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Encounters with remarkable people - who is in?
The last week has been rich in encounters. I spoke to three people with the compassion to renew my faith in a community's capacity for self healing.

Philip J Connolly
Jun 22 min read
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President Trump gets an invitation from the Disability Resilience Network -Â and the DESTINY blog
The world is increasingly being ruled by people who believe their destiny is your destiny.
People like President Donald Trump don't see this as being a two way arrangement.

Philip J Connolly
May 62 min read
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A Look Inside the Therapy Room
The core principles revolve around creating a safe and confidential space for individuals...
Chrissie Henson
Mar 8, 20244 min read
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On Becoming an Influencer
As you know we don't charge fees, nor run services nor sell anything other than our ideas.

Philip J Connolly
Feb 5, 20242 min read
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Draft letter to disabled people's organisations in marginal constituencies.
How do we persuade you to talk to all the people you can that you don't know about Operation Purple Vote?

Philip J Connolly
Jan 15, 20242 min read
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Election year is part one of our great reset. 2024 is Our Year!
The Government has downgraded the voice of disabled people within Whitehall departments by abolishing the post of Minister for Disabled...

Philip J Connolly
Jan 8, 20242 min read
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When did the Government leave?
Conservative MP and ex-climate adviser Chris Skidmore has warned of a "vacuum and silence" in government on climate change. BBC 5/7/2023

Philip J Connolly
Nov 6, 20232 min read
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Journalists here is your chance to balance the neo nasty stories maligning disabled people
Changes are being proposed to the criteria within the Work Capability Assessment, the main test for health related out of work benefit.

Philip J Connolly
Oct 24, 20232 min read
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You Heard it Here First - the DRN Team Effort and Also General Election Dates Inside
Operation Purple Vote (OPV) is looking to set up an Artificial Intelligence (AI) facility to support the Disability Resilience Network (DRN)

Philip J Connolly
Aug 7, 20232 min read
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Historic Mission
How we are where we are with disability politics in 2023.

Philip J Connolly
Jul 24, 20233 min read
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Being Special
What makes the Disability Resilience Network advocacy model special?

Philip J Connolly
Jul 3, 20232 min read
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Transforming Support and Creating Uncertainty and Inconsistency
Below we set out the uncertainties and inconsistencies raised by the recent DWP white paper.

Philip J Connolly
Jun 12, 20235 min read
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The Emperor Exposed
Disability Resilience Network response to Disability Confident, trade bodies and the UK government.

Philip J Connolly
Apr 25, 20233 min read
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Looking For a Black Swan
There are many legitimate influences on good policy making but one essential element is the asking of questions. If we ask better...

Philip J Connolly
Feb 28, 20233 min read
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The Social Value Act, the Disability Employment Gap and the Need for Action on the Ground.
An Open Letter to the UK’s Disability Charities In recent years, I have been researching the use of the Social Value Act in the UK. This...
Chris Lonsdale
Feb 7, 20235 min read
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The beautiful game just got more beautiful - here's how the DRN did it! Looking back from 2025.
The beautiful game just got more beautiful - here's how the DRN did it!

Philip J Connolly
Jan 17, 20231 min read
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We have a new anthem
This year we reveal an anthem for the resilient, a song to unite us all.

Martine Waltier
Jan 4, 20232 min read
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The Bluffers Guide to Obtaining Old and New Resources
Most NGOs have two arms to them. The first is the one that established them as providers of information, advice and guidance, possibly...

Philip J Connolly
Sep 26, 20223 min read
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Disability, Self-Sufficiency and Mutualism
Ok, so you've signed a petition, been on a march, added your details to the sum of evidence and yet still been ignored. What’s left?...

Philip J Connolly
Aug 18, 20223 min read
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Air Pollution is Making More of us Disabled
Dr Dean Schraufnagel of Illinois University has led a review of 70,000 scientific studies and concluded that every organ of the body is...

Philip J Connolly
Jul 14, 20223 min read
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