Scapegoating the vulnerable is a strategy doomed to failure

The return of disability scapegoating

The cyclical nature of British politics, perpetuated by a media ecosystem that endlessly regurgitates the same ‘outrages,’ is in full force once again. More than a decade has passed since the Sun’s repugnant ‘Beat the Cheat’ campaign, which encouraged vigilant citizens to report their disabled neighbours to a benefit fraud hotline. The media frenzy came as the then-chancellor George Osborne tore into the benefits system, fuelling a toxic rhetori…

Scapegoating the vulnerable is a strategy doomed to failure

Deregulating and downsizing as this administration seeks to do will only rob people of a shot at a safe and productive existence.

Statement from Karla Bernard on the PC Government’s Failure to Support Vulnerable Islanders - Opposition Green Caucus of Prince Edward Island

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2025 Statement from Karla Bernard on the PC Government’s Failure to Support Vulnerable Islanders Charlottetown, PE – The Community Outreach Centre has become a game of political football between the provincial government and the City of Charlottetown, with those accessing these necessary services at the centre and the people living in the surrounding area caught in the middle. The situation we find ourselves in to…