Cutting disability benefits will do nothing but heighten the scapegoating of disabled people once again – how can a Labour Government introduce such a punitive measure? Penny Pepper asks
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Keir Starmer must change course from this performative cruelty towards the sick and disabled, argues Neal Lawson
The voyage of my life could never be described as 'easy', writes Penny Pepper, but it has been built around friendships that brought illumination in the toughest of times
Labour has announced plans to make the same amount of welfare cuts proposed by the Conservative Government, writes Kasmira Kincaid and Charles Aprile
The notion that disabled people are scroungers and benefit cheats is almost permission to further abuse against them, Penny Pepper writes
(Hi all, wonderful to become part of this great blog! But now, directly on to some content!) Imagine that you have a toothache, and a visit at the dentist reveals that a major operation is needed. You phone your health insurance. You listen to the voice of the chatbot, press the buttons to go through […]
Do I really need to keep saying that this is where the personal is the political? writes Penny Pepper
Less than 5% of people with learning disabilities are employed, while 86% want to be. The Government must think about which Brits it values as being worthy of work
An evidence-led, long-called for, but under-used programme of checks for people with a learning disability has the potential to help ease health inequalities more widely, Saba Salman reports
In her monthly column, Penny Pepper describes the aftermath of a terrifying break-in, which she fears may have been a disability hate crime