Mind the gap in help for disabled people | Brief letters
Tanni Grey-Thompson’s train troubles | Keir Starmer’s country | AI reset | The return of the Man from UNCLE | The big fightTanni Grey-Thompson’s experience is beyond disgraceful (ParalympicsGB chief says Tanni Grey-Thompson’s train ordeal ‘a disgrace’, 28 August, but it is not only wheelchair users who are in dire need of a more disability-friendly world. Many people – especially older people – walk around on legs that are stiff, painful or unsteady. Getting off a train at my local station recently, I was greeted by a repeated recorded message: “Be aware of the gap.” I was all too aware of the gap, which was indeed considerable. What was less clear, there being nobody on the platform to help, was what I was expected to do about it.Patricia de WolfeLondon• Is Keir Starmer a secret country music fan? He appears to be taking inspiration from Lynn Anderson’s hit single – “I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden” – in his austerity message to the public (Starmer hints at tax rises as he warns of ‘painful’ budget, 27 August).Vanessa BallCoventry Continue reading...
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