Crippled

Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People

By: Frances Ryan

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Paperback | 1 September 2020

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In austerity Britain, disabled people have been recast as worthless scroungers. From social care to the benefits system, politicians and the media alike have made the case that Britain's 12 million disabled people are nothing but a drain on the public purse. In Crippled , journalist and campaigner Frances Ryan exposes the disturbing reality, telling the stories of those most affected by this devastating regime. It is at once both a damning indictment of a safety net so compromised it strangles many of those it catches and a passionate demand for an end to austerity, which hits hardest those most in need.

About the Author

Dr. Frances Ryan is a journalist, broadcaster and campaigner. Named one of the UK's most influential disabled people by the Shaw Trust in 2018, her work has taken her to lecture halls, the Women of the World Festival, BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour and The World Tonight, BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Sunday Politics, Channel 4 News and more. Her weekly Guardian column, Hardworking Britain , has been at the forefront of coverage of austerity over the last decade. She has a doctorate in politics from The University of Nottingham. Ryan was highly commended Specialist Journalist of the Year at the 2019 National Press Awards for her work on disability, as well as shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain's Social Evils 2019.

This is her first book. Ryan was shortlisted for the 2020 Paul Foot Award for Investigative Journalism.

Industry Reviews

"Frances Ryan reminds us what real investigative journalism looks like except that this is a book, compelling in the case it makes. Vulnerable, disabled people are treated with conscious cruelty by politicians who have closed their eyes to the despair they have caused. We know that the welfare state has been almost wrecked, but Frances Ryan's impeccable research shows, in detail, what this means in the daily lives of those with disabilities. Keep this book on your shelves, refer it often, and use the ammunition in its pages to bring back compassion and dignity for all our citizens."
Ken Loach director of I, Daniel Blake

"A blistering polemic, full of telling details."
Guardian

"A devastating look at both the policies that impact disabled people and the toxic rhetoric behind them and what needs to change to make it right."
Vice

"In Crippled , Frances Ryan, a fine journalist, broadcaster and campaigner for disability rights, robustly stacks up the evidence that ought to put politicians - especially chancellors - in the dock."
Yvonne Roberts Observer

"Crippled is a timely read that could bring anyone out of a Brexit news-induced stupor."
Politics.co.uk

"Comprehensively and competently dissects the spin behind austerity, and its most unpardonable effects."
LeftLion

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