Crippled: Austerity and Demonization of Disabled People

During Austerity Britain, that is the fiscal policy that called for reduced welfare and social program spending, disabled people described their position in society as one that was recast as scroungers by policy. Compounded by political speech and media interpretations, many of them argue that they’ve been portrayed as nothing but a drain on the average taxpayer. Here, journalist Frances Ryan shares the stories of those most affected by austerity policies. The disturbing reality is that many of these people lack care, attention, and support from the nation — overlooked by the priority to save money that cost many people their quality of life, or even their lives themselves. This book In this updated edition, the book documents and lays out the impact the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Britain’s community of 14 million disabled people.

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