All articles written by Baroness Grey-Thompson on PoliticsHome.com

11 Mar 2022 Social affairs

TRAILBLAZER: Westminster can be challenging for disabled parliamentarians – but the real problems exist away from the House

I joined the House of Lords in March 2010 and counted myself lucky that I was introduced just before the general election mostly because I had a decent period of time to find my way around the building.

24 Sep 2021 Communities

We must channel our Tokyo 2020 celebrations into combating the daily issues disabled people face

There has been much debate around what a delayed Tokyo Games would look and feel like. The buzz from the Olympics certainly fed through to the Paralympics and both Games raised the spirits of the nation at a time when it was sorely needed.

21 Jul 2021 Communities

Local leadership must be empowered to make decisions about their communities

The Covid pandemic has shown we achieve better outcomes when government gives local councils the freedom to deliver for their local areas. A commitment to local democracy will be my guiding principle as LGA president.

25 Mar 2021 Transport

Our rail network is decades behind target in providing access to disabled people

The Inclusive Transport Strategy must remove barriers which prevent many disabled people from travelling to work using affordable public transport.

18 Apr 2016

Time to reverse the long-term trend of declining voter registration

Co-Chair of the APPG on Democratic Participation, Baroness Grey-Thompson, writes exclusively for PoliticsHome to mark the publication of the 'Missing Millions' report calling on all young people to #RegisterToVote in elections on May 5th by today's deadline.