Project Twist-It
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Our goal is to transform the way we talk about poverty & challenge stigma. Founded by @maryohara1 with support from @JRF_UK #projecttwistit Volunteer-run
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#Austerity Bites: 10 Years On is NOW available for PRE-ORDER!! Our founder, @maryohara1 has been working on a 10th anniversary edition with new essays assessing the ongoing and devastating impact of austerity in the UK. You can purchase VIA: amazon.co.uk/Austerity-Bite…
I’m sorry, the DWP announcing “don’t worry, the benefits u-turn means only 150,000 people will be pushed into poverty now!” is just insane. Cruel, incompetent ghouls who shouldn’t be allowed to run a bath let alone a system sick people rely on to live.
🗣️"These cuts won't save any money. The costs don't go if you cut benefits they get pushed around the system." Our campaigner Mikey on @BBCPoliticsLDN making clear that the cuts will achieve nothing but pain for Disabled people. MPs must vote against them tomorrow. , 👇
In case you missed, my interview with The Dream Podcast. A fantastic show that really delves into important stuff. Thanks so much to Dann and the team for having me on to talk about #poverty and #inequality and how #austerity makes both worse. shows.acast.com/6658b69029c918…
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The Dream
The Dream
Vicky Foxcroft MP: 'I don’t want to speak out like this but the govt needs to listen so I will use my voice to amplify voices that are being ignored.' Just a snippet of her first interview since resigning over the disability benefit cuts. Full story tomorrow. #WelfareNotWarfare
That cabinet minister Pat McFadden has done the morning broadcast rounds claiming huge numbers are “signing on” to PIP daily demonstrates why the government has a rebellion on its hands: the cuts are not simply immoral - they are based on blatant lies few MPs wish to repeat.
The “welfare reform bill” is out and let’s be clear: this is not reform - it is devastating cuts. Disabled people will be made poorer, sicker, and more isolated as a result. That it is a Labour government causing this misery will be a mark of shame on the party for years to come.
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The government has introduced legislation today to implement cuts to disability & health benefits There have been no substantial concessions on how the proposals were originally presented in the Green Paper Here is what we know about the impact these cuts will have... 🧵
Apart from anything else, a really disturbing aspect of the government's proposed disability cuts is the utter arrogance involved. The disability rights movement and allies have been crystal clear on the damage that will come. And STILL the government does not listen.
Carers allowance scandal latest: Young carer who unwittingly breached allowance rules forced to repay £2,000 theguardian.com/society/2025/j…
Today the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Poverty and Inequality has published its report from its inquiry into the disproportionate impact of poverty and inequality on disabled people. Read the full report here: tinyurl.com/appg-poverty
I was interviewed by the Ace Dann Gallucci about all things #austerity and #inequality for the amazing podcast, The Dream, this week! Very exciting. You can check it out here: #podcasts #poverty shows.acast.com/6658b69029c918…
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The Dream
The Dream
Just awful that a Labour government is doing this. Shameful and cruel. It is a political choice. It is always a choice. This government is choosing to make life much harder for disabled people. Solidarity with everyone, including many Labour MPs, who are challenging the cuts.
“From a personal point of view, I feel like a scrounger, that’s how the Labour party has made me feel. And it’s not fair, we’re just trying to live life as best we can.” theguardian.com/politics/2025/…
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‘Labour has made me feel like a scrounger’: disabled people urge welfare cuts rethink
People who rely on personal independence payments tell how cuts will affect them as chancellor rules out U-turn
What lessons from child poverty strategies across the UK should inform the future development of a UK-wide cross-government child poverty strategy? NEW: State of the Nations cpag.org.uk/news/state-nat…
The brutal five week wait - making the transition to UC so difficult. A woman I know wasn't sending her children to school for a week as she had no snacks to give them - I paid for snacks for the week - nothing but a short reprieve.
We hear about the impact of #UniversalCredit a lot when out doing focus groups with women especially the 5-week wait - it causes huge stress and anxiety & many want to avoid the Advance Payments as they don't want to get into debt ⬇️ @CliffEdgeNI
Ramping Up Rights: An Unfinished History of British Disability Activism Come with me as we explore how rights were won and what we're still fighting for. Out July 2025 with @HurstPublishers #RampingUpRights Preorder: hurstpublishers.com/book/ramping-u…
The most striking aspect of these findings, beyond the sheer hardship people are enduring, is that inadequate benefits, rather than 'incentivising' people, fundamentally constrain their ability to overcome challenges & improve their circumstances theguardian.com/society/2024/o…
My latest column for the amazing @CommLivingMag_ Thank you Saba Salman for having me on the team! communitylivingmagazine.com/mary-ohara-hav…
10,000 more children have fallen into poverty since Keir Starmer took office. Ending the two-child benefit cap can lift thousands out of poverty. Provide free school meals to all. All easily funded by taxing the rich. Poverty is a political choice. theguardian.com/society/2024/o…
*NEW* More than 10,000 children have been pulled into poverty by the two-child limit since the election. The government should scrap it at the Budget. #AllKidsCount
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