Tories have backed out of a UN meeting on their breaches of human rights
The United Nations (UN) is once again investigating the UK government over its treatment of chronically ill and disabled people. ...
Tag: chronic illness
RMT taking the fight over ticket office closures to Rishi Sunak’s front door
The National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) will be taking the fight to stop ticket office closures ...
The Tories are already talking about more benefit cuts – and blaming public sector pay rises for them
The Tories are already coming up with proposals for more cuts to benefits. It comes as the government says inflation ...
Around a third of chronically ill people are now in debt and struggling to pay bills
A survey has shown that just under a third (30%) of chronically ill people, or those who are injured and ...
People have been out in force protesting rail ticket office closures
As the scandal around ticket office closures rumbles on, the National Union of Rail, Transport, and Maritime Workers (RMT) has ...
Tories and train operators lash out over ticket office closures but end up red faced
The Tories, transport secretary Mark Harper, and train operators' plans to close most ticket offices in the country have been ...
Disabled people launch a legal challenge against the Tories’ ticket office closures
The government is allowing train operators to close the majority of ticket offices on the rail network. There has been ...
There’s going to be an inquiry into the DWP’s benefit fraud claims – and it’s long overdue
As the Canary has repeatedly written, the idea of so-called rampant ‘benefit fraud’ is a right-wing myth. It’s partly based on literal guesswork ...
Parliament will finally debate PIP and how the DWP manages it. MPs must be there.
A petition over Personal Independence Payment (PIP), a benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), has sparked a parliamentary ...
Disabled mothers have had to take it upon themselves to start defending their basic rights
A campaign group led by chronically ill and disabled mothers has launched a 'Charter of Rights'. It is in relation ...
More evidence emerges that closing train ticket offices is the thin end of a disastrous wedge for disabled people
More evidence has emerged showing just how inaccessible the UK rail network is for many chronically ill and disabled people. ...
The Guardian has thrown the ME community under the bus, using bias and misinformation
The Guardian has published a new article on the disease myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). However, the original copy was littered with ...
A disabled person nailed why train ticket office closures are a disaster
The Tory government has greenlit train operators to close the majority of ticket offices at stations. As is usual, bosses ...
Disabled mothers are fighting back against social services and the adoption industry
Disabled and marginalised mothers are coming together to fight back against social services' institutional discrimination against them. They're doing it ...
Toxic Tories are already considering a real-terms Universal Credit cut next April
The Tory government is already considering a real-terms benefits cut in April 2024. It could hit people claiming things like ...
Man Utd’s poor performance on disability access hides a deeper issue
Man Utd has come out mid-table in research around Premier League access for disabled people. However, this masks bigger problems ...
The DWP’s invasion of the NHS continues: GPs can now refer disabled people for voluntary work placements
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced further plans for co-working with the NHS. The proposals will allow ...
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