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We need facts as never before. 3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline. Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding. Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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“Trump is wrong; the world must say so. He’s taking US down a disastrous path…favouring Putin’s gangster state over democracies of free Europe.He’s standing alongside murder & tyranny against democracy & liberty. His is a historic inversion of America’s destiny” www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

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"They are not on Twitter, but they are in local communities" The Lib Dems could not have paid an agency for a better slogan.

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Journalist Philippa Willitts takes us with them on a typical week in their life detailing the extra costs they have to pay because they're disabled. ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3WZW060

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The scandal of claiming benefits designed to support people with genuine illness or disability,” Keir Starmer? What scandal? Why talk that into a thing—with huge, potentially deadly effects—just because you lack a vision. This from @thetimes.com today. Reminder: the PIP Fraud rate is 0.2%.

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if we had to listen to SPEECHES from A LITTLE GIRL, surely it’s fine to give the richest person in the world free rein to shutter and dismantle US agencies with global impacts and grant him unchecked access to all the confidential information held by the government.

submitted 9 days ago • 81 comments

DWP admits 'Access to Work' support is failing, just as the Government look to push more Disabled People into work. Read my story here: www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dwp-adm...

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Ministers appear to be set to announce cuts to a flagship disability employment scheme, just as the government is trying to push more disabled people towards the workplace.

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‘Government Narratives About ‘Disabled Scroungers’ Give Trolls Permission to Viciously Attack Us Online’ The notion that disabled people are scroungers and benefit cheats is almost permission to further abuse against them, Penny Pepper writes bylinetimes.com/2025/02/14/g...

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‘Government Narratives About ‘Disabled Scroungers’ Give Trolls Permission to Viciously Attack Us Online’ The notion that disabled people are scroungers and benefit cheats is almost permission to further abuse against them, Penny Pepper writes

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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

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Is #freedomofspeech a fundamental human right? What if false claims on social media lead to threats to life or physical harm? Where should the line be drawn? @janiceheppenstall.bsky.social explores the issues in her latest piece for @sussexbylines.co.uk

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Absolutely chilling post by @chrischirp.bsky.social setting out how T rump is aggressively mobilising a classic authoritarian playbook. I did not think I would see the death of American democracy (and American science) in my lifetime. #academicsky open.substack.com/pub/christin...

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"Unpaid carer wins overpayment penalty case against DWP" The fightback against this gross & inhumane policy begins! www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Local news reporting on a disabled person passing their driving test. Queue the usual 'inspirational' and 'disability can't stop you doing anything if you don't let it' comments.🤢😡. Disabled people can do 'normal' stuff, and sometimes can't do 'normal' stuff. Stop judging!

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I’m so excited to announce that the audiobook for Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life has been recorded by the legend which is…Ruth Madeley. Coming 17 April 2025 in hardback, eBook and audiobook, read by Ruth. You can pre-order now. linktr.ee/WhoWantsNormal

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We all want our kids to do well in school (especially in maths, right?), but I'm not sure negative reinforcement is the best way to go about it.

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Trump has now asked Elon Musk to examine US defence spending. Elon Musk’s companies have multi billion dollar contracts with the Department of Defense and are seeking more. The BBC’s Today Programme just reported the first part, without mentioning the second. Unacceptable

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“There are plenty of remote jobs disabled people could be doing” On the dwp Find a Job site (which replaced the jobcentre site) there’s 122k jobs. fully remote 877 + in NE England - 30 in my city - 6 + disability confident ZERO The most interesting part? They're all pip assessor jobs.

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On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join me and @GoodLawProject to file a complaint to Ofcom :point_down: action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...

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Do you think there will come a time when Haggis Pakora is seen as a legitimate option at breakfast?

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The dangers of ‘bothsidesism’: why Trump’s diatribe about the airline crash was indefensible We must get a grip on Trump’s response to the Washington aircraft tragedy. But do our UK commentators help?

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Only 1 option out of 120 places to live, is not a choice. I doubt many people could handle this loss of control in their life. We need more, and better, care supply. Also better mental health systems. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Kendall’s “taking the mickey” comment about disability benefits will appeal directly to those who’s cousins neighbours brother “gets benefits but he cleans windows on the side” and that was the whole point

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Me last night: Maybe this week’s column was a bit harsh on Labour. Perhaps they’ll start to see disability benefits in a more nuanced way and respect the people relying on them. Labour this morning:

submitted 16 days ago • 34 comments

This video is just epic. The beauty of the human spirit’s ability to overcome & thrive. 🇵🇸 ❤️

submitted 17 days ago • 63 comments

You can always rely on Wes Streeting to amplify far right talking points. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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In light of leaks Labour could be planning the biggest disability benefit cuts in a decade, I ask: how is this different from life under the Tories? My @theguardian.com col. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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As a new report finds disability benefit claimants are receiving “unacceptably poor service” from the DWP, I spoke to today’s First Edition newsletter about the crisis (and why fraud is not the same as error, even if ministers want to make you think otherwise) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

submitted 23 days ago • 3 comments

A certain rhetoric that I’ve been seeing quite a bit of lately is around whether or not someone is a “net contributor to the UK economy.”

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