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‘Ah the irony:’ Aamer Anwar says he doubts Reform has handed over the names of the far-right thugs who went on the rampage in Glasgow last weekend to the Police
DISABILITY campaigners are hailing a landmark victory after a mother won backdated payment for free school meals and compensation because her disabled son had to be educated by her at home.
The victory could help hundreds and even thousands of parents of children with disabilities who cannot attend school because of their disabilities.
But campaigners blamed government austerity for forcing the mother into fighting for 15 months to win the right to school meals and paid-for education at home.
After years of austerity and denial under a new Reform UK council, a failing Send service was pushed into the spotlight by staff, unions and parents — culminating in a £1.3m funding boost and a 50% increase in front-line workers. MARTIN PORTER explains
SWEE ANG, the founder of Medical Aid for Palestinians, is a big believer in the power of small actions, and she is the living proof it works, writes Linda Pentz Gunter