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Opinion

Nnena Kalu with artwork

Saba Salman: Why we need to showcase the positive

President Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office

Mary O’Hara: galvanised and united, activists get results

Woman with dog and laptop

Chris Hatton: the ingredients that make up a sense of belonging

Podcasting by People First Keighley and Craven.

William Kremer: News designed our way

Pollig Station sign on fence

Shalim Ali: it’s essential to know about politics and how to vote

Shaun Webster

Saba Salman: Progress in healthcare is pitifully slow

Art activity in classroom

Mary O’Hara: a level of cruelty that no leader should impose

Blue tit feeding young

Ian Goldsworthy: anxiety rises as we plan for my son to flee the nest

United Response - Our Life Stories team and contributors

Jan Walmsley: resilient historians of their personal experiences

Ambulance rear view

Saba Salman: Defiance and unity vital as rights are hit

Woman at US welfare counter

Mary O’Hara: the UK and US are taking remarkably similar routes

Woman waving hello with binder

Shalim Ali: what to think about and do when support staff change

10 year plan - Fit for the Future

Chris Hatton: absence from health plan casts a worrying shadow

Zoe behind the bar

Saba Salman: We can all agree on the basics of a good life

Cabinet meeting of Labour government

Mary O’Hara: Austerity 2.0 is on its way, courtesy of Labour

Dorothy Atkinson, Social History of Learning Disability Research Group co-founder (middle) with self-advocate Mabel Cooper meet a conference delegate in the mid 1990s

Jan Walmsley: inclusive history group has gained an international influence

Man with beard being shaved

Ian Goldsworthy: the hairiest of issues when it comes to personal care

Group outside protesting at cuts

Saba Salman: Disabled people in line of fire as benefits cut

President Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office

Mary O’Hara: the fragility of hard-won progress is all too clear

GP and patient

Chris Hatton: repeated assessments serve only to ration and humiliate

Shalim Ali DJing

Shalim Ali: people need to know just how much social care involves

Girl concentrating while working

Saba Salman: Creating can shift perceptions in many ways

Christmas decorations on tree

Ian Goldsworthy: the family dinner was the greatest Christmas gift of all

Harris and Walz at convention

Mary O’Hara: the teenager who stole the US election stage

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