Ian Franks says there are strange similarities between possible causes of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2001 foot-and-mouth epidemic in the UK. People with MS, disabilities, and otherwise vulnerable are asking. Is the truth being hidden?
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Never give up: VE Day message for all in fight against pandemic, poignant for MSers and people with disabilities everywhere
Please note: The current Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic is fast moving, and reactions to it seem to update not just day-by-day but minute-by-minute. Obviously, this site was not designed to bring you the very latest developments in a ‘breaking news’ story such as this. Instead, this site will continue to include news and opinions relating to … Continue reading Never give up: VE Day message for all in fight against pandemic, poignant for MSers and people with disabilities everywhere
‘Don’t leave disabled people behind’ – MS Society urges support for petition
MS Society, with other members of the Disability Benefits Consortium, is stepping up its fight for equality by asking us to sign an online petition to the UK government.
Countdown to World MS Day #MSConnections
World MS Day is just 26 days away! And, with the world having been plunged into one form of COVID-19 lockdown or another, this year the emphasis is on MS Connections.
Your right to protest doesn’t make your protest right
Some people have taken it upon themselves to ignore the needs of the many, demanding immediate action to ease, if not end, the restrictions brought in to help stop the spread of the virus, in the US. Why? For no good reason.
Supermarkets accused of causing pain and distress through disability discrimination
Please note: The current Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic is fast moving, and reactions to it seem to update not just day-by-day but minute-by-minute. Obviously, this site was not designed to bring you the very latest developments in a ‘breaking news’ story such as this. Instead, this site will continue to include news and opinions relating to … Continue reading Supermarkets accused of causing pain and distress through disability discrimination
Government COVID-19 lockdown forces changes to MS Awareness Week
MS Awareness Week has arrived in the UK, to be met by the fifth week of the country’s COVID-19 lockdown. Faced with events being postponed, the MS Society wants us to flood social media with stories of MS - to raise awareness of all its symptoms
Coronavirus: Government’s guidance failure ‘will cost lives’
Campaigners for disabled people are criticising the government for continuing to fail to produce information and guidance to help disabled people protect themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19: MS society calls for urgent changes to benefits
Please note: The current Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic is fast moving, and reactions to it seem to update not just day-by-day but minute-by-minute. Obviously, this site was not designed to bring you the very latest developments in a ‘breaking news’ story such as this. Instead, this site will continue to include news and opinions relating to … Continue reading COVID-19: MS society calls for urgent changes to benefits
Sudden death of ex-wife leaves me in tears
Ian Franks tells how shocking news of the death of his first wife reduced him to tears - even though they divorced nine years ago
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