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Disability, care and the living standards debate at the Lib Dem Conference
We want to get across two important things to politicians during this conference season. Our first chance came in Glasgow with the Lib Dems. The first was to make sure MPs are prepared for the Care...
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Four things to look out for in today’s Queen’s Speech
Today’s Queen’s Speech will be the last under the Coalition and first under a fixed term Parliament. Speculation about the contents of the speech this year has been about whether its contents can give...
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Rationing for social care hardwired into the Care Act
This week the Queen’s Speech set out the Coalition’s plans for their final year in Government. Today we learnt the details about one of the most critical reforms of the last year – who will be eligible...
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The Better Care Fund shouldn’t be seen as causing an NHS Funding Crisis –...
Newspaper headlines in the last two weeks have carried a number of stories about a funding crisis heading for the NHS. Common amongst these stories is the fact that they identify the transfer of NHS...
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Improving disabled people’s living standards at the Labour Party Conference
This year’s political conference season is an important one. With just eight months to go, the outcome of the next general election is far from certain, and this annual political set piece provides a...
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Improving disabled people’s living standards at the Conservative Party...
Scope’s political conference season continued in Birmingham this week with the Conservative Party Conference. This gave us another chance to keep pushing on Scope’s priorities to improve the lives of...
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Scope’s work and the Zero Project awards
This week, Scope’s projects are being celebrated in Vienna as examples of international best practice. The Zero Project awards are held every year and focus on the rights of disabled people around the...
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What the General Election means for us
(Image copyright Michael D Beckwith 2013) Parliament returns on Monday with a new Conservative Government and a new Minister for Disabled People, Justin Tomlinson MP. In the run up to the General...
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