Economy “There’s no money for wheelchairs”: Living with a disability in austerity Britain It would take 160 years for Philomena to save for a basic wheelchair. The cuts have stolen her independence. By Frances Ryan
Politics The Disability Dossier: 39 pages that could end the Tories’ crushing welfare agenda By Frances Ryan
Sport As cuts continue to demonise disability, could this be Team GB’s last Paralympic triumph? By Frances Ryan
The DWP’s fake information leaflet shows how deep the rot is in the benefit sanctions system The Department for Work & Pensions has been caught making up case studies of claimants explaining and backing its… By Frances Ryan
Why do we care more about Cecil the Lion than we do about the “swarm” of migrants at Calais? This dehumanisation isn’t exclusive to the Daily Mail. Our prime minister believes he can publicly describe some of the… By Frances Ryan
Austerity is a feminist issue – women will be hit twice as hard as men by cuts The latest Budget measures give a painful insight into the relationship between the UK’s austerity experiment and women. By Frances Ryan
By rebranding child poverty, the Conservatives think they are saving the poor from themselves Today’s figures are an exercise in muddying the waters – if you don’t like the answer, ask another question. By Frances Ryan
While “poshness tests” are still in use for top jobs, social mobility will stay a national running joke Until top recruiters stop thinking that a candidate’s “poshness” is an indicator of their ability, social mobility in Britain… By Frances Ryan
Under austerity, deprivation in the UK is becoming normalised. Don’t vote for any more of it Austerity was a choice and one not born from economic reasoning but political ideology: a desire to dismantle the… By Frances Ryan
The Disability Audit: the eight coalition policies that have hit disabled people After looking in detail at all the changes to the benefits system in the last five years, it’s only… By Frances Ryan
What has happened to the disabled people affected by the Coalition’s welfare reforms? Frances Ryan revisits previous interviewees to find out how they are coping with the bedroom tax and the changes… By Frances Ryan