Lisa Egan
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Failed comedian. Failed writer. Failed academic. Occasional blogger. Leftie kinda activist. Telly addict. Speccy, disabled, gay Essex girl currently in Camden.

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I Can't Stand Labour; But I Will Be Voting for Ken

(9) Comments | Posted 2 May 2012 | 00:00

Ken Livingstone's approach to public transport in London changed my life.
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I was 11 when I went to Disney World: A compulsory right-of-passage for every disabled child in the developed world. It was the first time I'd ever left the UK, so to say I was excited would...

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Why I'm Opposed to the Health and Social Care Bill

(3) Comments | Posted 19 March 2012 | 23:00

Last week was a pretty ordinary week for me. On Monday morning I got up and went to see my GP so he could refer me to yet another specialist because yet another part of my body has gone wrong.

From there I went to my local pharmacy for...

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An Open Letter to David Cameron

(51) Comments | Posted 5 March 2012 | 23:00

Yo Dave!

I know you're a bit busy, but I was wondering if you could help me out with something? I like to think I'm fairly clever and that my comprehension is pretty good but I'm having a bit of trouble with the blog post you wrote here...

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Disability Benefits and Soggy Fireworks

(7) Comments | Posted 24 February 2012 | 23:00

I have such an embarrassing confession I feel that I need to share with someone: Last week I almost cried at Katy Perry's Firework. Yes, I know it's fromage of Camembertian proportions. I feel like I have to justify why it's on my iPod in the first place,...

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Welfare Reform Bill's Assault on Disabled People - Why I Protested This Weekend

(33) Comments | Posted 29 January 2012 | 23:00

On Saturday afternoon I, along with a couple of hundred other people, spent two hours sitting in the middle of the road at Oxford Circus.

Why? To draw attention to the cruelty of the government's assault on disabled people in the Welfare Reform Bill, which finishes its...

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