a decade of campaigning amid medical stagnation
As part of the Canary and the Chronic Collaboration’s Amplify training programme, founder of ME Foggy Dog and Stripy Lightbulb CIC Sally Callow writes for us on her 10 years…
Disabled people set to protest demands of new Labour government
Labour Party MP and former shadow chancellor John McDonnell is set to join chronically ill and disabled people at a protest on the first full day of the new parliament.…
time running out on consultation as Labour silent
When it comes to disability benefits, Labour’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is so far looking little changed from the office under its callous predecessor – especially over Personal…
Long Covid not even on the general election agenda is very 2024
It doesn’t really matter who gets elected during this years general election for the 1.9 million people living with long Covid or the hundreds of thousands living with myalgic encephalomyelitis…
corporate media spouts lies and ableism on PIP
Corporate media outlets are no strangers to spinning bile on DWP benefit fraud, but one site has recently ramped this up to disgusting new heights over PIP. In a vitriolic…
the newest of bedfellows over benefits
As we hurtle into our last full week of campaigning before the general election next Thursday, the leaders’ true colours are showing more and more. On Sunday, I wrote about…
General election shows each parties’ failure over disabled people
It’s hard to believe that we’re on week 756 of general election season. That’s because we’re not – it’s only week four. But fuck me doesn’t it feel like it?…
General election manifestos: disabled people politically homeless
After years of Conservative and Labour Party policies, and general election manifestos where it’s now difficult to tell the difference between the two – are chronically ill and disabled people…
ITV debate ignores a £100bn elephant in the general election room
Another day, another general election debate – this time, the ITV Debate on Thursday 13 June. Once more, there was posturing, outrage, but not a lot of anything other than…
is there ANYWHERE in the UK it hasn’t been found?
While we are currently watching a pathetic party-political war being played out on our TV screens and social media platforms during the general election, we are also under attack. You…
Sunak tries to win back old bigots by threatening disabled people
It’s been a busy week for Rishi Sunak, who somehow managed to make himself look even worse and alienate his core voters – that’s right, old bigots who bang on…
Long Covid exercise programme: council offers harmful treatment
A council in Northamptonshire has launched a recovery scheme for people living with long Covid. However, the 12-week long Covid exercise programme is centred round incremental exercise. Of course, this…