Austerity – Page 8 – Black Triangle Campaign

Atos, Baroness Bakewell, Capita, Conservatives, Damien Green, DWP, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Penny Mourdant, PIP, Plaid Cymru, SNP, Tim Farron

PIP cuts ‘will be debated and voted on’

March 9, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 9th March 2017 Calls for government cuts to disability benefits to be

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Baroness Jane Campbell, Conservatives, Damien Green, DWP, Penny Mourdant, Penny Mourdaunt, PIP

Disabled peer says Mordaunt was ‘spinning like crazy’ over PIP cuts

March 9, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 9th March 2017 A disabled peer has accused the minister for disabled people

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Alice Kirby, Conservatives, Damien Green, DWP, Maximus, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Maximus ‘admits’ using brutal and dangerous suicide questions

March 9, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 9th March 2017 One of the outsourcing giants paid to assess disabled people for

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Atos, Blog, Conservatives, Damien Green, Disability Discrimination, DRUK, DWP, Maximus, MHRN, NHS, Scottish Mental Welfare Commission, Suicide Crisis, UKCRPD, UN, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

#BMJ #BritishMedicalJournal ‘#FirstDoNoHarm’: are #WCA #disabilityassessments associated with adverse trends in #MentalHealth? ~ assessments have had serious adverse consequences for mental health in England, which could outweigh any benefits that arise from moving people off disability benefits – A longitudinal ecological study – B Barr1, D Taylor-Robinson1, D Stuckler2, R Loopstra2, A Reeves2, M Whitehead1 Author affiliations

March 7, 2017 JJ

Abstract Background In England between 2010 and 2013, just over one million recipients of the main out-of-work disability benefit had

Continue reading#BMJ #BritishMedicalJournal ‘#FirstDoNoHarm’: are #WCA #disabilityassessments associated with adverse trends in #MentalHealth? ~ assessments have had serious adverse consequences for mental health in England, which could outweigh any benefits that arise from moving people off disability benefits – A longitudinal ecological study – B Barr1, D Taylor-Robinson1, D Stuckler2, R Loopstra2, A Reeves2, M Whitehead1 Author affiliations

Atos, Capita, Conservatives, Damien Green, DWP, Penny Mourdant, PIP

PIP investigation: Claimant seeks judicial review over assessment flaws

March 2, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 2nd March 2017 A disabled woman is seeking a judicial review by

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Access To work, Conservatives, Damien Green, Disability Benefits Consortium, Disability Wales, DRUK, DWP, Green Paper

No chance of halving employment gap without tackling independent living, says DPO

March 2, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 2nd March 2017 The UK government will not be able to achieve its

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Conservatives, Damien Green, DWP, ICO Information Commissioners Office

Information commissioner questions DWP’s ‘highly unusual’ failure on benefit deaths

March 2, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 2nd March 2017 The information commissioner has questioned why the government failed to

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Access To work, Baroness Jane Campbell, Conservatives, Damien Green, DWP, Green Paper, Maximus, People Plus, Remploy, Work & Health programme, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

G4S, Maximus and ‘A4E’ all set to win contracts under Work and Health Programme

February 16, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 16th February 2017 Some of the country’s most controversial and discredited outsourcing companies

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Conservatives, Damien Green, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Human Rights, Maximus, MHRN, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Questions over DWP’s further medical evidence pilot secrecy

February 16, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 16th February 2017 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing questions over

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Access To work, Conservatives, Damien Green, Debbie Abrahams, DWP, GP, Health and Care professions Council HCPC, NHS, Penny Mourdant, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP, Work Programme

Spartacus exposes work and health green paper ‘smokescreen’

February 16, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 16th Frebruary 2017 Campaigners have published a withering 237-page attack on the government’s work,

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Capita, Conservatives, Damien Green, Debbie Abrahams, DWP, PIP, PIP Deaths

PIP investigation: Woman took her own life two days after learning of failed PIP appeal

February 16, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 16th February 2017 A disabled woman who lost her disability benefits because of a

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Cradle2Grave Campaign, CRPD, EHRC, Fiona Robertson, Human Rights, Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, SNP, UKCRPD, UN, United Nations

Fiona Robertson SNP on Trump, protest and U.K. disabled people

February 14, 2017 JJ

Re: #Bafta #IDanielBlake #KenLoach – Comment of the year – By Fiona Robertson ‘The one and only famous person outside

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Atos, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Damien Green, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Jonathan Bartley, UN, United Nations, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Green Party calls on government to launch benefit deaths inquiry

February 10, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 9th February 2017 The Green Party has written to work and pensions secretary Damian

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Capita, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, ILF Fund, Spectrum Centre for Independant Living

‘Immoral’ Capita offered £200 bonuses to social workers to slash care packages

February 2, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 2nd February 2017 The outsourcing company Capita offered freelance social workers financial bonuses

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Black Triangle News, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, ILF Fund

DWP report confirms fears over impact of ILF closure

January 26, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 26th January 2017 Former recipients of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in England experienced

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Atos, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, CRPD, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Jonathan Bartley, Lib Dems, Maximus, Penny Mourdant, ROFA, SNP, UKCRPD, UN, United Nations, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

