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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: 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

Disabled woman forced to quit job by ‘Disability Confident’ government

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 A disabled woman has been forced to quit her job because two “Disability Confident” government organisations refused to allow her to use one of the parking spaces close to the offices … Continue reading →

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Posted in BPDTS, Disability Confident, DWP, HMRC, Marsha de Cordova | Tagged Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, John Pring, Labour, Politics, UK news | Leave a reply

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

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

Queen’s speech: Government appears to dump Mordaunt’s WCA election promise

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 22nd June 2017   A Tory election promise to “dismantle” the work capability assessment (WCA) through new legislation appears to have been abandoned, with the Queen’s speech containing no mention of any new … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conservatives, Debbie Abrahams, DWP, Green Paper, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Penny Mordaunt | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DWP, John Pring, Labour, Welfare, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

UK General Election: Why disabled people oppose the Tories ~ And need your help

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Video: A woman with learning difficulties has accosted Theresa May while the prime minister was on a walkabout in an Oxfordshire market. ‘UK General Election: Why disabled people oppose the Tories’ By Linda Burnip DPAC in New Internationalist Thursday 1st … Continue reading →

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Posted in #CripTheVoteUK, Atos, Black Triangle Campaign, Black Triangle News, Blog, BMA, British Medical Association, Conservatives, CRIP The Vote UK, Damien Green, Disability Discrimination, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, GE17, GE2017, General Election, Human Rights, I Daniel Blake, Ian Duncan Smith, Labour Party, Linda Burnip, Lord David Freud, PIP, PIP Deaths, Social Care, Tories, Tory, UN, UNCRPD, United Nations, Universal Credit, WCA Deaths, Winvisible, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP, WOW Campaign, WOW Petition | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Equality, foodbanks, Health, Iain Duncan Smith, Labour, PIP, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | 1 Reply

#GE2017 “I cannot believe that so many people across the UK are planning to vote for such a hard, uncaring Tory Government” ~ Dr Philippa Whitford MP (SNP) Consultant Breast Cancer Surgeon

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“I cannot believe that so many people across the UK are planning to vote for such a hard, uncaring Tory Government – and that so many others will simply stand back and not vote at all” ~ Surgeon Dr Philippa Whitford MP (SNP)

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Posted in #CripTheVoteUK, Access To work, Atos, Black Triangle Campaign, Black Triangle News, Boycott Workfare, Conservatives, CRIP The Vote UK, CRPD, Damien Green, Disability Discrimination, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, GE17, GE2017, General Election, General Medical Council, General Practice, GP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, NHS, Penny Mourdant, Penny Mourdaunt, PIP, PIP Deaths, Scottish Mental Welfare Commission, Shaping our Lives, SNP, Social Care, Tories, Tory, UC, UN, United Nations, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP, Work Programme | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Labour, PIP, Scotland, Scottish politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare, Yes Scotland | Leave a reply

Lower benefit cap sees income slashed for more than 10,000 disabled people

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By John Pring Disability News Service May 11th 2017 More than 10,000 disabled people have had their benefits slashed in just one month, after the government introduced a new, lower cap on the total benefits that any non-working household can … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conservatives, CPAG, Damien Green, DWP, Karen Buck, Labour Party, PIP, Policy In Practice, Shelter, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP, WRAG Cuts, Z2K | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Cap, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Labour, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Scrapping EHRC disability commissioner role ‘risks sidelining disability’

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  By John Pring Disability News Service May 11th 2017 The “rash” decision to scrap the role of disability commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) will make it harder for the watchdog to stand up to attacks … Continue reading →

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Posted in Anne McGuire, Baroness Jane Campbell, EHRC, HOL, Labour Party, Lord Shinkwin, Sir Bert Massie | Tagged Austerity, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Labour, Politics, UK news | Leave a reply

General Election 2017: Tory mental health plans greeted with accusations of ‘hypocrisy’

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  By John Pring Disability News Service May 11th 2017   Two user-led groups have accused the Conservative party of “hypocrisy” after it promised to end the “burning injustices” facing mental health service-users. Both groups pointed out that Conservative social … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Mental Health UK, Conservatives, DRUK, DWP, MHRN, Recovery in the Bin, UKCRPD | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, IPS, John Pring, Labour, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a 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

It’s official: Ministers have abandoned their disability employment gap target

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By John Pring Disability News Service November 25th 2016 A Labour MP has proved that the government has abandoned a target it set to halve the disability employment gap by 2020. The promise, included in last year’s general election manifesto, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conservatives, Damien Green, Disability Confident, DWP, Labour Party, Penny Mourdant | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Labour, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Dr Sarah Glynn: Why we must resist the ‘work cure’

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By Dr Sarah Glynn SUWN  1stNov 2016 Ahead of the IdeaSpace event in Glasgow this week, Dr Sarah Glynn of the Scottish Unemployed Workers’ Network says people should beware the Tory rhetoric around the ‘work cure’ THE new secretary of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Cradle2Grave Campaign, Damien Green, Disability Confident, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Lord David Freud, Maximus, MHRN, Mo Stewart, NHS, Police, Scottish Unemployed Workers Network, United Nations, Unum, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Labour, Politics, Scottish politics, UK news, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

DPAC’s 1,000-name letter backs Corbyn, disabled people’s champion

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  August 25th 2016 More than 1,000 Deaf and disabled people and their allies have backed Jeremy Corbyn’s bid to be re-elected as Labour leader, after signing a letter recognising his years of support for key disability rights campaigns. The … Continue reading →

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Posted in DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell, Labour Party | Tagged Disability News Service, Disability Politics, Disabled People Against Cuts, John Pring, Labour, Politics | Leave a reply

The banana republic morality of Labour’s NEC ~ By David Osland

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WHEN was the last time a mass social democratic party anywhere in the world was formally forbidden to meet? The best answer I can come up with is 1973, in the wake of the military takeover in Chile.

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Angela Eagle, Elections, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Labour Coup, Labour Party, Labour Party Democracy, Labour party leadership, Media, Media Bias, National Executive Committee, NEC, Owen Smith, UK Politics, UK Politics News, Vote Rigging | 1 Reply

#JFMOS #PMQs David Cameron challenged twice in a minute over disability rights violations

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By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 22 October 2015 The prime minister has had to defend his record on disability rights twice in a minute, after being questioned about both a UN inquiry and the death of a north … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged #JFMOS, Angus Robertson, Atos, Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Corbyn, cuts, David Cameron, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Jeremy Corbyn, John Pring, Labour, Michael O'Sullivan, PMQ, PMQs, Politics, Prime Minister's Questions, Scotland, Scottish National Party, SNP, UNCRPD, Welfare, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | 3 Replies

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