#DWP ‘Benefit sanctions: Britain’s secret penal system’ by Dr David Webster University of Glasgow
Benefits claimants are subjected to an ‘amateurish, secret penal system which is more severe than the mainstream judicial system’, writes
Benefits claimants are subjected to an ‘amateurish, secret penal system which is more severe than the mainstream judicial system’, writes
BBC Question Time, Grimsby, Thursday 22nd October 2015 LINK TO FULL SEGMENT [Scroll to 35 minutes 35 seconds into the
By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 22nd October 2015 The government has rejected three key recommendations by a cross-party
By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 22 October 2015 The prime minister has had to defend his record on
The shocking failings of the work capability assessment system – and the healthcare assessors who are paid to police it – have been exposed by the family of one of its victims. … Continue reading#JFMOS Michael O’Sullivan scandal: Inquest notes expose shocking failings of WCA system
Disabled Michael O’Sullivan had already tried to take his own life once before because of government attempts to force him back to work … Continue reading#JFMOS Michael O’Sullivan scandal: DWP twice pushed dad-of-two to suicide bid
Black Triangle’s List of Deaths Linked to Benefit Loss arising from Welfare Reforms Wednesday 20th October 2015 Please note: Although
By John Pring Disability News Service Friday 25th September 2015 The chief coroner of England and Wales has refused to
Continue readingMichael O’Sullivan inquest: Chief coroner silent over WCA ‘future deaths’ reports
Friday 25th September 2015 By John Pring Disability News Service Government contractor Atos Healthcare claims it has no idea if
Jamie Szymkowiak writes on austerity, welfare and disability … Continue readingDisabled Scots: Invisible Collateral Damage
Updated tragic list of welfare-related deaths of UK’s sick and/or disabled people. This is the tip on the iceberg:
Continue readingUK Welfare Reform Deaths ~ Updated List ~ October 21st 2014
From Malthus to Ian Duncan Smith By Susan Pashkoff It is the bicentennial of the birth of Charles
“In this special….. Insider Exclusive presents… “Disability Insurance Expose – UNUM Insurance & Dr Anthony Sterling’s Story” And how Frank
Our panel discusses the shadow work and pensions secretary’s return to William Beveridge in his comments on reform … Continue reading
For a government committed to getting people working, abolishing the disability living allowance presents a PR challenge … Continue reading
A FIRM employed by the Government to weed outbenefit cheats are losing more than two thirds ofthe appeals against their
Continue readingCampaigners attack drive to block benefits appeals as decisions get overturned
Last night, the House of Lords failed to support an amendment put down by Tanni Grey-Thompson, the most successful paralympian
The politicians driving welfare changes have personal experience of the support they are seeking to erase … Continue reading
The dramatic scenes in English cities last August of burning buildings, bands of hooded and masked youths pillaging stores, and
Continue readingManufacturing Ignorance: the Centre for Social Justice and Welfare Reform in Britain
Targeting people with terminal illness might be so awful as to be a tactical manoeuvre. It’s hard for campaigners to tell … Continue reading