You will no doubt have seen that Chris Williamson, the Labour MP for Derby North, has been suspended by the Labour party and had the whip withdrawn pending an investigation into his conduct following complaints, including from other Labour MPs. This relates to comments that he made at a Sheffield Momentum meeting about Labour’s approach to anti-Semitism […]
WLG Steering Committee Statement on Chris Williamson MP Read More »
I have written to the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services in order to encourage her team to publish a timetable which will allow WILG recipients to plan their futures with certainty, and extricate themselves from limbo land. WILG recipients, such as myself, are still struggling after years of neglect from clueless local authorities.
Petitions Committee on Senedd TV #SaveWILG Read More »
It has been an exciting period for the #SaveWILG campaign after we made a huge breakthrough a couple of weeks ago. We are now in a position of working with Welsh Labour rather than campaigning against them, which is a position we are all happy with. BREAKING NEWS… #SaveWILG WREXHAM MAN’S DISABILITY CAMPAIGN WILL LEAD
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I was really disappointed to receive an email from Jan Thomas this afternoon, informing me of the struggles encountered by Flintshire Disability Forum (FDF) in regard to attracting the funds needed to continue their vital community work. The FDF lost it’s Flintshire County Council (FCC) funding last September, and are struggling to attract funds because
URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Disabled People’s Lifeline at Risk #SaveFDF Read More »
The following article was taken from the Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) website and is certainly something #SaveWILG campaigners will be supporting as we continue to work with the Welsh Government to formulate an independent living scheme. *** Disabled People Against Cuts and our allies in the Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance are campaigning for a
Motion – National Independent Living Support Service #NILSS Read More »
Just received the following email from Jeremy Corbyn and I feel that it needs sharing as widely as possible in the face of disloyal MP’s and a hostile mainstream media. *** Dear Nathan, Our country is in crisis and needs a Labour Government. Our opponents are the Tories, not each other, and it’s disappointing that
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The following article was taken from the Leader Live website. I am claiming no credit for writing this article which also appears in the Leader newspaper. *** Improvements have been made to the way care is delivered for more than 1,000 disabled people in Wales to help ensure they get the support they need to
The following article was taken from the Plaid Wrecsam blog. I take no credit for the article and thank everyone at Plaid for their support. *** Today sees a Plaid Cymru-initiated debate on the Welsh Independent Living Grant in the Senedd. Coincidentally, the Welsh Government yesterday announced it was pausing its controversial plans to axe
U-turn on disabled living grant welcomed by Plaid #SaveWILG Read More »
The following article is taken from the Disability News Service website and was written by John Pring. I am taking no credit for the writing of this article and urge readers to visit the Disability News Service website. You can do so by clicking here. *** Disabled campaigners have welcomed measures that aim to address
The following article was taken from the Rhydian pages and has been written by Luke Clements and Ann James. Many thanks to them for their support throughout the #SaveWILG campaign.< *** February 12, 2019admin Julie Morgan, Deputy Health and Social Services Minister, has announced a major change to the process of winding down the WILG.
Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG): Policy Reversal #SaveWILG Read More »