MPs hear of activists’ anger and frustration over ministers’ response to UN report

January 26, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 26th January 2017 Disabled activists have told MPs and peers

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CQC, Department for Communities and Local Government, DWP, Social Care

Cuts to support killed my neighbours,’ MPs are told

January 26, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 26th January 2017 A disabled campaigner has told MPs that he believes cuts to

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Atos, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, WCA Deaths

May’s mental health speech ‘is smokescreen to hide damage of welfare reform’

January 12, 2017January 12, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 12th January 2017 The prime minister has been accused of hypocrisy, after making

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Conservatives, Damien Green, Disability Confident, DWP, Labour Party, Penny Mourdant

It’s official: Ministers have abandoned their disability employment gap target

November 27, 2016 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service November 25th 2016 A Labour MP has proved that the government has abandoned a

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Conservatives, Damien Green, Debbie Abrahams, Disability Discrimination, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Human Rights, Inclusion London, Peter Beresford, Shaping our Lives, UKCRPD, United Nations, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Chancellor’s social care and WRAG omissions ‘show contempt for disabled people’

November 27, 2016 JJ

By John Pring Disability News service November 25th 2016 The chancellor has shocked disabled activists by ignoring the

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AtoS Healthcare User Group (Closed Group – Request to Join) “How do you feel about the Government’s move in scrapping Income Support and Disability Living Allowance and the organisation calling itself AtoS ‘HEALTHCARE’ ?”

Atos Miracles Find out where your nearest Atos Miracle Cure Center is on this fantastic web site.

Atos Miracles A place for the sick and disabled to share stories of how ATOS have cured them. Many sites on this subject have been threatened with legal action by the company and this is a place of satire – which we are hoping is not yet outlawed in the UK.

ATOS VICTIMS GROUP “Telling it How it IS” – Staunch alllies and fighters against the UK’s genocidal so-called welfare ‘reform’ programme

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Crippen Cartoons The website of David Luton-Crippen, renown disabled cartoonist and a member of The Black Triangle

Crippen Cartoons Blog David Luton-Crippen’s blog

Diary of a Benefits Scrounger Sue Marshes excellent blog that shares information on Welfare cuts, illness, disability and general, current, political thought.

Disability Arts Online A ‘must read’! Not to be missed.

Disability History Month Scotland The official website of Disability History Month Scotland – 22nd November to 22nd December 2011

Disability History Month Scotland Held annually in the Autumn to celebrate our history of struggle and to build for a better future

Disabled People Against Cuts DPAC is about disabled people and their allies. DPAC is UK based but we know that disabled people in other countries are suffering from austerity cuts and a lack of fundamental rights. We welcome all to join us in fighting for justice and human rights for

Double Karma Ania Waterman’s blog on everything to do with disabled people’s activism

Down With All That Bigleyma’s excellent blog that chronicles the farce that the WCA assessments are and the major players involved in it’s execution.

DWP Examinations Forum A friendly online community for those undergoing an Atos Medical Assessment or appeal full of loads of information and valuable advice.

Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty Practical advice and solidarity for all those facing benefit difficulties and hardship. Excellent campaigning organisation

Good Advice Matters Guides that haven been produced in an effort to simplify the various processes involved when trying to claim benefits.

Inspired By Atos Origin A Facebook Group for people to post their artwork that is inspired by Atos Origin.

Ouch Too A disability support forum founded from the ashes of the BBC’s Ouch Board after they closed it.

Paralympics 2012 Boycott Website Dedicated to exposing AtoS’s hypocrisy as disability deniers and sponsors of the Paralympic Games! Paralympians: SPEAK OUT AND PROTEST!!!

Rolling with the Punches Blog “33 year old with lupus since 17 and a variety of other weird awkward symptoms!” Campaigner who co-authored the Spartacus Report

soiniciulacht – 'Taking the fight to this Morally Disabled Government' Cuts right to the heart of all that’s wrong with the neoliberal tyranny we endure today …

Solidarity Federation Advice on what to do if you ‘fail’ your DWP/ATOS Work Capability Assessment

The Broken of Britain Non-partisan UK-based Disability campaign. Advocacy for people with invisible illness and/or physical & mental health conditions. Also Carers, their Families and Friends. Our individual voices are too quiet to be heard, but collectively we can shout

The Dawn Willis Blog Dawn Willis sharing the news & views of the “Mentally Wealthy”

The New Republic The daily tabloid of the “Age of Austerity”

The Void Narking off the state since 2005

Unum Insurance Blog An excellent website that exposes advisor to the UK Government on welfare reform, Unum, for what they are.

Using the Law to Fight Cuts to Disabled People’s Services A practical guide for campaigners – disabled people and their families; carers and local groups (Updated July 2012)

Victims of Atos Corrupton They tried to silence Atos Register of Shame and it back as Victims of Atos Corruption.

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YOUR CALL – National Freephone Telephone Counselling Service for Disabled People in Scotland This is the first service of its kind in the UK. The service takes calls to its appointment line from 11am until 3 pm Mondays to Thursdays. Calls are free from a home telephone, and from most mobile networks(including T-Mobile, Vodaphone, O2, 3, Orange a

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