Author: Doug Paulley

Wheelchair user and residential care user, sometimes thorn in the side of authorities.

Leonard Cheshire selling 17 homes

Leonard Cheshire have a history of closing care homes without any proper regard to those who live in them. Notable recent examples include Greathouse and Honresfeld, both closed with indecent haste following Leonard Cheshire’s autocratic decision. I am disturbed to hear that on Monday Leonard Cheshire’s 7,500+ staff were informed that they are selling off…

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Taxis and the Equality Act: Update April 2018

Download report Download report “April 2018 update – Licensing authorities’ approach to the Equality Act 2010 provisions on taxi wheelchair discrimination” April 2018 Update Report (PDF, 2Mb) April 2018 Update Report (DOCX, 7Mb) Download Data tables, statistics, charts and maps (XLSX format, 2Mb) Download previous report of July 2017 – “Licensing authorities’ approach to the…

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AGM Activism: the 4,000th Living Wage employer – thanks to Share Action!

We all deserve to be paid a true Living Wage: a fair day’s pay for a day’s hard work, calculated based upon the Cost of Living. That’s why in Summer 2017 I attended Croda International’s AGM, on behalf of Share Action. I knew we may be pushing on an open door; and I’m glad to…

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