'Disabled people feel under attack'

Kay Morgan-Gurr  |  Comment
Date posted:  4 Mar 2025
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'Disabled people feel under attack'

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There’s a large pastoral issue arising that we all need to be aware of.

It’s a hidden pastoral issue that may be flying under the radar in many churches. The people these issues will affect will also often be under the radar too, and often unseen. The issue is this: the anxiety and potential acute depression that disabled people face in light of government plans.

I’ve not been following many political issues, but at the moment I am keeping up with two major ones, due to the fact that they have an impact on those I minister alongside. 

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