Welsh disability campaigners reject invitation to be ‘glorified doorstaff’ in controversial DWP review

A Welsh disability group has rejected a direct invitation from the Department for Work and Pensions...

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German extremist-right AfD plans segregated education for disabled and refugee children

Germany’s ‘Alternative für Deutschland‘ (AfD) is classified as an extremist...

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Reform councillor quits Farage’s party saying new welfare policy will have fatal consequences

Reform’s John Bell has resigned as parish councillor for Mabe in Cornwall and quit...

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Skiver Farage called out for saying people want ‘something for nothing’

Nigel Farage is notorious for hardly ever showing up to Parliament. He’s also controversial...

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The Times should apologise for Kathleen Stock’s shockingly ableist article

This weekend I had the unfortunate luck of stumbling across an opinion piece in the Times by the...

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‘Palliative and social care must be fixed before assisted dying debate’

Andy Burnham has said that the debate on assisted dying shouldn’t happen until palliative and...

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Campaigners demand Andy Burnham delivers Autism Strategy

Disabled campaigners have written to Andy Burnham to demand he immediately establishes a new...

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Migrant and disabled people are targets of the same hostile politics

Disability welfare cuts and immigration pledges are part of the same odious project — two...

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This under the radar benefits cut reminds us why disability justice must centre migrants’ rights

The Labour government is floating another vicious programme of sweeping cuts to disabled...

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DWP boss McFadden making vague pronouncements about ‘helping people into work’ again

Pat McFadden, the leader of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is already working to set...

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Meta used AI to lay off disabled workers

Tech giant and genocide enabler Meta is accused of using AI software to target disabled people for...

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More Blair-Starmer continuity — Burnham & Milburn team up against young people

Presumptive new PM Andy Burnham has given yet another signal of his intention to continue where...

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Study finds DWP benefits already harder to get for people with ADHD

Despite what the corporate media and MP’s are always spreading, a new study has shown that...

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DWP controls media narrative ahead of DWP Timms PIP report, again

The press has been ramping up its hatred of neurodivergent conditions again. Coincidentally, this...

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Police tell immunocompromised protesters wearing masks ‘get arrested and plead after’

Police have told a campaign group for the families of people suffering a reduced immune system that...

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Iain Duncan Smith’s think tank reminds Burnham he works for them

A shady right-wing think tank is reminding Andy Burnham who he really answers to. The Centre for...

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How hostile social media makes some disabilities worse

We have all heard about those with extreme views being cancelled on social media sites. But how...

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Man of the people Andy Burnham would cut DWP benefits

Andy Burnham’s win in Makerfield means he’s being hailed as the Labour left saviour for...

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A new project wants to hear the untold stories of disability arts

Disability Arts Online is calling on people across the country to share their memories and...

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Campaigners warn Starmer’s social media ban will harm disabled kids

Charities and campaigners have warned that Keir Starmer’s plan to ban under-16s from social...

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Disabled kids who get DLA not disabled enough for PIP

The number of disabled children who are kicked off benefits when they are reassessed as an adult...

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Sinister Labour MP wants to ‘finish the job’ on assisted dying

The Labour MP who has launched another attempt to rush assisted dying through parliament has urged...

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DWP wastes money by reassessing amputees for PIP

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is wasting money by reassessing amputees in case their...

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Privately contracted DWP assessors face no consequences for putting disabled people at risk

Figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that benefits assessors are...

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Young adaptive clothing line hosts first Disability Pride Catwalk in Manchester

Disabled models will travel the runway at Aviva Studios on Saturday 27 June 2026 ahead of...

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