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What does the landslide victory for Boris Johnson's government mean for disabled people?

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There are several steps that governments take to normalise extremism towards minorities in society and this has been an increasing feature of recent Conservative governments in the UK. Playing to people’s greatest fears and insecurities are key, then creating and marginalising a scapegoat for them. These steps can be taken covertly or overtly, depending upon the state’s assessment of the public’s response. The greatest fear available at this time is the financial insecurity left following the devastating recession. Scapegoating is vital in order to protect the interests of the institutions which caused the financial crisis and to shift the focus to the most marginalised in society. It is concerning that recent public scapegoating has been significantly overt – such as Theresa May’s creation of a Hostile Environment Policy towards illegal immigrants, which contributed to the normalisation of race-based prejudice and hate crime and also to the wrongful detention, denial of leg...
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Inclusivity in the workplace: What senior leaders should consider

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Sadly, when taking an honest look at their teams, many employers will recognise a lack of diversity. Most will see no disabled employees at all.  7.5 million people of working age in the UK are disabled or have a long-term health  condition.  That  is  1  in  5  of  us.  Despite  this, just  half  of  disabled people  are  employed,  compared  to  81%  non-disabled  people.  With  little change  in  this  figure  in  the  last  decade,  it  is  clear  that  we  need  to  think innovatively  to  reimagine work  in  a  way  that  will  enable  us  to  react  to  a changed and changing workforce. For many people who are disabled or have a  long  term health  condition,  entering  the  labour market  ...
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Cash Rules Everything Around Me: What can the Wu-Tang Clan teach us about the art of negotiation?

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Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, better known as The RZA, de facto CEO of The Wu-Tang Clan knows a thing or two about strategy. When Wu-Tang’s seminal self-funded debut single Protect Ya Neck first hit the clubs in 1992, major labels with a keen ear for for a success about to explode swarmed over them. On the back of that one record, The Wu-Tang Clan were on the brink of what defines success for most of the DJs and MCs they came up with – signing a major record label. But for RZA, success would be defined only by the terms predetermined in his Five Year Plan . The Wu-Tang Clan, at that time nine members strong, was in RZA’s mind, just part of what would blow up into the first major hip hop brand. The Five Year Plan included elevating The Wu-Tang Clan to major record sale and stadium success; promoting The Wu-Tang Killa Bees – a broad network of affiliate hip hop solo artists and groups - supported, financially and otherwise, by the Clan; and Wu-Wear – the Wu-Tang brand as a clothing la...
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Access All Areas 2019

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Yesterday  WECIL  presented our second annual  #AccessAllAreas event . It was hosted at  We The Curious  to formally launch our new partnership  with them -  Inclusive Curious City . A sold out event, over 300 people attended a blend of interactive and fun activities suitable for all the family with serious political campaigning which engaged some of Bristol's holders of the levers of power to discuss access and inclusion around transport, the environment and, of course - access to public toilets! The activities included Accessible Circus and music workshops provided by  Extrordinary Bodies  - the UK’s leading, professional, integrated circus company and creators of bold, radical and joyous large scale performance. Extroduiary Bodies' David Ellington, a profoundly Deaf actor and a British Sign language (BSL) user, also signed a presentation on his career as an actor and performer which has included winning Best Actor for DEF in t...
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