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So UK ministers want to fob off disabled people with vouchers? It’s like government by Groupon

What ministers herald as key reform would be laughable if it wasn’t so harmful, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Smacking a child is just an act of violence. Why do England and Northern Ireland still allow it?

It is perverse that adults are legally protected from violence, yet striking a child can be defended. Calls for a ban are getting louder, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Britain is sicker and poorer than it used to be. Sunak’s response? Attack disabled people

With his claims of a ‘sicknote culture’, the prime minister is scapegoating those worst affected by 14 years of Conservative rule, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Starmer is courting Tory voters so hard it’s almost as though he wants to lose his own

Now Labour is cosying up to the Sun. Getting its backing could end up looking like a political coup, or the ultimate act of selling out, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Cropped out, banned, airbrushed: the school photos that show the ugly face of Britain today

Behind the erasure of disabled children lies the frightening belief that they don’t belong in ‘perfect’ photos – or public spaces, says Frances Ryan

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Thursday briefing: Disabled children like my son have to get to school. Who should pay for it?

In today’s newsletter: The cost to councils has rocketed – but children with special educational needs must not lose out

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Labour has not got long to find its moral compass

Letters: Peter Riddle says voters fear they will get Tory-lite policies and calls for honesty, while Carl Gardner says the party should make the UK attractive to struggling people, not big business. Plus letters from Martyn Taylor and Michael Meadowcroft

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What’s the point of Starmer’s Labour if it won’t stand up for poor, sick or disabled people?

The party should be a beacon of hope for people on benefits. Instead, with a 30-point poll lead, it’s parroting Tory soundbites, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Assisted dying could lead to many tragedies if not handled with care

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Frances Ryan that says we should not be naive about protections promised for older and disabled people

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Sunak and Hunt’s last stand? Our panel responds to the Tories’ spring budget

Will the tax cuts at the heart of the chancellor’s make-or-break budget give his party any hope?

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After 14 years of Tory cruelty, here are three ways Labour could use the benefits system to bring about good

Keir Starmer’s party could end child poverty, ditch cruel work capability assessments – and replace the failing DWP, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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I’m glad the debate on assisted dying is forging ahead. But few understand why it frightens so many

Everyone deserves the right to a good death. Yet fears disabled people have about being coerced into euthanasia are justified, writes Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Sunak on the sofa and Starmer in soft focus: prepare for a PR war pretending to be an election

Despite interviews in Vogue and TV skits, both leaders are struggling. They might try some credible policies, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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We took on Bristol’s inhumane plan for disabled people and won. Resistance is never futile

‘Warehousing’ proposals were defeated by activists and readers. Other councils should take note, and everyone should take heart, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Think of this: a plan to ‘warehouse’ disabled people. What kind of nation is Britain becoming?

Cash-starved Bristol city council is not the real villain here, but its proposed strategy tells us some lives matter less than others, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Tax cuts will push vital public services to the brink

Letters: Readers respond to Frances Ryan’s article about the state of public services and the reluctance of both main parties to increase taxation

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I believe taxation is a great public good, but I look at my tax return and ask: what are we paying for?

The system is broken: we pay as we should but watch the richest get off lightly while services get worse and worse, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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A rainbow playsuit and a pink ramp? Wheelchair Barbie is like looking in a mirror

I don’t believe a toy will solve society’s problems, but finding a doll that looked like me sent the wordless message, ‘You belong’, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Monday briefing: The missing minister and a ‘very clear’ message to Britain’s disabled people

In today’s newsletter: ‘Demoting’ the role of minister for disabled people says a lot about the Conservative party’s priorities, says Frances Ryan

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The new Tory austerity will be like nothing we’ve seen before. Here is its human cost

Jeremy Hunt’s planned cuts will mean the death of public services. The lives of Britain’s most vulnerable people are on the line, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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The Tories are back to monstering people on benefits – and it has nothing to do with saving money

Straight out of the 2010 playbook, the party’s plan to force disabled people into work is pure performative cruelty, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Ending extreme poverty is within Labour’s grasp

Letters: Prof Mike Stein on an ‘essentials guarantee’ to lift people out of destitution. Plus letters from Andrew Forsey, Austen Lynch and Alexandra Smithies

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The Tories have created a new poverty – one so deep and vicious it requires Victorian vocabulary

‘Destitute’ means a living standard so sparse, it should be consigned to history. It now applies to 4 million in the UK, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Keir Starmer’s conference speech: has he done enough to win the general election?

Our panel weighs in on whether the Labour leader will have won over the doubters

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Come with me to a Home Office centre for disabled asylum seekers. See Britain’s hidden shame

Leaving disabled asylum seekers to rot in an old care home is the system working as intended, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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