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the Hello and welcome to another episode of Politics Theory Other, a podcast from Tribune magazine.

My name is Alex Doherty and my guest today is Francis Ryan.

We spoke about Francis's new book, Crippled, austerity and the demonisation of disabled people.

We chatted about the impact of austerity on people living with disability,

the way in which new labour's support for means testing and conditionality paved the way for the Coalition Government's Welfare Cuts.

And we also talked about the current situation of disability rights activism.

Today's show is brought to you by PTO supporters on Patreon and also by Verso Books,

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One that you might like to check out is the Socialist Manifesto,

the case for radical politics in an era of extreme inequality by Baskar Sankara.

From one of the most prominent voices on the American left,

the book is a galvanizing argument for why we need socialism today,

exploring socialism's history, and presenting a realistic vision for its future.

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