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By Rob McDowall A raft of changes introduced by the Conservative Lib-Dem Coalition has once again made ‘welfare’ and ‘benefits’
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Letter to The Guardian: ‘Grim toll of the government’s fit-for-work tests’ ~ Black Triangle, DPAC, Inclusion London & Others
BLACK TRIANGLE, DPAC & OTHERS LETTER TO THE GUARDIAN: ‘The UK government and opposition should follow the Scottish government’s pledge that private for-profit companies are removed entirely from having anything to do with the assessment of disabled people.’ … Continue readingLetter to The Guardian: ‘Grim toll of the government’s fit-for-work tests’ ~ Black Triangle, DPAC, Inclusion London & Others
Black Triangle Disabled People Against Cuts DPAC and WoW Petition Joint Statement on the Bizarre ATOS Exit Strategy from the DWP WCA Contract
Black Triangle DPAC and WoW Petition Joint Statement on the Bizarre ATOS Exit Strategy from the DWP WCA Contract … Continue readingBlack Triangle Disabled People Against Cuts DPAC and WoW Petition Joint Statement on the Bizarre ATOS Exit Strategy from the DWP WCA Contract
Lorraine from Glasgow had cancer but was forced to starve and rely on the foodbank by DWP-Atos who over-ruled her doctors and declared her ‘fit-for-work’
Running on empty: the desperate families forced to turn to the food bank for survival … Continue readingLorraine from Glasgow had cancer but was forced to starve and rely on the foodbank by DWP-Atos who over-ruled her doctors and declared her ‘fit-for-work’
Anti-workfare demonstrators blockade Salvation Army shop in Edinburgh
Black Triangle and fellow anti-workfare demonstrators blockade Salvation Army shop in Edinburgh … Continue readingAnti-workfare demonstrators blockade Salvation Army shop in Edinburgh
PRESS RELEASE: Government appeal against Work Capability Assessment discrimination ruling is rejected ~ Mental Health Resistance Network
Mental Health Resistance Network: Court of Appeal rejects DWP appeal against landmark ruling by Upper Tribunal that the DWP-Atos Work Capability Assessment discriminates against people with mental health problems … Continue readingPRESS RELEASE: Government appeal against Work Capability Assessment discrimination ruling is rejected ~ Mental Health Resistance Network
Victory for welfare campaigners as DWP loses appeal against work capability assessment ruling
Victory for disability rights campaigners as DWP loses appeal against Judicial Review ruling at the Court of Appeal … Continue readingVictory for welfare campaigners as DWP loses appeal against work capability assessment ruling
Scottish independence: A lifeboat for disabled people drowning in a sea of cuts
Scottish independence is a lifeboat for disabled Scots: To vote YES is a vote for life. It is NOT a vote of no solidarity with our disabled sisters and brothers south of the border … Continue readingScottish independence: A lifeboat for disabled people drowning in a sea of cuts