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Yesterday, a small group of Members of Parliament got together to debate the rights and wrongs of legalising assisted suicide. The debate did not have the power to change the law in England and Wales, however it could be one element of laying the groundwork for introducing a vote on a change in law in

After the WTO fiasco at Seattle, many neoliberal commentators set about rewriting history. They said, somewhat improbably, that the US had (...)

This month and until December 16, it's Disability History Month. As someone who has a recognised disability, I delve into the history of disability rights

Disabled people are suffering as a result of austerity and neglect. That's why disabled people's organisations are uniting for justice.

I suppose my mother always felt guilty for taking those tablets, but I never blamed her. 

Animal activists are applauding the decision announced over the weekend, that the Stronach Group, which owns Golden Gate Fields, will discontinue horse racing at the East Bay racetrack at the end of the year. 

The rail industry is looking to cut staffing even further, which will mean less staff on platforms and potentially almost none at all in ticket offices

BBC series, which also stars Dublin actor Niamh Moriarty, dances between comedy and tragedy in a remarkable way

The stars’s beautiful, haunting show follows a mother who sues the NHS to stop her child from dying. They open up about parental terror, inequality and dad dancing

A critical analysis of the "anticapitalist movement" of the early 2000s by Aufheben.