Closing rail ticket offices is the ‘right thing for the British public’, says Sunak
Prime minister Rishi Sunak told reporters that rail ticket office closures are the "right thing for the British public". However, ...
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Zarah Sultana accuses the Tories of being on a ‘mission of cruelty’ at RMT ticket office closure demo
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) descended on Downing Street on Thursday 31 August. It was ...
The reality for unpaid carers is laid bare in a new report – while most of the public say they need more money
The majority of people think unpaid carers need more money than they currently get. That's the verdict of a new ...
People ask #WheresTom after a Tory minister no-shows a UN meeting on disabled people’s rights
The Tory government failed to attend a meeting of the United Nations (UN) regarding its treatment of chronically ill, deaf, ...
Oxford NHS issues a flippant response on its ‘discriminatory’ use of language towards people with ME
An Oxford NHS trust has caused further outrage with its response to complaints about a job advert for a clinical ...
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. ...
There’s no-one Keir Starmer’s Labour won’t throw under the bus – as it’s now going to screw workers, too
Keir Starmer's Labour Party has reportedly now watered down its pledges around workers' rights, in a move that's angered many. ...
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 ...
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 ...
HMIP slams treatment of disabled and refugee children at young offenders institute
The independent prisons' inspector has slammed a young offenders institution for its treatment of children under its care - including ...
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. ...
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