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CEO Rejects MBE, Protests Government's Disability Policy Cuts

12/30/2025

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Tressa Burke, CEO of the Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA), declined an MBE in protest of government treatment of disabled people.
She criticized the government for fostering hatred and scapegoating through budget cuts affecting disability support.
Burke emphasized that the budget signals the worth of disabled people rather than their cost.
She praised the Glasgow Disability Alliance's community for empowerment and connections and urged collective action to influence policy.

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Tressa Burke, CEO of the Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA), declined an MBE in protest of government treatment of disabled people.
She criticized the government for fostering hatred and scapegoating through budget cuts affecting disability support.
Burke emphasized that the budget signals the worth of disabled people rather than their cost.
She praised the Glasgow Disability Alliance's community for empowerment and connections and urged collective action to influence policy.