fragile state’

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By John Pring Disability News Service 6th July 2017   The concept of personal assistance has been severely damaged by years of austerity and policies that have “degraded” the support mechanisms designed to enable independent living, leading figures in the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Baroness Jane Campbell, Dr Andrea Stockl, Dr Tom Porter, Equal Lives, Hammersmith and Fulham Coalition Against Cuts, Inclusion London, Independant Living Alternatives, NCIL, Professor Tom Shakespeare, UN, UNCRPD | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Society, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

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