Frances Ryan
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An effective ban on disabled people leaving Britain? You read that right, and we will not settle for it | Frances Ryan (opens the original)
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This scandal shows there are many who don’t expect us to live rich lives – and that paternalism lives on in disability services Disabled people in UK need right to travel abroad, say MPs, after ‘ridiculous’ restrictions Disabled people are being barred from leaving the country. This isn’t the first line of a dystopian novel but a scandal quietly happening across swathes of England. For the past six months, myself and my colleague Patrick Butler have spoken to disabled people who have effectively
Disabled people need right to travel abroad, say UK MPs amid âridiculousâ restrictions row (opens the original)
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Outcry over âbrazenly discriminatoryâ funding practices among NHS care boards and local councils, with wide variations in rules Opinion: An effective ban on disabled people leaving Britain? We will not settle for it Disabled people must have a guaranteed right to travel abroad, MPs and peers have said, as further cases emerged of individuals barred from taking holidays as a result of âridiculousâ rules imposed by local NHS care boards and local councils. Leading figures have called on th
âI want to liveâ: the disabled people unable to go abroad because of care funding refusal (opens the original)
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Campaigners say care users face a postcode lottery for support overseas â despite no extra cost to taxpayer Disabled people are being blocked from travelling abroad by NHS care boards and local councils that refuse to let them use their care funding outside the UK, the Guardian has learned. Campaigners warn of a âpostcode lotteryâ in England where the right of a disabled person to travel overseas depends on where they live or the whim of local officials â even when there is no extra cost
If MPs want to take on Nigel Farage over his dodgy finances, they need to clean up their own act | Frances Ryan (opens the original)
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It’s hard to beat back charges that MPs are ‘all the same’ when they have accepted £400k in freebies this year – £100k up on last year How has your summer been? Done anything nice? As MPs prepare to head back to parliament next week, you’ll be relieved to hear that some of the most prominent figures in British politics have been enjoying the season’s cultural highlights – and without paying a penny. MPs throughout the Commons have received £400,000 of “freebies” to concerts, sports matches and o
Martin & Romanâs Irish Road Trip: the choice of presenters for this travelogue is utterly baffling (opens the original)
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Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp and his son Roman embark on a journey around the Emerald Isle. For what reason, nobody really knows If youâre someone who believes the celebrity travelogue genre has been pushed too far, Martin & Romanâs Irish Road Trip (Monday, 8pm, Channel 4) is here to push you to the edge. Then continue pushing until youâre falling off a cliff into the Irish Sea. It is unclear why exactly the producers chose Martin Kemp and his son, Roman, to take viewers on a
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