In today’s newsletter: Amid protests, policy battles and rising hostility, disabled ?designers and artists show how pleasure, creativity and visibility ?defy stigma
Good morning. Among a display of slogan T-shirts in the V&A Dundee’s Design and Disability exhibition, the first that meets your eye reads “Access is love”. Then, lest you presume you’re in for an easy ride, the next one declares “Piss on pity”.
That one’s a reference to the 1990 Block Telethon campaign, a pivotal moment when hundreds of disability activists gathered outside ITV studios in London during a live fundraising broadcast and noisily protested their portrayal as tragic victims and plucky heroes deserving of a charitable pat on the head from the public.
UK politics | Regional mayors are to be given a leading role in the UK’s economic policy, Andy Burnham has said, as he called the opening of No 10 North “the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen”.
Trump tariffs | Donald Trump’s administration has imposed a fresh wave of sweeping tariffs on dozens of US trading partners to replace a 10% global duty that was set to expire early Friday morning, which includes the UK.
UK news | The Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been moved from prison to a psychiatric hospital after clinical assessment, the Guardian can disclose.
Middle East | The US president has said he is close to deciding whether to launch “a massive attack” against Iran, on a scale larger than strikes already witnessed during the months-long conflict with Tehran.
Environment | Parts of Wales are now in drought and all other areas of the country are experiencing prolonged dry conditions. In Europe, brutal heat has forced nearly 20,000 people to flee wildfires in France and a marine heatwave scalds the Mediterranean.
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In today’s newsletter: Amid protests, policy battles and rising hostility, disabled ?designers and artists show how pleasure, creativity and visibility ?defy stigmaGood morning. Among a display of slogan T-shirts in t...
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