GDA Karen
@gda-karen.bsky.social
Policy & Participation Manager at Glasgow Disability Alliance
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“It is completely unjust to, once again, balance the books on the backs of the those on the lowest incomes. These cuts will have a devastating impact for households across the country."
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March 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“It is completely unjust to, once again, balance the books on the backs of the those on the lowest incomes. These cuts will have a devastating impact for households across the country."
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🧵Alongside other women’s organisations and partners across the four nations, we’re proud to have signed this letter asking the Chancellor to reconsider her position about cutting social security for disabled people.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/dwp-cuts-spark-huge-reaction-34927895
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/dwp-cuts-spark-huge-reaction-34927895
DWP cuts spark huge reaction from women’s groups - full letter to Rachel Reeves
Dozens of women’s organisations have warned Rachel Reeves to rethink her disability benefits cuts over fears it will remove a 'vital lifeline' for victims of abuse
www.mirror.co.uk
March 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🧵Alongside other women’s organisations and partners across the four nations, we’re proud to have signed this letter asking the Chancellor to reconsider her position about cutting social security for disabled people.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/dwp-cuts-spark-huge-reaction-34927895
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/dwp-cuts-spark-huge-reaction-34927895
Reposted by GDA Karen
Reposted by GDA Karen
'I consider myself a relatively empathetic person. But I didn’t know much about disabled folk. I do now, and that understanding has, I hope, made me a slightly better man.'
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February 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
'I consider myself a relatively empathetic person. But I didn’t know much about disabled folk. I do now, and that understanding has, I hope, made me a slightly better man.'
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Article by @neilmackay.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social outlines brutal reality facing Scotland's disabled people: this needs to be heard & better understood by the people of Scotland including our First Minister and full Scottish Cabinet and Prime Minister and full UK Cabinet.
Spat on, attacked, humiliated, betrayed by government & terrified of the future: inside the brutalised lives of our disabled community
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social Big Read comes with a content warning as it’s deeply distressing
This demands your attention www.heraldscotland.com/news/2493865...
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social Big Read comes with a content warning as it’s deeply distressing
This demands your attention www.heraldscotland.com/news/2493865...
Spat on, abused and terrified: Scotland’s brutalised disabled community reveal all
Our Writer at Large learns about the reality of life for disabled people in 2025. WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT
www.heraldscotland.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Article by @neilmackay.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social outlines brutal reality facing Scotland's disabled people: this needs to be heard & better understood by the people of Scotland including our First Minister and full Scottish Cabinet and Prime Minister and full UK Cabinet.