Anti-Defamation Campaign in Defence of Disability Rights
Disabled people are not scroungers It’s time the government stopped using incapacity benefits as a political football – those who
Continue readingDisabled people are not scroungers – Emmanuel Smith (Deafblind) June 2011
Commons Health Committee inquiry into Social Care The House of Commons Health Committee has issued an invitation to submit written
The parallel universe of David Cameron ”Cameron said, ‘Now we’re asking those questions’. He failed to mention that Atos, the
Welfare Reform Bill committee stage: day two – 07 October 2011 The House of Lords debated the Welfare Reform Bill, which had its
Continue readingHouse of Lords – Welfare Reform Bill committee stage: day two – 6th October 2011
Welfare Reform The Presiding Officer (Tricia Marwick): The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-01008, in the name
This chart will keep you up to date with the ConDem welfare cuts in the UK Click here: http://www.nawra.org.uk
October 6th 2011 To say that we warmly welcome this development would be a gross understatement. Black Triangle and Inclusion
“Tonight on Reporting Scotland “Should the Scottish Parliament accept Iain Duncan Smith’s Welfare Reform Bill?” ‘Wholesale changes to the
Welfare reform debate Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon told MSPs welfare should be devolved to Holyrood, in a debate on 5
Deborah Padfield, 5 October 2011 About the author Deborah Padfield is a specialist Citizens Advice Bureau adviser working on benefits, primarily
Continue readingThrough the eyes of a benefits adviser: a plea for a basic income
The government’s rhetoric on welfare dependency as a ‘lifestyle choice’ is out of touch with the reality, says researcher Ruth Patrick … Continue reading
29 September, 2011 – 11:27 — Jenny Gulliford Earlier this week we looked at whether or not 400,000 people stood to lose all
Continue readingFULL FACT: Welfare Reform: Update on impact of changes to ESA
“He actually said, ‘you’re a doctor, you could do my job’. I couldn’t, Not morally I couldn’t. They’re not doctors.
By The Voice | Published 29th September 2011 – 12:15 pm Suzanne Fletcher had an experience many Lib Dems have experienced at the party’s
“The Solution, which is set to transform the debate on ethnicity and mental healthcare has been launched by the campaign group
Continue readingBlack Mental Health BMH UK launches The Solution magazine
John Shield will join the department at the end of November from his current role as director of current affairs
29th September 2011 By Isabel Hardman Benefit payments should be conditional on a claimant attending support groups or volunteering in
Labour party conference, day four: rolling comment “Cooper performed a typical politicians’ shuffle when asked some of the more critical
Q: Sick and disabled peopled are hardest hit by the cuts. Are you reluctant to defend the disabled because the