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End to End: 60% Complete
I have now completed over 60% of my sponsored virtual challenge along Route 66 in aid of Ataxia UK. I am over the moon because the End to End website have planted a tree for me after I completed over 1350 miles of my trek, with more to follow as
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#SaveWILG Campaign Update
I have received an update from the Welsh Government, on their efforts to provide independent assessments to all WILG recipients who requested one. It read
BBC News Report: Wrexham FC in row with disabled supporters’ group
The following article appears on BBC News website. *** A row has broken out between a football club and its disabled supporters’ group. Wrexham FC
Wrexham DSA Press Release
The following Press Release has been released by the Wrexham Disabled Supporters Association and was written by Andy Pierce, Wrexham DSA co-chair. Needless to say
“I won’t belong to a club that does not accept me as a member”
I have been a supporter of Wrexham AFC for 35 years. I have ploughed tens of thousands of pounds into the club I love. My
Dancing on Thin Ice
I am excited to announce the imminent release of my second book: Dancing on Thin Ice. This is a volume of poetry by myself, including
Justice for Gerald Marshall
About seven years ago, I started writing to prisoners on Death Row. After much research, I decided to keep in regular contact with Gerald Marshall
Disability News Service: Welsh government ignores social care funding crisis… in independent living action plan #SaveWILG
The following is an article written by John Pring on his excellent Disability News Service website. This can be accessed by clicking here. I have
Committee discuss #SaveWILG
By visiting Senedd.tv and watching the Petitions Committee meeting from September 17, you can listen to probably the final discussion of the #SaveWILG campaign by
Disability Wales Press Release: ‘Action on Disability: The Right to Independent Living’
Below is a press release from Disability Wales on the launch of ‘Action on Disability: The Right to Independent Living’. My views on this framework
Welsh Labour Will Campaign to Remain
This morning I received an email from Mark Drakeford, the First Minister of Wales, outlining his party’s approach to the Brexit shenanigans. I thought I
Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot
I have found a new hero. John Callahan is someone to admire and revere. I have only just been introduced to his work, through the
Disability News Service: Labour ‘on collision course with UN and EHRC over independent living’
The following article has been written by John Pring and appears on his excellent Disability News Service website which can be found by clicking on
The Last Time? #SaveWILG
I received the following email to inform me that the Petitions Committee at the Senedd will be discussing my petition to Save the Welsh Independent
The Final Furlong #SaveWILG
I am up to my neck in negotiations with my local authority over emergency payments for my depleted Direct Payments account. It has taken a
Somewhere in My Heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqo50LGQd_8 This is a brilliant song. It was in my head at the weekend after I watched TOTP 1988. However, as with a number of
Why disabled people need a general election now
The following article appears on the DPAC website, was written by Mark Dunk and Paula Peters and can be viewed here. *** Boris Johnson’s hubris
Paralysed car crash victim calls for sex workers to give discounts to disabled people
The following article was taken from the Daily Star newspaper and can be read in full by following this link. I feel the pain of
Mile End #SaveWILG
I must begin by apologising for not updating my followers for a few weeks. I have been in battle – mode against my local authority