DWP being dragged to court over changes for benefits claimants
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is being taken to court over its latest attacks on benefits claimants. These include changes to how chronically ill and disabled people claim…
UNCRPD issues damning report on UK government’s violations
In a report published on Wednesday 24 April, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) called out the UK Government for their callous treatment of disabled…
ME/CFS charities work with psychologising organisation
Two of the biggest myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) charities in the UK may be a little too cosy with a controversial organisation pulling the strings behind the clinical care for patients…
Sunak’s announces war on people reliant on benefits
It’s been coming for a while, as the amount of news stories about how many disabled and chronically ill people are ‘languishing’ on Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits…
Universal Credit roll-out to cut £1000s from claimants benefits
A new report provides yet more proof – if we needed it – that the toxic Tories couldn’t give a toss about disabled people. Once again, we have hard numerical…
another UK woman is being abused in an NHS hospital
After public outcry and media coverage around a campaign called #BringMillieHome, it has come to light another young woman living – Carla – with ‘severe ME’ (myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME, also…
“back to work” funding will screw over chronically ill people
Another day, another disturbing Tory scheme to fuck over chronically ill and disabled people. In the UK government’s latest state-of-the-art vanity project to drive up its dire employment rate statistics,…
Simon Wessely: psychologiser-in-chief is literally everywhere
Guardian journalist George Monbiot has been calling out the continued appalling abuse of people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME, also known as ME/CFS). However, there’s one prominent, powerful psychiatrist standing…
Rachel Charlton-Dailey launches new weekly Canary column
I’m often asked what needs to change to make the world a better place for disabled people. It used to be a complex answer for me. It depended on the…
Disabled man wins case over blocking parliament in protest
Last week the Canary ran my story A disabled man is being PROSECUTED for blocking parliament with his MOBILITY SCOOTER just before my trial at Westminster Magistrate’s Court. Here’s the…
ME/CFS survey shows widespread systemic medical abuse
The NHS is continuing to unconscionably abuse two women living with severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) – and putting their lives at risk. As it metes out this horrendous crusade of…
suicide, forced treatment, psychiatric detentions
The NHS killed Sophia Mirza on 15 November 2005. Sophia lived with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS). In July 2003, psychiatrists got cops to smash the door into Sophia’s home down and…