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Frances Ryan

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Britain’s shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers?

Britain’s shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers?

Imagine your house is on fire, and when you dial 999 the call handler suggests you try putting the blaze out yourself. Resources are tight, you see,...

11.04.2026 10

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Frances Ryan

Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute – and you might not understand how bad they are until it’s too late

Look at the front pages or open a news app in the coming days and you’ll supposedly see the big events facing Britain. But here’s one that is...

02.04.2026 20

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Frances Ryan

The hill I will die on: Streaming is rubbish – take me back to the golden era of DVDs

Streaming has many strengths: producing some of the best shows of recent years, convenience, the chance to spend hours of your life scrolling through...

16.03.2026 9

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Frances Ryan

Labour’s Send reforms get this right: disabled children in mainstream schools is transformative for everyone

When I was 11, a woman at the hospital asked me what school I was starting in September. I still remember her surprise when I told her I would be...

26.02.2026 10

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Frances Ryan

Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it?

In a week during which Keir Starmer has been under pressure to resign, cabinet ministers took to X to show their support. “We’ve all been made to...

14.02.2026 400

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Frances Ryan

Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour

08.12.2025 7

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Frances Ryan

The two-child limit is abolished at last. Watch out for the narrative that will follow

27.11.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

Labour’s rebuttal to the Green party this week sums up the double standard that dogs our politics

12.11.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

Just beads in a glass jar: this is how the Tories dehumanise migrants and those in need

30.10.2025 20

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Frances Ryan

It’s Badenoch’s Tory show, 2025: like Britain seeing an old flame and remembering why we blocked their number

06.10.2025 30

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Starmer should have conference in his hands – instead, power is slipping through his fingers

26.09.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

Trump will soon be gone but Britain’s problems will remain. Starmer’s invitation was a big mistake

18.09.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

Across the nation, the March for Australia got under way stuffed full of Australians from all walks of (intolerant of other people) life

01.09.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

Did Labour really think it was a good idea to let Farage hijack the summer headlines?

01.09.2025 20

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Frances Ryan

Is it wrong to throw a birthday party for my dog?

28.08.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

The immigration problem that really concerns me? US celebrities

27.08.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

Young people want to ‘go private’ – I’m a lifelong supporter of the NHS, but I can see why

20.08.2025 10

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As asylum seekers are engulfed by slurs and lies, our leaders shrug. Truly, this is shameful

12.08.2025 20

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Britain is lowering the voting age to 16! Meanwhile in our colonial outpost

23.07.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

Look at the rise of measles in England and ask yourself: have we learned a single thing from Covid?

23.07.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

Disabled people want to live a full life. Instead, we’re forced to scrap over our right to food and a wash

15.07.2025 20

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This ruthless pursuit of disabled people has damaged Labour – no matter what happens next

26.06.2025 10

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These things happen all the time to people struggling – nobody cares

16.06.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

British women are being jailed under archaic abortion laws. MPs can act to end that this week

16.06.2025 20

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Frances Ryan

Watch Labour’s flip-flopping on winter fuel and benefits, and you’ll see who’s really considered important

26.05.2025 20

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Frances Ryan

Look at how Reform speaks about minorities. Why would Labour want to mimic this nasty party?

05.05.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

The face of British disability is increasingly young and female. It’s time to hear from them

17.04.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

These cruel benefit cuts will rob security from so many – but Labour will lose something crucial too

19.03.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it?

17.03.2025 10

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Frances Ryan

There is a shameful tradition of demonising disabled people. Why is Labour reigniting it?

10.03.2025 20

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Frances Ryan

A reader with a terminal illness emailed in despair. What she told me should shock us all

28.01.2025 20

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Frances Ryan