Bedroom Tax: The downsizing dilemma
Next April housing benefit recipients under-occupying social homes will be forced to choose between paying a penalty or moving
Next April housing benefit recipients under-occupying social homes will be forced to choose between paying a penalty or moving
Published by Ross Macmillan for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Central Government, Communities, Local Government The far-reaching impact of a policy trimming around the edges of
Continue readingBedroom tax: ‘Why it’s the homeless and the elderly that should be worrying’
“Dear Dave, What is society, Big or British, coming to? What have we come to in the UK when
Continue readingDear Dave and Nick…What is Society, Big or British coming to?
The employment minister attacks the ‘Toynbee left’ – but his cuts to tax credits hurt low earners most … Continue reading
To aid and abet means to assist another person in the commission of a crime by words or conduct actively,
Karen Soldatic, Donna Reeve, Hannah Morgan, and Chris Grover, 19 April 2012 Disabled people have been mobilising across the UK. Supported
Continue readingBritain’s disabled are being abandoned by the state – Open Democracy
3:33PM, WED 18 APR 2012 Police talk to the protesters in Trafalgar Square. Credit: London Tonight
Continue readingDisabled protesters chain themselves to lights in Trafalgar Square
Wheelchair users chain themselves together in latest in a series of direct action protests against welfare cuts … Continue reading
As Samira noted earlier, in an attempt to defend its cap on tax relief, the Treasury has released new figures revealing
First published Sunday 15 April 2012 No wonder the Left Front candidate is on the rise in France. He offers
Continue readingJean-Luc Mélenchon offers practical solutions where neoliberalism has failed
If the Scottish National party takes Glasgow in May, the shock waves will go to the top of Labour’s hierarchy … Continue reading
ANDREW MARR: Severely disabled young people, when they reach the age of 18, get government support without a means test. The
Continue readingWhere Ed Miliband and Ed Balls’ ‘Labour’ stand on Welfare, ConDem Cuts
The Green Benches by Dr Éoin Clarke (PhD) I have voted Lib Dem on many occasions including at the last General
Help Wanted for Legal Challenges From our sister organisation Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) England & Wales only For
Continue readingAppeal for complainants to Come Forward to Mount Legal Challenges to Cuts
Ronnie Stevenson of the Scottish Anti-Cuts Coalition speaks about the attacks on disabled people and their services at Glasgow Disability
The latest news, headlines & open discussions about the autism spectrum As the father of an autistic son,
FURIOUS disabled activists are planning a massive co-ordinated protest which will put their wheelchairs in direct collision course with
Creator of Channel 4’s one-off show Derek also condemns horse-racing two days before the Grand National … Continue reading
By Don Mackay A FIGHTBACK against the closure of factories employing more than 1500 disabled workers will be launched
Continue readingFightback to save 1500 jobs for disabled people at Remploy factories
Britain faces decades of spending cuts and tax increases if the national debt is to be brought under control, economists
Continue reading’Decades’ of cuts and tax rises ahead, economists forecast – Daily Telegraph