Dan white

King Charles' personal wealth has jumped to equal former prime minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List. So why the need for the Sovereign Grant? Deep pockets Charles, maintain your own homes and staff with them.

‘We welcome migrants.' ‘We don’t scapegoat them. Low wages, poor housing, poor public services are not the fault of migrants and people who’ve come here' ‘So we have to make the case for the benefits of migration, the benefits of free movement.’ Starmer 2020. What a charlatan.

"We create divisions between the working & middle class, when the real problem is people earning more in their sleep than you could earn in your life." My life, my politics & why we need powerful stories - with action - to turn our country around: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Labour has launched a new cost-cutting drive aimed at Access to Work, which insiders fear could destroy the scheme and lead to disabled people being forced to quit their jobs. Access to work provides support to stay in work, pushing Disabled people of PIP into work with reduced support is absurd!

Another reminder that Labour is determined to destroy social care in the UK. Care workers from overseas WANT to work in care. This fantasy that we can magically summon up & train home grown care workers to fill the void is utterly incredulous. MPs are thick as mince. www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...

The @trusselluk.bsky.social have released their latest report called "Cost of Hunger and Hardship" which shows that ending hunger and hardship is not only a moral imperative, but would have substantial benefits for society, the economy and the public purse! www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...

Today @amnestyuk.bsky.social released a report exposing the brutal reality of the UK social security system that targets those already pushed to the margins. Myself & colleagues authored the section on the impacts on Disabled people. Please read & share widely! www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/so...

"Disability groups 'stepping back' over benefit cuts" Disabled peoples organisations say there has been a lack of genuine engagement from Labour & are considering stepping back from working with the government. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The conversation around proposed benefit cuts continues. They must be opposed!! Disability Rights UK have a page containing information & resources regarding the green paper plan on benefit cuts and how people can get involved in responding! Visit here: www.disabilityrightsuk.org/take-action

Rampant in the Labour Party.

Dan White from DR UK said both “offensive” programmes had been made “when disability hate crime is rising, when disabled people on benefits are struggling to meet the costs of food and energy and when the government was scapegoating disabled people”. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/ofcom-has-fa...

For those on the right who are cheering on the prospect of benefit cuts, please remember you could become Disabled or lose your job at any time.

My photo around the reality of disability food poverty has been shortlisted for the world food photography awards 2025. Shot in B\W on iPhone, old wheelchair dismantled and placed against food bank shelves. Poverty is a reality, poverty is a political choice, we must not accept it.

The disease of politically motivated ableism is spreading like a hateful fire across the world. The lighter of the flame is of course the Labour party. www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

What Keir Starmer said and ... “I’m a socialist” “Broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden” "Don't care if I sound like a conservative" We got: Two-child benefit cap, winter fuel payment cut, Frozen tax thresholds, disability benefit cuts. Labour needs to be party of the working class.

If you're struggling with the day today, just spare a thought to both Disabled people and migrants who, without evidence or care, are being blamed for everything wrong in this awful, awful country right now.

New Economic Foundation analysis shows the green paper benefit cuts will hit ill and disabled people by almost £2bn more than what has been widely reported. neweconomics.org/2025/03/the-...

New: “Reducing entitlements to disability or incapacity benefits will do nothing to raise living standards or help more people into employment.” — Andy Bell, Chief Executive of Centre for Mental Health tinyurl.com/m4fk4ep9 #WelfareNotWarfare

Department for Work and Pensions staff are making tens of thousands of potentially fatal errors every month when dealing with disabled people’s universal credit claims, just as the department prepares to increase its level of interaction with claimants.

Welfare cuts are a political choice. 685,500 Britons (1%) have wealth of £2.8trn. 48m (70%) have £2.4trn. Richest four have more wealth than 20m people combined. Govt could have taxed the rich, chose to cut benefits of the disabled/poor. Not acceptable. Tell your MP to oppose the cuts.

