https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mcfaddens-speech-suggests-ministers-are-set-to-renew-efforts-to-pressure-young-disabled-people-into-work/. Once again, young #disabled people are being depicted as lead-swinging, work-shy "scroungers", who need to be forced into work, kicking & screaming. No account is taken of #disability #discrimination, either in the #jobs #market or the #workplace, let alone #education. That this is coming from a #Labour #Government, employing similar #rhetoric to the previous #Tory one is, to say the least, somewhat disappointing - but not at all surprising, @ChrisMayLA6.
McFadden’s speech suggests ministers are set to renew efforts to pressure young disabled people into work

The government appears to be gearing up for fresh cuts and “radical” reforms that will increase the pressure on young disabled people to move off out-of-work disability benefits. Work and pensions …

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@rmblaber1956

hence the hashtag #LINO

@ChrisMayLA6 The bodies of people like Keir Hardie & Nye Bevan must be gyrating in their graves at a colossal number of rpm!