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Rachel Charlton-Dailey

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Disability rights & sausage pics. Author of Ramping Up Rights and columnist at The Canary. Book tour ⬇️ {She/they} https://linktr.ee/rachelcdailey

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · May 5

Just over two months until RAMPING UP RIGHTS: An Unfinished History of British Disability Activism is out!

It brings together over 100 years of action and looks at how we use that to fight for disabled people's rights now.

You can preorder here:

www.hurstpublishers.com/book/ramping...

Ramping Up Rights | Hurst Publishers

A 100-year history of enraging injustices and inspiring campaigns: the fight for British disability rights isn’t over.

www.hurstpublishers.com

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 22h

How you can support mass protest at UKs only female migrant detention centre and #SetHerFree

Derwentside is the UK’s only immigration detention centre exclusively for women - and people are coming out in solidarity with them, writes @rachelcdailey.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

How you can support mass protest at UKs only female migrant detention centre and #SetHerFree

Derwentside is the UK’s only immigration detention centre exclusively for women - and people are coming out in solidarity with them

www.thecanary.co

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 1d

Reframing Resistance: Strategies for Change
2.30 Sat 8th

@rachelcdailey.bsky.social, Sam Gonçalves and Janet Alder draw on work across disability rights, climate and racial justice as well as state and police accountability to offer insight into what works.

lighthousebookshop.com/events/refra...

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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 1d

Aaand BEHOLD, the weekend at Edinburgh's Radical Book Fair... A further thread!

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 1d

How you can support mass protest at UKs only female migrant detention centre and #SetHerFree

There's a huge action taking place at Derwentside IRC this weekend, to show the power of community against our hostile immigration system

Me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social

www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

How you can support mass protest at UKs only female migrant detention centre and #SetHerFree

Derwentside is the UK’s only immigration detention centre exclusively for women - and people are coming out in solidarity with them

www.thecanary.co

Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 1d

so fucking good

Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 1d

TOMORROW! I'll be at @conwayhall.bsky.social with the legendary Stephen Unwin talking disability history and what we're still fighting for now. Tickets still available in person and online. ALSO with last-minute special guest Rusty! www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 1d

Well, Riot Women is fucking excellent isn’t it?

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 2d

VERY excited for this one

Hurst Publishers @hurstpublishers.bsky.social · 2d

🗣️ @rachelcdailey.bsky.social will be speaking about her new book, Ramping Up Rights: An Unfinished History of British Disability Activism, with Steve Unwin at @conwayhall.bsky.social!

Don’t forget to book your tickets!
⏰ 6.30 - 8.30 pm BST
🎟️ tinyurl.com/52x4kmp2

Disability Rights and Dignities - Conway Hall

For much of history, people with learning disabilities have been regarded as unworthy of interest - often seen as a threat to the social order and sometimes dismissed as barely human. While recent yea...

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 2d

The 1st installment of the Canary's exclusive serialisation of Paul Holden's book The Fraud looks at the rise of Labour Together, & we reveal that what the group publicly said about its creation wasn't strictly true.

You can read our serialisation every day at 9am.
www.thecanary.co/the-fraud/20...

The Fraud serialisation, part one: the rise of Labour Together

The first installment of the Canary's exclusive serialisation of Paul Holden's book The Fraud looks at the rise of Labour Together

www.thecanary.co

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 2d

Going to apologise now cos I've got 2 events this week and major nobody came to my birthday party complex. You're all going to be sick of me before the weeks out- so bloody buy tickets now! linktr.ee/rampinguprights

Ramping Up Rights | Instagram | Linktree

An Unfinished History of British Disability Activism. By Rachel Charlton-Dailey. More book tour dates to be announced!

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 2d

Done a big and brave thing and booked passenger assistance for the train to and from London next week despite the internalised ableism and impostors telling me I'm taking up space I don't need being LOUD

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 2d

Strictly Come Canary, week three: the very drab 'movie' theme sees Ross get the boot

As much as this is one of @rachelcdailey.bsky.social's favourite shows, it’s felt like a chore to get through this series of Strictly she says...

