Blog - Black & Minority Ethnic
Crippen and the call for grassroots activism
July 12, 2020 - by CrippenSpeaking at the online launch of a new book by a disabled activist, Ellen Clifford, Professor Colin Barnes, one of the most significant figures in the development of the social model of disability, said that disabled people had faced a decade of oppression over the last decade and ...
Crippen looks at a new alliance to scrap universal credit
June 30, 2020 - by CrippenRemember the Poll Tax protests in the early 1990’s? Well, at an online meeting of Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) disabled activists have called for opponents of universal credit (UC) across the country to help mirror that campaign and join a new national alliance that is demanding ...
Crippen’s worst predictions are confirmed
June 27, 2020 - by CrippenAt long last the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released figures confirming something that we already suspected - that a disproportionately high number of disabled people have died in the UK since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Crippen discovers that UK Government are facing legal action over DNR orders
June 23, 2020 - by CrippenA legal challenge has been launched against the government for failing to use their emergency powers to ensure patients and their families understand how decisions are made about Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders in light of the current coronavirus pandemic.
Crippen discovers that a Covid 19 report on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people has gone missing!
June 18, 2020 - by CrippenThe British Medical Association (BMA) has demanded an explanation from the government following reports that pages containing recommendations to protect Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, including disabled people, were removed from last week’s Covid-19 disparity report. In a letter sent to health secretary Matt Hancock, shared exclusively with ...
Crippen supports the UK Disability Arts Alliance ‘We Shall Not Be Removed’ who are responding to the current crisis
June 16, 2020 - by CrippenAn alliance of disabled people working across the UK creative industries have come together to campaign for an inclusive cultural recovery following the Covid 19 pandemic. Called ‘We shall not be removed’, this is an emergency response led by disabled people for disabled ...
The Privilege of Violence
June 12, 2020 - by Dolly SenViolence, we don't really talk about it, which ones we support, which ones we don't. The toppling of the Edward Colston statue has upset some people, they cite the money he gave to Bristol and minimise the murders of his slave trading. Why not have a statue of Ian Brady, ...
Crippen asks Keir Starmer to stand up and be counted
June 10, 2020 - by CrippenKeir Starmer will need to address a series of pledges that he made to disabled people during his successful campaign to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader. During his leadership campaign Keir Starmer called for “radical action” on social care with the introduction of free social care and a legal ...
Crippen offers a tribute to Disabled activist Manjeet Kaur
June 9, 2020 - by CrippenDisabled activist and advocate for disabled asylum seekers, Manjeet Kaur has died at her home in Manchester. Manjeet was involved in many campaigns around the country. Ellen Clifford from DPAC recalls “the first time I met Manjeet was at a national anti-bedroom tax ...
Crippen is told that disabled people are disproportionately affected by Covid 19
May 26, 2020 - by CrippenNew research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the Covid 19 pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on disabled people’s lives (Ed: No shit Sherlock!). Well, it does not take a crystal ball when you consider disabled people are more likely to be surviving on a low income, ...