Steve Hughes (@peterdoubtless.bsky.social)

‘Worse than anything under the Tories’: changes to welfare bill anger disability campaigners Government concessions fail to appease disabled people’s groups, concerned that disabled people in the future will be condemned to poverty “As a community we feel totally let down and these last-minute concessions do nothing to make up for that,” Andy Mitchell, a disability campaigner and a member of Unite Community, says. “My friends are scared. Some have spoken about suicide. This is worse than anything that happened under the Tories.” With the government offering major concessions to the welfare bill, ministers will be hoping critics have at last been appeased. But many campaigners have reacted with anger and concern over the changes. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/28/worse-than-anything-under-the-tories-changes-to-welfare-bill-anger-disability-campaigners?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu