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Rick Burgess

Rick Burgess is campaign lead for the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People.

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Hundreds of demonstrators, many disabled, gathered to protest against the government’s proposed cuts to the welfare spending bill which will see Personal Independence Payments (PIP) reduced for disabled benefit claimants, March 2025. Lab Ky Mo/SOPA Images/Reuters Connect

The Welfare Bill Is a Patronising Moral Crusade to Save Disabled People From Ourselves

Rick Burgess

Genocide abroad and democide at home.

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