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I wish I was born yesterday. If I was, I wouldn’t be on the verge of celebrating my landmark 50th birthday and perhaps I wouldn’t be so cynical and actually believe the bollocks written in spam emails like the ones below, regaurding my books. I don’t understand why people would
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Remove Metro Newspapers – May 31st
The following article was taken from the Disabled People Against Cuts website and can be viewed by clicking here. A memo leaked to us shows
Great Tastes of America: The New York Stack
DISCLAIMER: The following blog is written totally independently from McDonald’s Corporation. Great Tastes of America is a registered trademark and I am not associated with
BBC Report: Wales disability support cuts: Care to be re-assessed in July #SaveWILG
The following article was written by Paul Martin and published by the BBC. I take no credit for this piece, apart from the contribution of
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I received the following email this morning, concerning the International Welsh Poetry Competition. This is something that I wrote about at the beginning of the
Q&A with Dr Antonis Pantazis
The following YouTube video is probably not the best to watch when you are living with Friedreich’s Ataxia at the age of 42. The median
A National Independent Living Support Service #Right2IL
The following article was taken from the Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) website and can be read in full by clicking here. The Reclaiming Our
Open Letter from Daughter of WILG Recipient #SaveWILG
I received the following email from Carmarthenshire-based Tracey Howells, the daughter of a WILG recipient. The following should provide hope and support for anyone wanting to oppose
Letter to WILG recipients from Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, Julie Morgan AM #SaveWILG
All WILG recipients – and their families – should be alerted to the following letter, which explains what happens next in the WILG transition process.
Direct Payments Guide Issued by Social Care Wales
Many thanks to Rosemary Burslem for drawing my attention to the following guide to Direct Payments, which has been published by Social Care Wales. It
Breaking News – Update from Facebook – Disability is not good for Facebook says: ‘Facebook’.
This is most concerning and deeply troubling. My first thought was to boycott Facebook and close my personal pages. On further thought I have decided
“Gimme Shelter” – #SaveWILG Version
What my #SaveWILG campaign is in need of right now is an updated theme tune. At the moment, WILG recipients find themselves in a state
Neil Dobie RIP: Tribute Planned
I was recently sad to learn of the tragic passing of Neil Dobie who was a valued and committed member of the Wrexham AFC Disabled
Statement on the Welsh Independent Living Grant transition #SaveWILG
Following the Welsh Government’s announcement on February 12th that they were pausing the WILG transition and allowing all WILG recipients to recruit an independent social
Plaid Cymru Press Release – Set Out Clear Timetable to Support Disabled People #SaveWILG
Rhondda AM Leanne Wood has called upon the Labour Government to move fast to ensure that disabled people are not left out of pocket. The Plaid
The Dreams In Which I’m Dying… #SaveWILG
The following blog includes songs by Gary Jules (Mad World) and John Farnham (You’re the Voice). I am not claiming any artistic influence on these
WLG Steering Committee Statement on Chris Williamson MP
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
Petitions Committee on Senedd TV #SaveWILG
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