Scribbler Pen
Writer, editor, analyst. Disability employment rights advocate.
Trade union disability rep. Arts, science and languages nerd, internationalist, hiker, nature lover. Could really do without Long Covid
- We're over the 7.5k line, can we get to 10k *today*? Last chance to get the parliament petition over the line, to stop Covid & all airborne infections in #healthcare with #CleanAir. It works. For #NHS workers 💙, their patients, everyone, please sign + share 🙏 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
- Reposted by Scribbler PenWorth watching back today's Work & Pensions Committee sessions on government plans for cuts to disability benefits Great contributions from @jamestaylor2.bsky.social @ellenclifford.bsky.social @benjaminbarr.bsky.social & @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social among others committees.parliament.uk/event/24100/...
- Thought experiment (#UK politics). Instead of chasing Reform, who'll keep trumping them on performative cruelty nonsense, what if the Conservatives headed for the abandoned (by Starmer heading right) centre-ground, where they used to be before Johnson decided to purge MPs smarter than him? Thoughts?
- Today's MPs' debate in Westminster on #PIP reform proposals. Live since 2:30pm. parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/... #Disability #BenefitCuts
- If the point of #BenefitCuts is to "support disabled people into #work", why is #AccessToWork, the one DWP scheme that does get disabled people into work, by helping employers meet the cost of reasonable adjustments, also being cut? www.linkedin.com/pulse/breaki... @disrightsuk.bsky.social
- Reposted by Scribbler Pen🚨 NEW: ahead of today's debate on the changes to disability benefits, we've been digging into the claim that the rise in claims is disproportionate to the level of need. Here’s what @pollardtom.bsky.social and I found 👇 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
- Westminster Hall debate on Personal Independence Payment #PIP and disabled people is scheduled for today, Wednesday 7 May 2025 at 2:30pm. The debate will be led by Diane Abbott MP. commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
