Phil G
phil102.bsky.social
Phil G
@phil102.bsky.social
Wheelchair user (spinal cord injury) and gay. Like all things to do with tennis, history and arts. Member of Regard LGBT
Very disappointing after all the promises of ‘change’ in general election! Important for people to stress the importance of including duty of accessibility in the eight week consultation period.
February 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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🚨Lib Dem win!🚨



Glad to see the government is listening to our calls for a Youth Mobility Scheme with the EU.

This has to be the first step in fixing our broken relationship with the EU.
February 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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A frankly 11,000 people responded to Democracy for Sale's 'safeguarding democracy' survey. Overwhelmingly want:

- caps on political donations
- more powers for the electoral watchdog
- a ban on foreign funding and donations

When will Starmer act? democracyforsale.substack.com/p/trump-show...
Lessons from America: Starmer must act now to protect Britain from autocracy
Our ‘safeguarding democracy’ survey found huge support for banning foreign funding and capping political donations. Labour needs to forget its donors and start listening to voters.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Stigmatising views, inaccessible public transport, a lack of job and volunteering opportunities, and the failure of schools to make reasonable adjustments, all contribute to the loneliness experienced by young disabled people, according to new government research.
Impact of loneliness on young disabled people is ‘wide-reaching’, new research finds
Stigmatising views, inaccessible public transport, a lack of job and volunteering opportunities, and the failure of schools to make reasonable adjustments, all contribute to the loneliness experien…
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January 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
There’s a lot of buck passing between the relevant public authorities here, but why did no one think to take a holistic approach to the whole redevelopment project? Why wasn’t the installation of lifts at Kensington Olympia Station required from the very beginning?
January 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
… a few days late but happy New Year to everybody on blue sky!
A sideways Happy New Year message of sorts. ALT text in place. Let the light in and keep friends close and valued.
#writerlife
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#newyear
#disabilitylife
#authorlife
January 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM