Last nights evening at Portcullis House, parliament's extension building along the road, was very pleasant, despite the purpose of the event. the Learning Disability Coalition was launching their report 'Tell it like it is', the results of a survey of people with a learning disability and their carers. The report comes up with unsurprising results, very many people have experienced cuts across the board. There were however some positives, Direct Payments and Individual Budgets had done some good, along with free buss passes. The cuts to support for employment should worry the minister, given the central place jobs will have in Valuing People Now.

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