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THE TAXING QUESTION OF AUSTERITY

On December 7, 2018 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

The UK Tax burden has rocketed to the highest level in 50 years! And we’re told that austerity is over! £787bn is the total government expects to raise in tax receipts this year. The TaxPayers …

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NOVEMBER WAS MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH MONTH

On December 6, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

The Mental Health Foundation reminds us that November was Men’s Mental Health Month. And that the need to talk is always ongoing. But men, in particular, find it difficult to admit to being stressed and …

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PLEASE DON’T DIE OF FORGETFULNESS

On December 5, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Tina Weaver is the Chief Executive of the charity ‘Wellbeing Of Women’. It is dedicated to improving the health of women and babies, to make a difference to everybody’s lives today and tomorrow. Ms. Weaver, …

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CONGRATULATIONS SYLVIA MAC! BURN’S SURVIVOR, FOUNDER OF LOVE DISFIGURE AND #ALLin AMBASSADOR HONOURED BY THE PRIME MINISTER

On December 3, 2018 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

The Prime Minister has today, 3rd December, recognised Sylvia Mac, from Hackney, for founding ‘Love Disfigure’, a campaign which raises awareness and offers support for people living with scarring and disfigurements. Having hid her own …

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NHS TO INVESTIGATE DEATHS OF ALL MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS

On November 29, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

The NHS is to start investigating the deaths of more than 100,000 mental health patients a year in a drive to cut the number of fatalities that are linked to poor care of those with …

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IT’S BETTER TO TALK!

On November 28, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Heads Together is a charity and mental health initiative spearheaded by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, which combines a campaign to tackle stigma and change the conversation on …

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ROBBERY RISE LINKED TO BENEFIT CHANGES

On November 27, 2018 By Disability Talk In News, Featured

Police Scotland have claimed UK government benefit changes may be linked to a rise in robberies. The forces report said welfare reform, including the introduction of universal credit, may have helped push robberies up by …

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DISABILITY TALK EXCLUSIVE! – £56BN HS2 .. THE MINISTER SPEAKS TO US

On November 26, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

We’ve never hid our dislike of the £56bn HS2 railway project arguing that the money could be better spent on making the whole rail network, including the London Underground, accessible to all. We shall be …

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ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY – THEIR ‘DEMENTIA FRIENDLY AWARDS’

On November 25, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

In 2013 the Alzheimer’s society launched their annual ‘Dementia Friendly Awards’. The awards celebrate individuals, organisations and communities leading and inspiring a change that will transform the lives of people with dementia forever, challenging misconceptions, …

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LADY GERALDINE – SCOTTISH MUSICIAN BORN PROFOUNDLY DEAF

On November 24, 2018 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

The life of Geraldine Elliott feels like a work of fiction, with every combination of heartache and achievement; it epitomises the strength of a woman who went from being profoundly deaf as a child, to …

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