We are living in an era of sickness caused by political choices, and Disabled people in particular are paying the price. Many of us are getting incredibly ill under the weight of poor working conditions, precarious housing and overstretched health services.
The fault lies with successive governments that have chosen profit over people. Yet another chancellor just failed to acknowledge this, squandering another chance to make meaningful improvements to our lived realities.
This year's budget should have been a reset, a move away from the years of decline that have left millions of us facing exhaustive barriers to get a GP appointment, worrying about being late for work because of our unreliable and underfunded public transport, and freezing in old, mouldy homes.
