Targeting people with terminal illness might be so awful as to be a tactical manoeuvre. It’s hard for campaigners to tell … Continue reading
Month: December 2011
Ministers urged on Welfare Reform Bill
Scottish ministers have been urged to think about new laws to soften the “significant” impact of planned changes to the
Yup! I Finally Have Unum Exactly Where They Want Me…..
Unum whistleblowers seem to be increasing in numbers and contacting DCS, Inc. with inside information concerning Unum’s claims practices. I
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Report to MPs recommends medical tests and ‘back to work’ interviews for thousands undergoing treatment … Continue reading
PSE Media Project – Participant Wanted
PSE MEDIA PROJECT – For the Open University We are looking for a household in Scotland with an adult of
Graduate ‘made to stack shelves’ seeks judicial review
A graduate is taking legal action against the government over a scheme which she says forces people to do unpaid
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Unite offers ‘community membership’
A brilliant initiative and should be useful to many, especially with the cuts to legal aid that are going through
Benefits can do more harm than good for child poverty because parents ‘will only spend them on drugs or gambling’
Higher benefits for poor families could do more harm than good, Iain Duncan Smith claimed last night, as feckless parents
Discrimination against disabled children still widespread, study finds
Schools and councils need to do more to address the discrimination disabled children continue to face despite positive steps taken
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Time-limiting disability benefits makes no sense
The government’s plan to limit employment support allowance to 12 months for people with debilitating illnesses makes no sense whatsover,
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There is a climate of hostility towards people for whom life is already difficult and it is being fostered by politicians and journalists … Continue reading
Patients’ NHS records could be shared with private firms
Private health firms could be given access to anonymous NHS patient records and other NHS data, under plans to be
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DWP proposes to force chemotherapy patients to undergo stressful benefit checks
Macmillan Cancer Support has strongly criticised a Department of Work and Pensions decision to propose changes to the benefits system
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