After 7 months I have finally completed the End to End virtual challenge from John O’ Groats to Land’s End in aid of Ataxia UK. So far I have raised £420 for Ataxia UK and I am still accepting donations to my JustGiving page that can be found by clicking on this paragraph. I have […]
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It is a busy day for UK based campaigners as the #WelfareNotWarfare protest goes live. The following article has just been posted on the DPAC website and it deserves to be read by as many people as possible, which is why I have copied it below. It goes in to detail about the planned Spring
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I have copied and pasted the following press release from the Disabled People Against Cuts website as there is an important #WelfareNotWarfare protest going on in London today, more of which can be read below. I really wish I was on the train to London right now to be involved in this protest. However, I
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I received the following email as a community member of Unite the Union and I thought it was important to share this with everyone. It is important that everyone knows what is being proposed by the current right wing Government. *** Welfare reforms shouldn’t pit the poorest against the poorest Your Unite general secretary Sharon
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I have now completed my first twenty six miles from John O’ Groats to Land’s End and I received the following motivational postcard after completing the opening 26 miles. The email also included the text that I have copied below. I am really enjoying my virtual challenge with End to End and would recommend their
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I am sharing an article that I have read on the BBC website, written by Adriana Elgueta from BBC News. I am taking no credit at all for this article but I feel it is important to share this important piece of news with my readers. To read the original article by Adriana Elgueta, simply
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The following is a press release from my comrades at DPAC and I have linked the story to the original website from which it came. On Thursday 18 July at Parliament Square, a host of disability rights campaigns and allies will welcome the new Labour government into office by presenting a set of solutions to the
The article you are about to read is based on a conversation with WordPress Support. I have just previewed this post before publishing it and discovered that the problems that I thought I had, are not actually concerns at the moment. Maybe they will be problems one day and the issues discussed below are still
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I am sharing the post below that can be found on the Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) website. The social care staffing crisis is something that affects me every day and limits me as I try to achieve my ambitions and goals. Please read the article below and spend 5 minutes emailing your MP as
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I received the following email from Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance (ROFA), regarding the crisis in social care. This an opportunity for all those affected by the current situation, to have their say. We cannot let this chance pass us by, and all need to make our voices heard. Please read the message below, join in
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