According to a BBC investigation, MPs and disabled people are reporting growing cases where existing support from the government’s Access to Work scheme is being reduced or taken away, with some individual awards slashed by up to 85% without a right to appeal. An 85% reduction to an Access to Work award severely impacts aContinue reading “Access To Work: Slashed By 85% With No Appeal”
Author Archives: Angela Lloyd
No Home, No Hope—Stranded By A System That Left A Disabled Man Behind
Bruce Lawrence Herry, a 52-year-old former martial arts teacher who sustained life-changing injuries and brain damage after being stabbed in the head in May 2025, staged a protest outside Camden Council’s headquarters by refusing to leave in his wheelchair until he was provided with safe, accessible housing, following months of being placed in unsuitable temporaryContinue reading “No Home, No Hope—Stranded By A System That Left A Disabled Man Behind”
Secure Your Status, Protect Your Future
Following widespread public criticism triggered by a profile of his case in The Guardian, the UK Home Office has revoked the deportation order against Tony Hall, a 62-year-old London resident who arrived from Barbados in 1976 at the age of 12 as part of the Windrush generation, finally ending a 14-year threat of expulsion toContinue reading “Secure Your Status, Protect Your Future”
Community Stopped The Hate; Justice Handles The Rest
Abdisamad Siad, 33, of Islington, has been charged with three counts of assault by beating following a series of suspected antisemitic attacks on Jewish women in Stamford Hill, London. On Monday, 19 October 2026, at approximately 13:40 BST, a man targeted multiple Orthodox Jewish women in the Clapton Common and Upper Clapton Road areas. CCTVContinue reading “Community Stopped The Hate; Justice Handles The Rest”
Wales 2030: Truth On The ballot, Or You’re Out
The Welsh Parliament has advanced historic legislation to disqualify politicians who deliberately lie to the public, though the rules are not expected to take effect until the 2030 election. The Welsh Parliament passed the historic Member Accountability and Elections Bill on 17 March 2026, which officially became law upon receiving Royal Assent on 27 AprilContinue reading “Wales 2030: Truth On The ballot, Or You’re Out”
World War 3: Equal Rights, Equal Draft
If World War 3 happens, the UK could draft young, single women into the military, building on World War II precedents and strong public support for gender equality in wartime service. The head of the British Army has warned that political leaders will soon tell the public they must make personal sacrifices to prepare forContinue reading “World War 3: Equal Rights, Equal Draft”
Less Help, Less Housing, Less Future
Croydon Council plans to stop issuing discretionary free travel passes to new applicants with disabilities who do not meet the strict national eligibility rules. Croydon Council plans to stop giving discretionary free travel passes to new disabled applicants to save money on non-essential services. Croydon’s local scheme provides free travel within London for disabled residentsContinue reading “Less Help, Less Housing, Less Future”
Dr Okolie: The Unapproved Clinician Who Worked In The Shadows
Dr Augustine Okolie has admitted to working as an Approved Clinician in Colchester without the required legal status between 2018 and 2023. The specific medical facility in Colchester where Dr Okolie practised has not been publicly named in the official tribunal records. A “fitness to practise” committee at the Nursing and Midwifery Council reviewed theContinue reading “Dr Okolie: The Unapproved Clinician Who Worked In The Shadows”
Danny Dyer: Nationalising The Flush, One Giant Poo At A Time
Actor Danny Dyer, alongside Labour MP Kevin McKenna, has delivered an SOS Whitstable petition signed by nearly 350,000 people to 10 Downing Street calling for the full nationalisation of the UK water industry, a move that followed a dramatic protest where they sailed a giant inflatable poo sculpture down the River Thames after Dyer witnessedContinue reading “Danny Dyer: Nationalising The Flush, One Giant Poo At A Time”
Protection Versus Inclusion
The debate surrounding J.K. Rowling’s views on sex and gender identity is deeply polarised, with supporters arguing that biological sex must be legally and socially distinct to protect women’s spaces. At the same time, critics contend that her stance invalidates transgender identities and fosters harmful discrimination. Since 2020, J.K. Rowling has consistently defended the positionContinue reading “Protection Versus Inclusion”
