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Press Release: DWP invitation insult rejected by Welsh disability group
Welsh disability campaigners reject invitation to be “glorified doorstaff” in controversial DWP review. A Welsh disability group has today rejected a direct invitation from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help “co-host” part of the controversial government review into the PIP disability benefit as part of a workshop
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Memory Match – 09-03-74
I have finally completed a Memory Match for every season that Wrexham AFC played in the Football League between 1921 and 2008. I first started
Technical Support Needed
As I try to get the most out of 2022 I am increasingly in need of some technical support as the modern world threatens to
In your dreams does your lover have my face?
Those regular readers of my blog will realise that loneliness is a problem that has dogged me for years. I am sure that I have
Reaching into the Darkness…
I hope everyone is having a positive start to 2022. I have started the year as I mean to go on and am surprisingly positive
Memory Match – 18-08-71
This is the last-but-one Memory Match that I will be writing before having written a match report for every season that Wrexham AFC enjoyed in
Social Support staff to earn the Real Living Wage
For info – in case anyone missed this: https://gov.wales/social-care-staff-earn-real-living-wage This is excellent news to start the new year, and hopefully it will lead to an
Survey on Personal Assistant Recruitment and Retention
The following article has been taken from the Disabled People Against Cuts website. The original article can be found at Think Local Act Personal. It
Same Old Story…
As you can see from the pinned post above, I am advertising for staff again. I am certainly feeling the pinch of the nationwide social
ENIL Releases new petition to demand rights for disabled people across the EU
Unfortunately, Britain is no longer an EU nation, but this des not mean we should not support our European comrades through signing this petition. Institutionalisation
Stranded in a Dirty Old Town
I thought I should publish a blog to let my readers know what is going on in my life at the moment. Unfortunately, everything
Assisted Dying Bill will harm disabled rights
I have shared the post below from the Disabled People Against Cuts website, as this letter deserves all he attention it can get. I encourage
Sponsor my Sister
Don’t be scared by the zany smile, my sister is running a marathon to raise money for Ataxia UK, and is in need of your
QE2 – New York Adventures
In August 2000, I was sent on an exciting assignment by my employers – North Wales Newspapers. Cunard wanted someone to write an article about
Urgent Action Notice: Against Assisted Dying – We Must Act by 8th October 2021.
It is important to share the following post from the Disabled People Against Cuts website, as this needs to reach as many people as possible
QE2 – Sailing from Southampton to New York
In August 2000, I was sent on an exciting assignment by my employers – North Wales Newspapers. Cunard wanted someone to write an article about
DPAC #AudioRiot Campaign Days 24 September 2021 – 4 October 2021
I wanted to share the following post from the Disabled People Against Cuts website before their important #AudioRiot Campaign Days This government are not
Groundtastic – Love Street
As part of my role as Scottish correspondent for Groundtastic magazine I wrote a number of club articles dedicated to a particular stadium. I hugely enjoyed
Groundtastic – Tynecastle
As part of my role as Scottish correspondent for Groundtastic magazine I wrote a number of club articles dedicated to a particular stadium. I hugely enjoyed