Maeve Shearlaw

Disability services in the UK have been consistently cut after 14 years of Tory rule and austerity, but with the promise of change from a new Labour government, musician and activist John Kelly is concerned that politicians are still not listening to disabled voices and what they want. Kelly chained himself to London buses in the 1990s to protest over a lack of access to transport, but has watched the right to an independent life be steadily eroded.

Patrick Tierney who worked with the Guardian to highlight the reality of the benefits system for his community. Patrick Tierney who worked with the Guardian to highlight the reality of the benefits system for his community. Photograph: The Guardian As the UK faces a momentous general election, which polls suggest could see the end of 14 years of Conservative party rule, the video team wants to hear from people who have a story to tell about their community.