Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Disabled people’s struggle will continue under the Labour government
As Starmer takes office, LINDA BURNIP outlines the urgent challenges facing disabled people after years of austerity and explains why DPAC are already taking action
Disability campaigners stage a protest at London Bridge station in the row over access to Govia Thameslink Railway services, May 2018
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
The money tap to anti-Cuban agitators will never be shut off under Trump
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
FOURTEEN years of the Tories in power have led to disabled people being pushed further and further into poverty, and the actions of the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) led to thousands of unnecessary deaths.
On top of this, the loss of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in Britain (with the exception of Scotland which has retained it) has led to disabled people losing their social care funding and becoming trapped at home without the support they need to join in with society.
In addition to this, for most people now, including disabled people, it is often impossible to get a GP appointment and hospital waiting lists have never been so long, as our NHS has been ground into crisis.
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