
Michael Lorimer
@MykeyLorimer
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Live between Mourne and Lewisham. Passionate about beer, human rights, the environment and Everton. Any views expressed on this account are purely my own.
Joined January 2012
RT @cjayanetti: Campaigners have warned that nearly 600,000 disabled people could be at risk from the next round of the government’s welfar….
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Campaigners have warned that nearly 600,000 disabled people could be at risk from the next round of the government’s benefit cuts.
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RT @AntiRacismDay: Well done to antiracists in Liverpool who have seen off the far right after humiliating UKIPs attempts to march through….
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RT @flickhwilliams: Had a summer day out by bus with a friend. No big deal. Something people just do, right. Actually, very big deal. We’r….
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Interested in hearing what these discussions entailed. Does the fact that DA are operators of transport services influence their views on accessible and inclusive transport?.
Infrastructure Minister @LizKimminsSF has met with representatives from @disabilityni to discuss how the Department for Infrastructure can better meet the needs of disabled people through inclusive policy-making and service design.
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RT @BBCSport: The Premier League have confirmed Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by someone in the crowd, which is why Anthon….
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RT @LordOrk: . @BelfastAirport CEO + Wilson James security contractors met with people who have stomas after they’d been humiliated + embar….
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Management at Belfast International Airport meet with people who have stomas after issues raised | UTV News
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RT @MunicipalDreams: Let's be absolutely clear, this is a wicked and knowing lie and the fact that the people that perpetuate these purpose….
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RT @johnpringdns: Government review of law on mobility aids could prove ‘absolutely transformative’.@Wheels4Well @TransportGovUK . https://t….
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Disabled campaigners have welcomed the government’s announcement that it will review the laws around powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters, and examine how new mobility technology could be “saf…
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RT @Dis_PPL_Protest: #WelfareRights . Due to closures of law centres, welfare rights advice centres many had to learn to navigate the traum….
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RT @HackneyAbbott: There is no good reason to publicise the religion, ethnicity or immigration status of any suspect. Suspects aren't crimi….
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Former attorney general Dominic Grieve among those criticising politicians for risking contempt of court
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RT @C_Fitz_: 👇.Aaron making a really important point here - that feeds into wider discussions on the anti-poverty strategy. Disabled people….
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Proof if needed that our politicians offer nothing other than bigotry and division - Lyons says library drag queen event 'should not have taken place'
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Communities minister says a drag queen storytelling event in Belfast was "not appropriate for children".
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RT @DefendourJuries: LIFT THE BAN ON PALESTINE ACTION. Criminalising anti-genocide protest doesn’t protect people, it protects power. This….
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RT @AndyBurnhamGM: For the next four weeks, we are lifting the 9.30am rule on older and disabled people’s bus passes. We hope it will help….
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RT @Dis_PPL_Protest: #BusDiscrimination. This is absolutely horrendous and sadly with bus operating companies getting an increasing problem….
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RT @Dis_PPL_Protest: #DisabilityJustice . It is vital that grass roots campaigning and the resistance against the government continues.….
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RT @Dis_PPL_Protest: #NHS . This is a very serious continuous problem for so many disabled people. Unable to get NHS Care or treatment fo….
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Tim Hull, who has a rare neurological condition, says his quality of life is "very, very low".
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This is shocking journalism. Not being transparent does little to reassure those of us who are terrified by this legislation that our concerns (or lives) matter in any way.
Guardian piece on “what terminally ill people want you to know about assisted dying” interviews 12 people, 9 of whom are @dignityindying campaigners (the organisation is not mentioned). #journalism
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