All the latest goss:
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Strictly Come Canary, week three: the very drab 'movie' theme sees Ross get the boot

As much as this is one of Rachel Charlton-Dailey's favourite shows, it’s felt like a chore to get through this series of Strictly, she says

www.thecanary.co

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 3d

Politicians on mental health awareness days: mental health matters! It’s ok not to be ok!

Politicians every other day: all these lazy scroungers are going to the Drs, saying they’re depressed and being handed thousands in benefits THIS MUST STOP

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 3d

Last few book events of the Ramping Up Rights book tour coming up!

15th Oct - LONDON, Conway Hall (also online) lnkd.in/eHyitsnz

19th Oct - SHEFFIELD, Off the Shelf Fest lnkd.in/e6w9ZyVm

8th Nov - EDINBURGH, Radical Book Fest (also online) lnkd.in/ekPc-SKX

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 5d

The DWP's latest plan with GP surgeries isn't new

The DWP is hell-bent on forcing sick and disabled people into work - but it's latest plan was actually already announced, writes @rachelcdailey.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

The DWP's latest plan with GP surgeries isn't new

The DWP is hell-bent on forcing sick and disabled people into work - but it's latest plan was actually already announced

www.thecanary.co

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 4d

TW child abuse and sexual assault

Bad Lads by @graeaetheatre.bsky.social is an absolutely harrowing play about Medomsley detention centre - but one that needs our attention now.

My review for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

Bad Lads: a harrowing story of how Thatcher's government sent boys to hell

Bad Lads is a play based on the testimonies of men who were held in Medomsley Detention Centre in County Durham in the 1980s as teenagers

www.thecanary.co

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 6d

excellent

Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 6d

Please tell me your favourite dogs with human names that you’ve come across. Mine are John and Ian.

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 7d

Ex-DWP boss shows the Tories haven't changed when it comes to disabled people

Former DWP head Mel Stride was giving his speech at the Tory Party conference - and it was business as usual for the nasty gimp, says @rachelcdailey.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Ex-DWP boss shows the Tories haven't changed when it comes to disabled people

Former DWP head Mel Stride was giving his speech at the Tory Party conference - and it was business as usual for the nasty gimp

www.thecanary.co

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 8d

Usual disclaimers:

- Of course, there are other sites, but this is literally the govs own
- Not all disabled people need fully remote and/or part time, but many do
- if you're gonna come into my mentions being a prick, go get a fucking hobby

Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 8d

Semi-regular update on how many jobs there actually are for disabled people in the UK, according to DWP Find a Job

All Jobs: 110,774
Fully Remote: 673
Of which are disability confident: 92
Of which are part-time: 5

BUT 3 of them are in care homes, so TWO WHOLE JOBS

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 8d

VERY excited to announce I'll be at Edinburgh's Radical Book Festival on 8th Nov 2:30 on the Reframing Resistance panel alongside Janet Alder and Sam Goncalves. In person and online tickets here lighthousebookshop.com/events/refra...

Lighthouse | Reframing Resistance: Strategies for change past, present & future

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 8d

Hate myself a little bit every time I have to make a decaf, ngl

Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 8d

DWP is forced to admit it's benefits helpline is driving disabled people to self harm - despite it's Customer Satisfaction Survey saying otherwise
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

DWP admits its benefits helpline is driving disabled people to self harm

The DWP has only admitted this chaos because they’ve had to, and of course they haven’t admitted this publicly - but in a private email

www.thecanary.co

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Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social · 8d

Labour is trying to prove mental health and neurodivergent conditions are over-diagnosed so it can cut DWP benefits further- and they’ve hired the dr who ruined people with ME's lives to do it. Me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Labour is trying to prove mental health is over-diagnosed so it can cut DWP benefits further

Wes Streeting's new review into mental health and neurodivergency will be vice chaired by “the most hated doctor in Britain”, Simon Wessely

www.thecanary.co

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