Tag Archives: Transport for London

Bus protest brings fears over DLA cuts to heart of Westminster

29/06/2012 – 11:55 am

A direct action protest in the heart of Westminster has demonstrated the mobility problems that hundreds of thousands of disabled people across the country could face because of government cuts to spending on disability living allowance (DLA).
Scores of disabled campaigners occupied a bus stop, following a meeting inside Parliament that had been addressed by four [...]

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Mayor’s step-free access spending set to plunge to zero

14/06/2012 – 9:00 am

The decision of London’s mayor to invest nothing in improving step-free access to the capital’s tube network for the next three years has been described as an “insult” to disabled and older people.
Accessible transport campaigners have discovered a Transport for London (TfL) business plan which shows that investment in step-free access in 2013-14, 2014-15 and [...]

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