Well, that’s another year almost over with Deaf and disabled people reeling from repeated assaults on our basic human rights. Although this time we’re being shafted by the political party that was supposed to oppose the Tory party and its anti-disabled people retoric.
But come to think of it, when they were the opposition party, Labour didn’t actually do much in the way of challenging the Tories. So, why are we surprised that once in power, Labour just picked up the Tories inhuman policies regarding benefits, education, health care, euthanasia, etc., and just claimed it as their own. It’s as though the Labour party has given itself a quick coat of blue paint and its now difficult to tell these two political parties apart!
Various Crips have spoken out about how punch drunk they are feeling, what with having to challenge the government in so many different areas, areas that we thought we’d been making some progress in, but here we are, back at the beginning again. And this time without any real political allies!
I don’t know about you but I’m getting really pissed off with being governed by rich pricks who are doing everything they can to remove us from society, or at the very least making the general public believe that we’re all a bunch of useless eaters who are responsible for the £127.5 billion deficit, the low wages and high prices, the breaking down of the NHS and just about everything else that’s going down the pan due to their asset stripping.
Bah humbug doesn’t really cover it … I can see that I’m going to have to take my gloves off next year and really start challenging this corrupt status quo!
Description of cartoon for those using screen reading software
A threadbare, drooping christmas tree stands in a red pot which has ‘Merry Christmas’ written on it. It has a few hanging baubles and some broken lights along with three signs which read ‘Broken Labour Promises’, ‘Recycled Tory Policies’ and ‘Benefit Cuts’. A large red label hangs from the tree which is being looked at by a black disabled wheelchair user. The label reads ‘From your caring Labour Party’. The disabled person is wearing a purple t-shirt that has ‘Not Dead Yet’ printed upon the front.
Crippen Cartoons 