Preying On The Weak And Vulnerable
Reblogged from Morning Star The government is acting like an abusive partner with claimants, whom it can beat at
Reblogged from Morning Star The government is acting like an abusive partner with claimants, whom it can beat at
By John Pring Disability News Service 12th October 2017 Disabled campaigners and their allies have called on the transport secretary
Continue readingDPOs call on transport secretary to restore Access for All funding
By John Pring Disability News Service 12th October 2017 Disabled campaigners have criticised new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Continue readingConcerns over criteria for ‘fitness for work’ reassessment exemptions
By John Pring Disability News Service 12th October 2017 The SNP’s annual conference has unanimously called on the UK government
Continue readingSNP hears ‘justice for the dead’ demand as it backs call to implement UN report
By John Pring Disability News Service 12th October 2017 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused
Continue readingDWP ‘manipulated Access to Work figures to hide cuts and harassment’
By John Pring Disability News Service 12th October 2017 The minister for disabled people has again misled MPs, after
By John Pring Disability News Service 12 th October 2017 A disabled woman with a new baby is set
Continue readingMum and new baby face Christmas eviction after WCA ‘nightmare’
By John Pring Disability News Service Oct5th 2017 Changes that mean some sick and disabled benefit claimants will no longer
Continue readingTory conference: Silence on eligibility means WCA announcement is ‘meaningless’
By John Pring Disability News Service Oct 5th 2017 The Conservative minister for care services turned down at least
Continue readingTory conference: Care minister hides from fringe as funding crisis deepens
By John Pring Disability News Service Oct 5th 2017 Work and pensions secretary David Gauke has admitted that the system
Continue readingTory conference: Gauke admits sanctions can harm mental health claimants
By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 A disabled student has told Labour’s annual party conference that she
Continue readingLabour conference: Student forced to crowdfund pain-free wheelchair
By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 Labour has promised an extra £3 billion a year to
Continue readingLabour conference: No vote on tax-funded social care system, at least until 2018
By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary has pledged to transform the
Continue readingLabour conference: Abrahams pledges ‘supportive and enabling’ social security system
By John Pring Disability News Service September 2017 A shadow cabinet member has supported calls by party members for Labour
Continue readingLabour conference: Vote means party must rethink approach to social security cuts
By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 A newly-elected MP has accused the government of putting its “head
Continue readingLabour conference: New disabled MP pledges to fight government’s assault on rights
By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary has called for nurses and
Continue readingLabour conference: Benefit assessment nurses must be held to account, says Abrahams
By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 A leading disabled activist has asked the head of one of
By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 Labour is facing concerted pressure to put an end to years
Continue readingLabour conference: Members accuse party of years of ‘blatant discrimination’
By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 A disabled woman has been forced to quit her job because
Continue readingDisabled woman forced to quit job by ‘Disability Confident’ government
By John Pring Disability News Service September 7th 2017 A UN committee has told the UK government to produce
Continue readingUN demands annual UK progress report on correcting ‘grave and systematic violations’