Assistant Professor in Law @MaynoothLaw focused on the welfare state, migration and social inclusion | BLM/BTLM I He/They Sé/Siad | Views own
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I have an article in the new Irish Jurist with @CliodhnaMurphy1 on immigration, employment permits and the need for better regulation
irishjurist.com/current.htm – at Cork, Ireland
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#PIP
The DWP) is secretly testing sweeping new rules – described as a “recipe for disaster” – on disability benefit assessments, which will reduce the influence of healthcare professionals and hand greater responsibility to civil servants.
disabilitynewsservice.com/dw…
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We have quite literally seen BILLIONS cut from the social security budget since 2010. What has been achieved? More poverty and hardship, more young people out of work, worse health. There is now deep structural inequality which is being ignored in favour of more cuts.
Why constantly pick apart welfare? Why are we not hearing debates about how difficult it is for many, especially disabled people, to get a job and not still need UC to top up their wages. Targeting benefits only will never solve this problem! #jeremyvine
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Mind, Mencap and the National Autistic Society have warned that the Supreme Court ruling removing the Cheshire West framework could strip vital safeguards from many disabled people who lack capacity and are not free to leave their care settings.
This is about liberty, dignity, advocacy and protection from closed cultures.
Silence is not consent.
#DisabilityRights #HumanRights #SocialCare #DisabledVoices #WheelieMSAdvocate
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University of Galway food bank forced to turn away hundreds of students each week irishtimes.com/ireland/educa…
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When the Scottish Government replaced Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in 2022, it set out to do things differently.
Although the new benefit has the same criteria and is paid at the same rate, it was designed for “dignity, fairness and respect”.
@BenBaumberg2 breaks down how radical the changes actually were ⤵️ buff.ly/OKobsYV
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Asylum seekers are a threat to social cohesion minister Jim, wow. The hate for asylum seekers has gone really deep now, we have nowhere to go now honestly, we are truly on our own. Did you really mean that?
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Plan to raise cost of judicial reviews could lead to people representing themselves in court. Law professor, Áine Ryall of UCC, warns move could leave courts even more congested… irishtimes.com/environment/2…
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There are many happy tears being shed right now by me & colleagues across civil society.
The two child limit will be scrapped. This is an important day for children's rights. 🌈♥️
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Then on Wednesday @aissn_blog are hosting a lunchtime event examining disability benefits North & South of the border. You can register here: eventbrite.ie/e/all-island-s…
@oscharles & @anne_dev1 will be presenting.
The government’s new housing policy after a decade of a housing crisis
thetimes.com/world/ireland-w…
Someone from the Daily Caller sharing this is very on the nose, because their viewpoints being platformed by people who agree with Jon are a large part of how we got here.
🚨NEW: Jon Stewart:
"I’ve got people in my family that are to the right of Attila the Hun. And when people tell me, like, 'How can you platform that person on your show?' I go, 'I platform my uncle every f*cking Thanksgiving.'"
"And by the way, I love him. He’s a three-dimensional human being who has qualities that I really admire — things about him."
"And we’ve lost that. We’ve lost the ability to love people because we litmus test at every point, in every single moment."
@DailyCaller
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On November 19th from 1-2pm we will be hosting a webinar on disability benefits North and South for those who are interested in attending
eventbrite.ie/e/all-island-s…
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The @aissn_blog is organising a webinar to discuss the recent disability-related social security reform proposals in the UK and Ireland.
See link for more info: eventbrite.ie/e/all-island-s…
After having three pretty exceptional presidents in a row, this is the first time in my life I would vote for none of the candidates
We are hiring a 12 month Research Assistant position for our EU Horizon project Sustainable Wellbeing through Investment in Social Services (SWINS).
Closing date is September 19th.
eur02.safelinks.protection.o…
Great (and extremely productive) day yesterday with the rest of the @aissn_blog steering group working on two new articles at our writing away day - special thanks to @anne_dev1 for being a great host!
