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Rishi Sunak’s NHS No-Show Fines Are a Direct Attack on Disabled People
I’m lying in bed recovering from a migraine when I receive a WhatsApp from my fellow disabled pal Cath. “Want some ableist rage?” she asks. With the message, she’d attached a link to a tweet from one of the candidates to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Ministerial hopeful Rishi Sunak, revealing that if he won, he would fine people £10 for missing GP and hospital appointments.
Author: Rachel Charlton-Dailey
Category: POLITICS
Listen to the full story, or read it online - also available in Easy Read.
For more Politics-related stories, head to https://www.thespillmag.com/politics
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By The SpillI’m lying in bed recovering from a migraine when I receive a WhatsApp from my fellow disabled pal Cath. “Want some ableist rage?” she asks. With the message, she’d attached a link to a tweet from one of the candidates to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Ministerial hopeful Rishi Sunak, revealing that if he won, he would fine people £10 for missing GP and hospital appointments.
Author: Rachel Charlton-Dailey
Category: POLITICS
Listen to the full story, or read it online - also available in Easy Read.
For more Politics-related stories, head to https://www.thespillmag.com/politics