In order to be listened to, respected and get paid for it, the many institutions of campaigning culture prefer those who are not “different”. When access needs are asked for, a lack of funds is immediately cited. When a more inclusive way of organising is asked for, empty promises ensue. And through all of this, disabled people are just expected to adapt or remove themselves from the space.
5 things I learnt while skipping yesterday
It’s the end of an academic year, and undergraduate students have been busying themselves packing to go home. But after filling the car full of all sorts of accumulations, the…
Tearing out page 3 from Sun – a reason why the LSE Hayek society are wrong
Last Thursday, LSE Student Union voted to ban the sales of the Sun newspaper from Union shops. The vote was advertised across campus, and took place in a Union General…
Illogic of the TUC
From: Nishma Doshi Subject: On the day arrangements : Caroline Lucas Speaking Hello, I had a quick request to make. As I hear, Caroline Lucas will not be able to…
Austerity: Where the innocent have to prove themselves not guilty
I am angry. Angry that the government that I did not elect is cutting off benefits to millions of people who desperately need it. Angry that I am lied to…
At the brink of civil war, stop the violence!
“When people turn on their TVs and see this footage, they’ll say, ‘Oh my God, that’s horrible,’ and then they’ll go back to eating their dinners” ~ Hotel Rwanda Watching…
Intelligence, innovation & disruption: renewing anticuts
If you’re feeling a little under the weather with councils announcing their cuts to schools, housing, jobs and services – this is not the time to sink back and accept…