Underpinning everything, you do not want politicians deciding who is British based on their personal prejudices.

Deportation will also not improve the life of those left behind - plenty of evidence for that.

Ultimately, let's talk about what will improve the country.

I truly think there should be a disclaimer on any think piece on disability benefits, or chronic illness in general, written by anyone who hasn't experienced chronic illness or disability. There's so much people don't see about what it takes to just make it through the day!

The Recording Industry would be a fun one

Top tier punning!

...is to assume people don't have those needs, and is made harder by the widespread belief that disability can be "overcome" by trying harder. It's almost impossible to exist in our society without internalising that to some degree. That's before any real-world pushback on reasonable adjustments.

Something I think isn't widely understood is (in many cases) no one tells you you're disabled. A lot of navigating disability is figuring out for yourself what your limits and access/support needs are, accepting that you need them and advocating for yourself. That can be hard when the default...

Loved reading this, thanks for sharing it. A really powerful observation about nearly everyone at the training having "that internal sense that if they only pulled themselves together somehow they’d not be disabled".

Absolutely not! I read them when I was younger but I come back to the Discworld every few years. Incredibly rich world building, clever social commentary & rich characters, written with a lot of heart. A few aimed at a younger audience (Tiffany Aching/Wee Free Men) but most are good reads for adults

It's been an exciting three months putting together our autumn issue as @suzannahb.bsky.social and @jessbowie.bsky.social move on to Exciting New Things (more ↓) and a delight to hand over the news desk to the ace @tevyemarkson.bsky.social.

Read the autumn issue: library.myebook.com/csw/civil-se...