Update 2 September: Mirror story now out on this care cut: This disabled man has lost HALF his care after Tories axed the Independent Living Fund. ——————————————————————————– Original post 1 September 2015: Disabled campaigners and supporters will hold a protest today … Continue reading
Short update on the recently closed Independent Living Fund: A couple of weeks ago, Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson wrote an imperious letter to the Guardian in response to an Aditya Chakrabortty article about social security cuts. Tomlinson’s letter included … Continue reading
This is a video I made today as Disabled People Against Cuts delivered a petition to save the Independent Living Fund to the tosser installed at 10 Downing Street. Campaigners blocked Whitehall for a time and then there was a … Continue reading
Update 28 June 2015: Join Disabled People Against Cuts on Tuesday 30 June at 11.30am at Downing Street as they deliver a petition calling for government to protect disabled people’s right to independent living. From Disabled People Against Cuts: “ILF … Continue reading
Lobby details below from Disabled People Against Cuts: There’s just over a week to go before the government closes the Independent Living Fund – the fund that disabled people use to pay for the extra carer hours that they need to … Continue reading
Disabled People Against Cuts is calling for a mass action at the House of Commons at the start of next year to save the Independent Living Fund. Last week’s court case to save the ILF may have been lost, but … Continue reading
Urgent callout from Disabled People Against Cuts – please share: The court judgement on the future of the Independent Living Fund is expected on Monday 8 December. The ILF is a fund used by disabled people with the highest support … Continue reading
To the Royal Courts on the Strand today, where Disabled People Against Cuts, Independent Living Fund recipients and their carers turned out in very good numbers to support disabled people who are taking a second court case against this repulsive … Continue reading
Today from 12.30pm, there is a vigil to support disabled people who are taking the government to court to fight for the Independent Living Fund. Join the vigil at the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand, WC2A 2LL. The … Continue reading
New short film about the fight for the Independent Living Fund I’ve made with False Economy, Ros Wynne Jones at The Daily Mirror, Disabled People Against Cuts and Moore Lavan Films. The ILF is a fund that disabled people use … Continue reading