British Disability Rights Abuses: ‘UK Government Refuses to Accept Responsibility for Crimes Against Humanity’ – a report by Mo Stewart
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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
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’
Six Things Nelson Mandela Believed That Most People Won’t Talk About
As the world remembers Mandela, here are some of the things he believed that many will gloss over … Continue readingSix Things Nelson Mandela Believed That Most People Won’t Talk About
Pauper management by G4S, Serco and Atos is inspired by a punitive past
The coaltion’s use of private companies to manage the most vulnerable amongst us is inspired by half a millennium of Poor Laws … Continue readingPauper management by G4S, Serco and Atos is inspired by a punitive past
It’s immoral to have food banks in one of the world’s richest countries: “These ‘genetically poor’ folk are returning food because they cannot afford to heat it up”
‘Genetically poor’ folk are returning food from the foodbank because they cannot afford to heat it up … Continue readingIt’s immoral to have food banks in one of the world’s richest countries: “These ‘genetically poor’ folk are returning food because they cannot afford to heat it up”