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Employment white paper promises ‘fundamentally different’ approach, but fails to answer key questions
A new government white paper has promised a “fundamentally different” approach to employment support, including “tackling ill ...
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Anger and concern over government’s ‘hand-me-down’ employment white paper
Disabled people and their organisations have pointed to “fundamental” and “very concerning” flaws in the government’s ...
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DWP must take urgent safety steps on large payments, says coroner after suicide, five years on from earlier inquest warning
A coroner has told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to take urgent safety measures following the suicide of a man ...
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Anger over ‘abhorrent’ assisted suicide poster campaign at Westminster tube station
London transport bosses have refused to apologise for plastering the walls of a London Underground station with posters calling for the legalisation of assisted suicide. Disabled activists were ...
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Council suddenly pulls funding from disabled woman despite seven-year accessible housing nightmare
A local authority has suddenly pulled the plug on funding that would have ended the seven-year accessible housing ordeal of a ...
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Disabled Labour MP uses memorial lecture to push government to implement UN disability convention
A disabled Labour MP has vowed to push her government to implement the UN disability convention into UK law, as she delivered ...
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Disabled musicians face discrimination, harassment, racism, and debt, says new report
A new report has revealed the widespread discrimination, sexual harassment, racism and financial problems faced by disabled ...
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Call for hate crime law reform, as broadcaster says young people too sick to work are ‘parasites’
A right-wing broadcaster is likely to escape police action despite describing young disabled people on out-of-work benefits as “parasites”, in a case that highlights long-standing concerns about ...