Latest editorial
CAMPAIGNERS called yesterday for better representation of disabled people in politics and an end to the barriers and discrimination they face.
Nearly a fifth of the population has some form of disability, but at the last election less than 1 per cent of candidates openly declared themselves disabled, Jonathan Fletcher of new group Project 125 told the Morning Star.
Disabled people are "virtually disenfranchised" across all parties, he argued, adding that there is a lack of awareness as well as lack of representation.
CLAUDIA WEBBE argues that Labour gains nothing from its adoption of right-wing stances on immigration, and seems instead to be deliberately paving the way for the far right to become an established force in British politics, as it has already in Europe
While claiming to target fraud, Labour’s snooping Bill strips benefit recipients of privacy rights and presumption of innocence, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE, warning that algorithms with up to 25 per cent error rates could wrongfully investigate and harass millions of vulnerable people
