UnionNews reports from the Hardest Hit rally in Edinburgh, where union activists were among some 1,000 people gathered in protest against welfare cuts for disabled people.
The last 12 months have seen a string of cuts hit disabled people the hardest, from benefits changes to local authorities slashing social care budgets and axing concessionary bus passes.
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