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Destination Unknown: Two years of cuts for disabled people

22 Jun 2012, by Eugene Grant in Society & Welfare

Amid the sum of speeches and sound bites that have been voiced during the Coalition Government’s past two years in office, one in particular has embedded firmly itself in the public consciousness: the claim made famous by the Chancellor George Osborne: we’re “all in this together”. Added to this the statement by Secretary of State…

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An adventurous daring: why the left needs an aggressive approach to tackling disability inequality

16 Apr 2010, by Eugene Grant in Economics, Equality, Labour market, Politics

According to Nobel prize-winning economist, and presenter of this year’s Demos Lecture, Amartya Sen, “the capabilities a person does actually have…depend on the nature of social arrangements, which can be crucial for individual freedoms. And there the state and society cannot escape responsibility”. Indeed, a state can be judged on the extent to which it…

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Destination Unknown: Two years of cuts for disabled people

An adventurous daring: why the left needs an aggressive approach to tackling disability inequality

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