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The Bloggers Blog - Worst Case Scenarios That Are Already Happening
The Disability sector is facing the unraveling of all policy gains since 1994

Philip J Connolly
May 14, 20251 min read


President Trump gets an invitation from the Disability Resilience Network - 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 6, 20252 min read


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


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


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


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


UKIM to VIM
On the 17th of August 2023 the UK Independent Mechanism (UKIM) reported on the progress in implementing the United Nations Convention on...

Philip J Connolly
Aug 23, 20232 min read


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


pAIn?
How will Artificial Intelligence impact on the disability workforce?

Philip J Connolly
May 9, 20232 min read


The Emperor Exposed
Disability Resilience Network response to Disability Confident, trade bodies and the UK government.

Philip J Connolly
Apr 25, 20233 min read


Disabled people and the General Election
It is still up to two years to the general election so why act now? In a word - timing.

Philip J Connolly
Nov 1, 20224 min read


The Book of Exhumations; spilling the beans so we can all smell the coffee
I have been involved in disability politics long enough to have a nuisance value, you see I know where the bodies are buried. I want to move

Philip J Connolly
May 10, 20216 min read
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