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Demonising disabled people is not a moral duty

As the government unveils its benefit reforms, including tightening who receives the PIP (Personal Independent Payment), disabled journalist Charli Clement says there will be unintended consequences

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Liz Kendall addressing the House of Commons during the benefits reform speech Pic: House of Commons/Flickr

No matter how many times the word ‘work’ was said in Liz Kendall’s Tuesday speech, the reality of disabled people does not, and cannot, simply centre on employment. Slashing benefits does nothing to change that.

Under the rule of the Conservatives, I…

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imperfect capitalism hater & arts enjoyer 🪩 disabled & non-binary writer, speaker, creator 🌙 author of ALL TANGLED UP… (2023) 📖 they/them
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