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Crippled
- Author
- Frances Ryan
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd.
- Publish Date
- 1 March 2020
- Run Time
- 7 hours 5 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In austerity Britain, disabled people have become the favourite target. From social care to the benefits system, politicians and media alike have made the case that Britain's 12 million disabled people are a drain on the public purse. In Crippled, leading commentator Frances Ryan exposes the disturbing reality, telling the story of those most affected by this devastating regime. This includes a paralyzed man forced to crawl down the stairs because the council wouldn't provide accessible housing and the young girl with bipolar forced to turn to sex work to survive. Through these personal stories, Ryan charts how in recent years the public attitude towards disabled people has transformed from compassion to contempt: from society's `most vulnerable' to benefit cheats.
“Frances Ryan reminds us what real journalism looks like.” KEN LOACH
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Details
- Author
- Frances Ryan
- Duration
- 7 hours 5 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 March 2020
- ISBN
- 9781528893558
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd.
- Genre
- Medicine: general issues
Synopsis
Crippled is a damning indictment of a safety net gone wrong, and a passionate demand for an end to austerity measures hitting those most in need.In austerity Britain, disabled people have become the favourite target. From social care to the benefits system, politicians and media alike have made the case that Britain's 12 million disabled people are a drain on the public purse. In Crippled, leading commentator Frances Ryan exposes the disturbing reality, telling the story of those most affected by this devastating regime. This includes a paralyzed man forced to crawl down the stairs because the council wouldn't provide accessible housing and the young girl with bipolar forced to turn to sex work to survive. Through these personal stories, Ryan charts how in recent years the public attitude towards disabled people has transformed from compassion to contempt: from society's `most vulnerable' to benefit cheats. “Frances Ryan reminds us what real journalism looks like.” KEN LOACH
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