Really no words to describe how abhorrent the world really is right now.

Hundreds of “forgotten” and “abandoned” young disabled people across the country have taken part in peaceful protests against government cuts to disability benefits, as part of a new movement of activists powered by social media.

DR UK have launched a new page on the website containing information and resources regarding the recent green paper plan on benefit cuts and how people can get involved in responding! Read my story here & pls share. www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uk-l...

The Department for Work and Pensions assessment of the benefit cutting plans shows that they will push an additional 250,000 people into poverty, including 50,000 children – and some experts claim even this is an underestimate. There is also NO evidence welfare cuts will get more people into work. ?

The biggest falsehood by a labour politician to date: " And we know that if you move from welfare into work, you are much less likely to be in poverty." Economically and socially inept on every level.

Selective memories.

🚨 Today’s Spring Statement threatens even deeper cuts to social security, continuing the legacy of austerity since 2010, which saw the harshest spending cuts in generations. We don't need more austerity, we need a system that protects not punishes. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

BREAKING: DWP benefit cuts to push over 250,000 people into poverty - including 50,000 kids. PIP claimants, 370,000 people, will lose support with the average loss of £4,500-per-year. How do Labour sleep at night??

Join me on BBCR2 at 12 , discussing benefits green paper & the likelihood of further benefit cuts in the statement today. #wealthtax

We will not stay silent as benefits are cut, public services are slashed, & our rights are eroded. If you want to join us in the fight, you're in the right place! Learn about what we campaign on, and how you can campaign with us by clicking the link👇 disabilityrightsuk.org/take-action

Further benefits cuts planned as Rachel Reeves forced to find extra £1.6bn. It is continuation of the Tory austerity with the old, sick, disabled, unfortunate as targets. No talk of reducing corporate welfare, ending tax perks of the rich, redistribution of income/wealth.

@bpward.bsky.social Hi Ben, Dan here from Disability Rights UK. We were both at the Amnesty UN meeting last week. In light of the Gov Green paper on disability benefits, I was looking to reach out to see where HRW stand & if there was space for discussion? Thanks!

Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), warned that “no country in the world has ever successfully had a wealth tax that’s raised serious money”, saying the levy poses significant administrative problems. Heaven forbid taxing billionaires might incur more paperwork.

“If the government goes ahead with these cuts, new care homes will to have to be available.” I spoke to carers about the catastrophic impact of upcoming PIP cuts: when a disabled person loses their benefit, their loved one will lose Carer’s Allowance too. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

MPs are to receive a 2.8% pay rise taking their wages to almost £94,000. They also charged taxpayers £300,000 for their energy bills at second homes. Ministers – including the Chancellor also claimed for energy costs on expenses, according to data. In light of benefit cuts, how is this fair?

📢Join the fightback against disability benefit cuts! DPAC is hosting a National Day of Action on March 26th. Seen below for info! dpac.uk.net

Sky News: MP's pay to rise 2.8% to £95,000 2010 MPs pay: £65,738 2025 MPs pay: £95,000 2010 carer's allowance: £2,804 2025 carer's allowance: £3,986

A statement from Disability Rights UK.

The letter, signed by 108 charities and campaign groups, including us, and scores of local grassroots carer organisations from across the UK, urges Ministers to act as thousands more hit by UK carer’s allowance debts. Enough persecution. Enough. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

A statement from Disability Rights UK.

The DWP has published figs showing the overall cost to the economy of all disabled people who cannot work. This is absolutely chilling and pushes the "burden on the state" narrative we have been dreading. Absolutely horrific from the DWP. www.gov.uk/government/s...

I’ll be debating the benefits green paper with Jeremy Vine on @bbcradio2bot.bsky.social at 1 today.

"Crackdown on benefits 'to save £5bn by 2030'" "Crackdown" The language used by the media is fuelling fear amongst those in receipt of benefits. DO BETTER BBC, YOU ARE NOT THE MAIL.

TRUTH.