Lisybabe's Blog

A bunch of us made a new blog all about the War on Welfare Claimants called Where's the Benefit? . Go on, have a look.

Being female, gay and disabled 1 you'd think I'd experience 3 times as much discrimination as a disabled but otherwise socially pri...

Lie to Me is my new favourite show. Well, I say "new", it's actually been just over a year since I sat and watched the whole ...

It's taken me a while to even start writing these posts because at the moment I'm even less functional than usual. Overheating is on...

I’m not usually a Lib Dem voter, my opinion tends to sway between Lib Dem, Labour and Green. But I voted for you this week. Why? Because I...

"But I thought everywhere was accessible now." How I loathe that sentence. It usually follows my asking "so why did you hir...

As I type there's a builder putting my kitchen back together in a slightly more accessible way after demolishing it last week. My home i...

On the International Day of Disabled People I mentioned that the EHRC had used the day to launch an inquiry into disablist harassment in ...

Just for a change, I am ill. I was going to do all sorts of constructive things today, but between pain and painkillers I have the attention...

I am angry. I am really fucking angry. I don't usually get angry because I'm quite lazy and anger takes a lot of effort. I usually j...

Something occurred to me on Sunday night while watching Being Human : What happens to old werewolves? In films and shows where werewolves ex...

At the conclusion of the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons (1983-1992), the General Assembly, on 14 October 1992, proclaimed 3 Decem...

The consultation on care ends today! Makes sure you've signed http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/AttendanceA/ . To be eligible to sign you...

(This is a follow up to this post .) If you've missed the Emails from Benefits and Work suggesting how to campaign to stop the governmen...

Got up this morning (well, afternoon. It's Sunday and I was still stuck in a traffic jam at 00:30 last night/this morning) to find a tex...