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ONE in two disabled people feel unsafe regarding the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in England from Monday, according to research by disability charity Scope.
Only 2 per cent of 565 people surveyed said they felt safe, while just over half said they felt anxious.
Two-thirds of respondents said they did not think disabled people had been considered by the government when it made the decision to lift restrictions.
The government’s Pip review looks like a carefully managed exercise in legitimising future cuts to disability support, argues Dr DYLAN MURPHY
Established as a landmark victory for the climate movement, the CCC promised to hold governments to account. Today, it is understating the danger of climate chaos and impeding the radical action needed, says IAN SINCLAIR
Plans to delay access to the universal credit health element until age 22 have triggered fierce opposition from disabled people’s groups, who warn it would deepen poverty and entrench discrimination against young disabled people under the guise of ‘encouraging work.’ DYLAN MURPHY reports
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY