In this very first UK Uncut podcast Anne Novis MBE discusses how the Welfare Reform Bill and local council care cuts will affect her and other disabled people. Anne was awarded an MBE for her work on disability hate crime, and in this interview she describes the harrowing rise of hostility and abuse that disabled people face as the government and the media pump out more and more rhetoric about 'scroungers'.

UK Uncut podcast #1 - Interview with disability activist Anne Novis MBE

On the 27th February health professionals, pensioners and other activists blocked the busy road outside the House of Lords for over an hour using chains and padlocks. 81 year old Shirley, a long time user of the NHS, was one of those chained across the road.

UK Uncut Podcast #2 - Interview with 81 year old Shirley on NHS road block action

We cat to Kathrine about the development of her latest project, The Spirit Level Film. It's ambitiously going to try and transform the best selling book into a best selling film. It's an independent film and is relying on crowd sourcing to produce it. If you like it, visit the indiegogo website www.indiegogo.com/spiritlevelfilm

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