Acu Seeds: the BBC is STILL dismissing people’s complaints – so, here’s what to do next
The BBC has been issuing stock responses to chronically ill people over a now-notorious episode of Dragon's Den that featured ...
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A change.org petition says assisted dying will ‘save the NHS & DWP money’ – and people are rightly distressed
Content warning: this article contains discussion around assisted dying which some readers my find distressing. A petition on change.org is ...
How much more must people with severe ME tolerate from the UK’s NHS?
In recent months, multiple cases of people living with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME, also referred to as chronic fatigue syndrome, ...
The government has quietly hit disabled people with a 33% real-terms cut to a crucial grant
Charities the Spinal Injuries Association and Aspire are calling on the government to think again after it quietly dropped a ...
Why haven’t I got the cost of living payment yet?
'Why haven't I got the cost of living payment yet' is a question on millions of people's minds at present. ...
Nearly 90,000 disabled people are ‘missing’ from tech industry
There are 88,000 chronically ill and disabled people 'missing' from the tech workforce, according to the professional body for IT. ...
Chronically ill people are being left Fitbit-less as devices ‘run out of spoons’ due to software update
The scandal around Fitbit Charge 5 effectively flatlining on users is growing - as the device's parent company denies it's anything ...
How much is Universal Credit going up by in April 2024? And is it actually a cut?
Universal Credit is now the main social security that people on benefits claim from the Department for Work and Pensions ...
Where has the £150 cost of living payment for disabled people gone?
As the date for the final cost of living payment approaches, the government is still ignoring millions of chronically ill ...
Long Covid patients slam the UK Medical Research Council’s lack of response to billboard campaign
In December campaigners from Not Recovered UK - who all either live with long Covid, myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME, sometimes known ...
Don’t just blame Boris ‘the liar’ Johnson for Long Covid. Blame the crooked psychiatrists who fomented his beliefs, too.
Boris 'the liar' Johnson's non-apology to people living with long Covid at the Covid Inquiry has angered many people. The ...
Johnson says ‘sorry’ – but ONLY for getting caught calling Long Covid ‘b*llocks’
Boris Johnson's first day at the Covid Inquiry was underscored by his inability to apologise to long Covid patients properly ...
Johnson’s appearance at the Covid Inquiry is more ‘b*llocks’ says Long Covid campaign group
Boris Johnson will be giving evidence at the UK's Covid Inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic and the then-government's response on ...
‘We will not leave’: the Canary talks to the Gaza Sunbirds paracycling team, currently on the ground in Gaza
As Israel pauses its bombing of Gaza during a temporary cessation of violence, both it and Hamas have been releasing ...
‘Winter of Pain’ for people with spinal cord injury due to increase in energy price cap
The new 5% higher price cap on energy bills announced on Thursday 23 November means people will pay more this ...
‘You can stick your Autumn Statement up your arse’: disabled people organise emergency protest, 6pm tonight
Campaign group Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) has organised an emergency protest outside Downing Street. It's happening today (Friday 24 ...
Disabled people hit back at Jeremy Hunt’s demonisation of DWP benefit claimants
Disabled people in Sheffield say they are not ‘coasting’ on benefits and have slammed their demonisation, in response to recent ...
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