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Freelance Journalist @NewsUK @VIBE1076 ✨

[Sam Bushnell @SammiBushnell]

@theipaper is there a reason why you removed the binary puzzle in favour of ANOTHER sudoku?

[Scott Bryan @scottygb]

In years to come we'll look at this era and wonder why in light of a global pandemic, economic inflation, growing inequality and technological upheaval we decided to make the private lives of a minority considerably worse.

[Peter @MePeterNicholls]

Misinformation around disability benefits and “free cars” needs addressing urgently. Here are the clear facts: a thread🧵

Blue Badges
•Blue badges DO NOT mean a free car.
•A car displaying a blue badge is not necessarily a Motability car.

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[Frances Ryan @DrFrancesRyan]

At the heart of every attack on disability benefits is the myth disabled people “get perks”: a free car, loads of cash, a life off work. It misrepresents the reality of disability, whilst exploiting low wages and high living costs to make the public envy people in daily pain.

[Dystopian Times @DystopianTimes_]

How about awarding MPs their salaries on a points system? We can give them a 50-page form to fill out to show us what they have accomplished, and they can be regularly assessed to see if they qualify for money like disabled people. That would be more efficient, right?

[Lucy Webster @Lucy_Webster_]

Just a reminder that the DWP itself estimates the PIP fraud rate at 0%

[Vibe 107.6 FM @VIBE1076]

🏃‍♂️Josh Squires-Adams will be running 5,656km in 2025 to raise awareness of suicide prevention. Check out our website to hear his full chat with Tina Fuller, one of our presenters: https://t.co/xfUoKgfyAV

@theCALMzone #CALM #SuicidePrevention #localradio #Watford

[Frances Ryan @DrFrancesRyan]

If you’re applying for PIP, @turn2us_org has launched The PIP Tool: a free guide to navigate the benefits process. 

Their goal “is to make sure you know your rights and can afford what you need to enjoy life fully.” 

Share widely! https://t.co/n0ideFADNA

[lucy manning @lucymanning]

So I’ve never written a story about myself. But I broke the rule to show how, despite warm words about change, police still fail women reporting sexually motivated crimes. Here’s my story of the 2 yr battle to get my offender convicted. TLDR: Don’t give up https://t.co/2VPd8Trddx

[Vibe 107.6 FM @VIBE1076]

📣To mark #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we spoke to Kelly, who has Stage 4 breast cancer, about the challenges she faces and why she's decided to talk about it. Listen to the whole piece on Vibe all week!

@breastcancernow #bcn #BreastCancerAwareness #localradio

[Vibe 107.6 FM @VIBE1076]

🎤 We spoke to Susannah and Abhha of @ov_watford about their #CancerChampions Programme with @macmillancancer! Catch the whole chat on Vibe all week… 💚

#LocalRadio #Watford #ThreeRivers #CancerAwareness #Macmillan

[Stoma Babe @stomababe]

Remember that anyone can become disabled at any time or become a parent to a disabled child. In such cases, it's more important to ensure that your house is accessible rather than worrying about its appearance to others.

[Scope @scope]

Here’s what the government should do if they’re serious about getting disabled people into work:

❌ Stop attacking benefit claimants with cheap soundbites.
✅ Address the real barriers that people face getting into work.
https://t.co/glnCRisRkj

[Scope @scope]

Disabled households now need an extra £1,010 each month to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households.

These unaffordable costs mean disabled people are routinely going without heating and medical treatment.
https://t.co/FkEdEDb4Ug

[Frances Ryan @DrFrancesRyan]

This is such important research and something that’d largely go unreported if it wasn’t for disabled media, such as Access All. It’s a double stigma: non-disabled authorities think it’s entirely normal to treat disabled people this way - and many non-disabled journalists do too.

[Robert Saunders @redhistorian]

*Please* do this. Students need time & space to be students: to follow their interests, read beyond the curriculum, be intellectually curious, share ideas with each other over a cuppa, go to talks on other subjects.

They can't do this when working multiple jobs to stay afloat.

[ME Association @MEAssociation]

Benefits & Work: PIP health conditions - Claim PIP for ME and CFS

"In 2024, there were 28,121 PIP claimants with CFS listed as their main disabling condition by the DWP. (ME is not used in the DWP's classification). This makes it 25th most common condition to get an award of PIP, out of over 500 conditions listed by the DWP."

Link to helpful information here:

https://t.co/GBBWa5GHX6

#MECFS #MyalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #Benefits #PersonalIndepencePayment #PIP

[Vibe 107.6 FM @VIBE1076]

We spoke to mouth artist @HenryFraser0 about his fourth exhibition at @TheGroveHotel this weekend. Catch the whole package on Vibe all week! 🎨

#localradio #art #mouthartist #Watford