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The Great Motability Rip-Off
Disabled people deserve more than what Motability has done for them, writes BERNADETTE HORTON
People gather in Westminster Hall during an event to mark the three millionth Motability vehicle
From Global Counsel to Arden, SOLOMON HUGHES finds firms linked to discredited politicians are still calling the shots in Britain
KEVIN COURTNEY explains why Reform UK is no friend to workers or trade unions, but just another party of the super-rich
EMMA DENT COAD explains why she is stepping down from the council after 20 years and how the legacy of the fire still haunts the area
While international attention focuses on ceasefire frameworks, Israel is openly advancing plans for a permanent expansion of its control over Gaza, writes RAMZY BAROUD
Researchers PAUL HOLDEN and JESSICA MURRAY are calling for whistleblowers and documentary records to uncover how Labour Together helped build the parliamentary majority that now dominates the Labour Party
THE bloated face of capitalism has reared its ugly head with frankly astonishing facts about Motability — the taxpayer-funded scheme allowing people with disabilities to lease a car, a wheelchair accessible vehicle, a scooter or a powered wheelchair according to individual needs over a three-year period.
This scheme is an absolute lifeline for disabled people.
Its bottom line is allowing disabled people to have a stake in society, a means to get to work, a way to get disabled children into school, a day trip further afield, a holiday, trips to and from the shops in town and a way to be independent moving around your own home.
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