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Jamie Hale

Jamie Hale is a disabled poet and essayist

March 2020

  • Communities secretary Robert Jenrick at the Covid-19 press briefing on Sunday

    As coronavirus hits, Britain's 'vulnerable' are terrified to see our rights removed

    Jamie Hale
    I am dependent on care workers, but I’ve had to make my own masks out of old T-shirts. Now our safety net is at risk, says Jamie Hale, a disabled poet and essayist

November 2019

  • Nurses on a hospital corridor

    I’m stuck in a hospital that’s starved of funds – let’s not forget the NHS when we vote

    Jamie Hale
    Five months in a hospital bed has shown me how badly cuts and privatisation have affected services, says poet and activist Jamie Hale

June 2018

  • Campaigners against assisted suicide outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

    We’re told we are a burden. No wonder disabled people fear assisted suicide

    Jamie Hale
    I can see no safeguards to prevent people being pressured into ending their lives, says disability activist Jamie Hale

April 2018

  • Wheelchair user Iman Saab going to Stratford

    Britain’s transport system is great – if you’re not disabled

    Jamie Hale
    If you are a disabled person wanting to get around by yourself on train or tube, good luck to you. Here’s what needs to be done, says activist Jamie Hale

July 2017

  • Noel Conway court case<br>File photo dated 31/03/17 of retired college lecturer Noel Conway, 67, who suffers from motor neurone disease, who is to learn the result of his legal challenge against the law on assisted dying. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday March 30, 2017. Mr Conway wants permission to bring a judicial review which could result in terminally ill adults who meet strict criteria making their own decisions about ending their lives. See PA story COURTS Dying. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

    We are told we are a burden. Legalising assisted suicide would further devalue our lives

    Jamie Hale
    I understand Noel Conway’s fears, but our welfare should not be seen as a luxury, writes disabled activist Jamie Hale