Access All: Disability News and Mental Health

Writer Jack Thorne among 100 slamming benefit cut plans


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More than 100 influential disabled people have signed an open letter to Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, calling £5bn worth of benefit cuts, “cruel”.

Screenwriter, Jack Thorne, behind hits including Adolescence and Toxic Town talks exclusively to Access All about why he signed the letter which dubs the planned reforms “cruelty by policy”. The Department for Work and Pensions says its “determined to support people in all parts of the county”.

Also, we hear from author and The Guardian columnist, Frances Ryan about how a trip to the pub lead to her chronic illness and why her new book Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girl’s Guide To Life is essential reading for everyone.

Presented by Emma Tracey

Produced by Alex Collins
Sound recorded and mixed by Dave O’Neill
Editors: Beth Rose and Damon Rose

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