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#DisabledPeopleAgainstFascism #TogetherAlliance Join @UKTogetherAll 📢Sat 28th March 12 noon London 📢Deaf & Disabled People’s Bloc Meets at 11.30 am for 12 noon assemble London Intercontinental Hotel 1 Hamilton Place London W1J 7QY 📢 accessible march 1pm Trafalgar Sq

#PIP #DWP PIP and work linked in appalling Timms review public consultation benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/pip-and-w…

#AssistedDyingBill #Scotland Scottish vote against assisted suicide provides ‘new impetus’ for opponents of Westminster bill disabilitynewsservice.com/scottish-vote-… via @johnpringdns

#DisabilityStrategy #NorthernIreland Please sign the petition from @DPACNIreland Many disabled people and organisations gave their time, experience and expertise to help shape a Disability Strategy through the original co-design process. my.actnowni.org/petitions/sign…

#PIP The Timms Review call for evidence to “improve disability benefit for millions” Deadline to submit evidence is 28th May 2026 alternative accessible formats can be requested via mailto:timmsreview.callforevidence@dwp.gov.uk Link to all info gov.uk/government/new…

#Motability Good policy starts with listening, so really listen to disabled people @stephenctimms 70 organisations urge Sir Stephen Timms to hear evidence on Motability changes: transportforall.org.uk/blog/2026/03/1…

#PIP #DWP For the quarter ending January 2026, the percentage of new claims that received an award was just 35%, down from 43% a year ago. benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/pip-succe…

#PIP This is the first we’ve heard of it Disabled people finally asked to give opinions on Pip review morningstaronline.co.uk/article/disabl… #morningstaronline

#PIP #DWP DWP’s secret ADHD and autism training for PIP assessors benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/dwp%E2%80…

#TribunalAppeals From October to December 2025, 100,000 claimants are waiting for an appeal to be heard benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/almost-10…

#AssistedDyingBill #Scotland Scottish Parliament rejected the Assisted Dying bill by 69 votes to 57

#DefendTheRightToProtest Today activists & MPs supported the campaign to defend the right to protest. Activists then went to Parliament to lobby their MPs Campaign organised by @PSCupdates & @AmnestyUK & many supporting groups

#AssistedDyingBill #Scotland The Scottish Parliament will today have the final vote on the Scottish Assisted Dying Bill. If you live in Scotland please contact your MSP and tell them to vote NO news.stv.tv/politics/rare-…

#AssistedDyingBill Tonight at pm please watch on BBC 1 Panorama - Assisted Dying: What Next? - BBC iPlayer bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

#AssistedDyingBill #Scotland @notdeadyetuk polling reveals deep public concern over the safety of the Scottish Assisted Dying Bill for disabled people. Please read more here -

#AssistedDyingBill #Scotland Do you live in Scotland? As final vote for The Assisted Dying Bill takes place in Scottish Parliament on 17th March 2026 please contact your own MSPs. It only takes a short amount of time to do this using the link below. action.notdeadyetuk.org

#AssistedDyingBill almost 9 in 10 Scots (86%) agree that views of disabled people & groups representing them should be properly taken into account in this debate. In May 2025, that figure was 75%. Only 5% disagreed. yet DPOs have made their position clear & are being ignored.

#AssistedDyingBill #Scotland And 60% worry that if disabled people are living in poverty, with benefits being cut, they may turn to assisted suicide rather than struggle financially. For disabled people polled, that figure is 70%.

#AssistedDyingBill #Scotland Over 6 in 10 (62%) believe that disabled people struggling to access health, social care and other support — given the current state of the NHS — may be more likely to seek assisted suicide. Among disabled respondents, that rises to 65%.

#AssistedDyingBill #Scotland poll conducted by Whitestone Insight - Almost two-thirds (66%) agree that disabled people who feel like a burden may feel a sense of responsibility to seek an assisted death if the law changes. That figure has jumped significantly since May 2025

#AssistedDyingBill The poll, carried out by Whitestone Insight on behalf of @notdeadyetuk showed public concern about Assisted Dying bill is growing. Nearly 7 in 10 Scots (69%) agree the Scottish Parliament should prioritise improving access to care for disabled people.