THE ESTIMATED COST OF HS2 IS NOW £56bn!! Parents are initiating legal action against the government over multi-million pound cuts to special needs funding in England. Two families from East Sussex and North Yorkshire with …
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THE ESTIMATED COST OF HS2 IS NOW £56bn!! Parents are initiating legal action against the government over multi-million pound cuts to special needs funding in England. Two families from East Sussex and North Yorkshire with …
Continue readingThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is the government department most closely involved with disabled people – one of its Ministers is Sarah Newton, the Minister for Disabled People. And her boss is Esther McVey – criticised …
Continue readingBroadcasters, including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky have backed plans to be ‘more inclusive’. The current level of disabled employees is just 4.5% – this compares to the national average of disability which …
Continue readingThe Prime Minister, Theresa May, returned from Salzburg and gave a passionate speech about how the EU should respect the UK. “We cannot accept anything that threatens the integrity of our union, just as they …
Continue readingSounds reasonable doesn’t it? But after accumulating a huge petition, handing it in to No.10 Downing Street, lobbying MPs and mounting a tremendous campaign what does the Health Minister have to say. “The Government has …
Continue readingThree cheers for the NHS. It is reported that ‘greedy’ drug companies have lost a legal battle with the NHS over £84m extra cost of helping to save patient’s sight. This followed after GPs argued …
Continue readingDisability Confident is a Government scheme that is about encouraging long-term behavioural change and making the business case for employing disabled people and ensuring that they have the opportunities to fulfil their potential. Government feels …
Continue readingOLIVIER BERNIER HAS BEEN AWARDED $400,000 FOR HIS FILM ABOUT HIS SON New York Film Director Olivier Bernier US Director, Olivier Bernier, has been awarded $400,000 to make a film about his personal search for …
Continue readingA teenager (Louis Makepeace) with dwarfism, who was allegedly told he was a ‘safety risk’ for a catering course, has been offered a job by Gordon Ramsey. The chef blasted the college for a ‘disgusting …
Continue readingThe UK is the SIXTH richest economy in the world. And yet research by the Social Metrics Commission (SMC) has found that 14.2 million people are living in poverty. Of that total 4.5 million were children and …
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