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26th November 2025

Budget Announcement Brings Mixed News for Blind and Partially Sighted People

This afternoon, the Government outlined a series of Budget measures that will affect living costs and public services in the years ahead. We have reviewed the plans and identified the...

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6th January 2025

It Is Not a Mystery – Make Banking Accessible

Thomas Pocklington Trust is concerned and disappointed by the recent news about Barclays’ mystery shopper programme, which involves paying customers to pretend to be blind or deaf. Pretending to have disabilities for testing purposes does not capture the true essence of living with a disability and does not accurately represent…

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