Without PIP, a further 700,000 more disabled households could be pushed into poverty 📢 We've joined @Scope to urge the Chancellor to reconsider potential cuts to disability benefits. Read our open letter: scope.org.uk/campaigns/open….

Not only are women with SCI often denied basic breast and cervical screenings due to inaccessible equipment but they also face inadequate support across the board. Why should they settle for less? We are fighting for change - sign our petition👇 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7022…

A few stats on disability and poverty #DisabilityBenefits

PIP isn’t an out-of-work benefit, it’s a lifeline. Disabled people face unavoidable extra costs. £1,000+ a month on electricity for wheelchairs & equipment, accessible transport & more. Cutting PIP isn’t just immoral, it’s inhumane. theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…

St Patrick's day festival is an invitation for all Londoners to celebrate their origin story - thank you Sadiq Khan ☘️

When this government says disabled people ought to work, we ask: Where are the jobs? The level-access commuter trains? The accessible homes? The carers to dress me at 6am? (Right, Brexit made them leave.) The reduction in wait times for Access to Work, Wheelchair Services?

Paralympian and campaigner, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson says, 'a lot of the rhetoric at the moment is setting society against disabled people' She speaks to Susanna Reid about the impact of Labour's welfare payment cuts.

What an amazing evening - we're blown away by the support! Huge thank you to everyone who attended - including all of our sponsors Slater and Gordon Lawyers @Fletchers_group Active Care Group @JMWSolicitors Charles Stanley Wealth Managers Kain Knight Exchange Chambers and Premex Group. More photos coming soon 📸

The government consultation has proposed the first increase to civil legal aid fees in 30 years. We welcome this but it still falls far behind inflation and more will be needed. In our submission, we say that the proposed fee increases - which range from 10% to 42% - fall far

Davina McCall tackles mum and baby home scandal cases in Long Lost Family special express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-rad…

Marine identified as winner of High Court libel case against Police. As reported in The Times of 14 April 2025 (Marine wins libel case against police over false claims), Elliot Kebbie, then a Royal Marine, can be identified as the winner of a groundbreaking libel claim against

I have written to the Equality and Human Rights Commission asking them to withdraw their interim guidance on single-sex spaces ⬇️. It goes beyond the Supreme Court ruling, increases risks of harassment and violence to trans people, and is contradictory & confusing. EHRC please

The High Court has handed down a preliminary trial judgment in Paisley v Linehan dealing with three statements published as comments written by subscribers on the Defendant’s Substack blog. It held that all three were defamatory of the Claimant at common law: the first two

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Birmingham Pride Pride in London Manchester Pride Brighton & Hove Pride

Our next Housing Network meeting will take place on Wednesday 21st May, 11am–1pm (online). We’ll be focusing on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs). PEEPs are individual plans that support Disabled people to safely evacuate buildings during emergencies like fires.

Today is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day — a moment to reflect, to educate, and to celebrate the strength and resilience of our incredible community. As Vice President of the Spinal Injuries Association, and someone living with a spinal cord injury myself, I know firsthand the

❗An open letter from our ceo Nik Hartley to DWP Secretary of State Liz Kendall regarding the government’s Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support Green Paper, and the welfare reforms announced in March 2025 Keir Starmer

This time next year, Grenfell Tower will have disappeared from the London skyline. We thank the thousands who joined us to to mark the 8 year anniversary, giving us the hope that you won't let Grenfell be forced out of sight and out of mind before Justice comes 💚

So many people who were lost at Grenfell were Disabled - don't trap us in our homes, give us a safe way to escape! We're calling for a right to #PEEPs, so this can't happen again. *PEEPs = Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans

I want to see non-disabled people shouting about the disability benefit cuts. If you spoke out about trans rights, abortion rights, or migrant rights in recent weeks? Good on you! If you aren’t doing the same for disabled people, ask yourself why.