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DAVID CAMERON’S war on “red tape” has led to disabled people facing “disgraceful” discrimination in everyday life, according to a damning Lords report released today.
Peers found disabled people still face barriers to access public services, transport, leisure facilities or even the toilet when they’re out of the house.
The committee — appointed to look at the impact of the 2010 Equality Act on disabled people — warned the government’s “red tape challenge” is being used as a “pretext for removing protection” by public authorities, business and bosses.
Plans to delay access to the universal credit health element until age 22 have triggered fierce opposition from disabled people’s groups, who warn it would deepen poverty and entrench discrimination against young disabled people under the guise of ‘encouraging work.’ DYLAN MURPHY reports
Labour’s long-promised Act has scraped through the Lords. While the law marks a step forward, its lack of collective rights leaves workers short-changed — and sets the stage for a renewed campaign for an Employment Rights Bill #2, argues TONY BURKE
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work