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		<title>Manchester Disabled People&#8217;s protest and celebration outside No. 10 North</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Golightly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[DPAC (Disabled People Against Cuts) is organising an event in Manchester to celebrate the Twentieth Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled People (CRPD). This is a unique Convention as it is the only UN Human Rights Treaty that has been written by the subjects – Disabled people. We will also protest&#8230; <a class="continue" href="https://dpac.uk.net/2026/11/manchester-disabled-peoples-protest-and-celebration-outside-no-10-north/">Continue Reading<span> Manchester Disabled People&#8217;s protest and celebration outside No. 10 North</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Protest &#038; celebration on the 20th anniversary of the UNCRPD</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Golightly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Letter and model motion to unions for support Dear Branch Secretary Disabled people celebrate 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled People (CRPD) This December marks the Twentieth Anniversary of the UN CRPD. This is a unique Convention as it is the only UN Human Rights Treaty that has been written&#8230; <a class="continue" href="https://dpac.uk.net/2026/10/protest-celebration-on-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-uncrpd/">Continue Reading<span> Protest &#038; celebration on the 20th anniversary of the UNCRPD</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Now&#8217;s the time to challenge Timms Review: write to your MP</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Golightly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Benefits and Work is urging readers to begin challenging the Timms review right now, rather than waiting until its final report is published. We&#8217;ve carried the full article below. Afterwards, we&#8217;ve provided some template/example letters that you might find helpful. There are also more template/example letters in the comments on the original article from Benefits&#8230; <a class="continue" href="https://dpac.uk.net/2026/10/nows-the-time-to-challenge-timms-review-write-to-your-mp/">Continue Reading<span> Now&#8217;s the time to challenge Timms Review: write to your MP</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Timms Review rebellion: reject youth disability cuts</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Golightly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Graphic by DPAC Cymru – no AI used In South Wales last week, Disabled people, including DPAC members and allies, asserted control of the Timms Review workshop to send a positive message of defiance. Why? ‘Whitehall sources’ are briefing papers about possible future disability cuts: &#8211; Removing the health element of Universal Credit entirely for&#8230; <a class="continue" href="https://dpac.uk.net/2026/10/timms-review-rebellion-reject-youth-disability-cuts/">Continue Reading<span> Timms Review rebellion: reject youth disability cuts</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Timms Review spends £1 million on sham-co-production consultants</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Golightly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Government tender notices reveal that the DWP signed a contract worth at least £1 million with private consultants the PSC to manage &#8220;co-production&#8221; of the controversial Timms Review. The Public Service Consultants website reveals it also holds lucrative taxpayer-funded contracts and interests relating to AI, the NHS, social care, the civil service, aerospace, satellite surveillance,&#8230; <a class="continue" href="https://dpac.uk.net/2026/09/timms-review-spends-1-million-on-sham-co-production-consultants/">Continue Reading<span> Timms Review spends £1 million on sham-co-production consultants</span></a>]]></description>
		
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