January 2013 - Black Triangle Campaign

Parents grieving the loss of their seven-year-old girl told they must pay tax on her room

Wednesday 30th January 2013 in News By Chris Webber, Reporter (Stockton/Hartlepool) HOPING FOR A SOLUTION: Julie and Mark […]

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on Jan 31

Atos scandal: Man found fit to work despite peeling bones

By Dailyrecord.co.uk 31 Jan 2013 08:32 KENNY NICOL was passed as fit to work, even though after seven operations bits of […]

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on Jan 31

Westminster welfare cuts will push 15,000 more Scottish children below the poverty line

By Marc McLean 31 Jan 2013 08:31 ACCORDING to Holyrood, Con-Dem cuts will have a devastating impact on those struggling […]

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on Jan 31

British Pain Society: How DWP~AtoS Work Capability Assessments are failing chronic pain patients

Willow Jacky writes: This edition of the British Pain Society contains a full article on the DWP~AtoS Work Capability […]

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on Jan 31

ConDem’s Council Tax Blitz on Poor : ‘The wrong reform – at the worst possible time’

GAVIN KELLY Wednesday 30 January 2013 Britain’s poorest households – already struggling to cope with falling wages, rising living […]

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on Jan 31

New ‘poll tax’ blow for UK’s poorest

Reforms leave millions facing bills of up to £600 ANDREW GRICE WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 Millions of low-income households face […]

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on Jan 31

The Care Quality Commission finds mental health patients denied information, and staff inadequately trained

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on Jan 31

David Cameron tells Angus Robertson (SNP, Moray) to fuck off during PMQs

By Natalie Evans 57 Comments Calm down, dear: Officials deny David Cameron said “will you f*** off” to Angus […]

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on Jan 31

Cuts to support for deaf children blamed for the first fall in GCSE grades for five years

Drop in deaf children’s educational achievement blamed on cuts By Joe Lepper, Monday 28 January 2013 Cuts to local […]

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on Jan 30

Statistical manipulation disguises the fact that disabled people are being hit the hardest by cuts to benefits and services

‘Social care is bearing the brunt of council cuts’ Statistical manipulation disguises the fact that disabled people are being hit […]

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on Jan 30

Soldier injured in Iraq grenade attack wins two-year benefit battle with DWP

Former lance corporal Adam Douglas has spent two years fighting the DWP to keep £70-a-month carers’ allowance Simon Neville The Guardian, Tuesday […]

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on Jan 30

Soldier left suicidal after DWP accused him of faking injuries, tribunal told

Adam Douglas says he was accused of benefit fraud after ‘spurious’ surveillance footage was used against him Simon Neville guardian.co.uk, Monday […]

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on Jan 30

Panorama: The Great Disability Scam

The Great Disability Scam, as told by Kate Comments TV producer Kate Ansell is disabled and was part of […]

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on Jan 30

Joseph Rowntree Foundation Report ~ Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland 2013

You are here: Home / Publications / Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Scotland 2013 MONITORING POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION IN SCOTLAND 2013 […]

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on Jan 30

Inclusion Scotland Reports and Documentary Resources

Inclusion Scotland Working towards a society where disabled people are equal citizens Home > Reports and Documents Reports and Documents The […]

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on Jan 30

Channel Four FactCheck Blog ~ Food banks: is Cameron on the money?

By Patrick Worrall Wednesday 16 Jan 2013 The claim: “The use of food banks went up tenfold under the last Labour […]

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on Jan 30

Fury as benefits bullies DWP force 50,000 disabled Scots to go back to work

By Craig McQueen 30 Jan 2013 07:57 LABOUR MP Tom Greatrex and disability campaigners hit out after an astonishing 70 per cent […]

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on Jan 30

No 10 risks outrage among poverty campaigners by claiming benefit payments mean no one needs to go hungry

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on Jan 30

Disability benefits: Lord Freud to ‘clarify’ assessment regulations

28 January 2013 Last updated at 09:06 Ministers are clarifying how mobility disability assessments are carried out following criticism of […]

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on Jan 28

Scottish Trades Union Congress to Demand AtoS’s 2014 Commonwealth Games Sponsor Status be Revoked

Motion submitted to the STUC Annual Conference 17th April 2013 in Perth Congress notes: * Sponsors of the 2014 Commonwealth […]

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on Jan 28

'Down With All That' In-depth background reading on the shambles of the (rapidly disappearing) welfare state
Aktion T4 The T4 Program was responsible for the murder of over 100,000 German citizens…babies, children, adults, and elderly…who had physical and mental disabilities. Developed in 1938 and carried out at six different sites throughout Germany and Austria, the T4 P
AtoS Healthcare User Group (Closed Group – Request to Join) “How do you feel about the Government’s move in scrapping Income Support and Disability Living Allowance and the organisation calling itself AtoS ‘HEALTHCARE’ ?”
Atos Miracles Find out where your nearest Atos Miracle Cure Center is on this fantastic web site.
Atos Miracles A place for the sick and disabled to share stories of how ATOS have cured them. Many sites on this subject have been threatened with legal action by the company and this is a place of satire – which we are hoping is not yet outlawed in the UK.
ATOS VICTIMS GROUP “Telling it How it IS” – Staunch alllies and fighters against the UK’s genocidal so-called welfare ‘reform’ programme
Benefits Claimants Fight Back
Boycott Workfare Workfare – compulsory work for benefits – is being rolled-out across the country. We call on public sector bodies, voluntary organisations and businesses being offered these placements as well as union branches to join others in signing a pledge to boycot
Crippen Cartoons The website of David Luton-Crippen, renown disabled cartoonist and a member of The Black Triangle
Crippen Cartoons Blog David Luton-Crippen’s blog
Diary of a Benefits Scrounger Sue Marshes excellent blog that shares information on Welfare cuts, illness, disability and general, current, political thought.
Disability Arts Online A ‘must read’! Not to be missed.
Disability History Month Scotland The official website of Disability History Month Scotland – 22nd November to 22nd December 2011
Disability History Month Scotland Held annually in the Autumn to celebrate our history of struggle and to build for a better future
Disabled People Against Cuts DPAC is about disabled people and their allies. DPAC is UK based but we know that disabled people in other countries are suffering from austerity cuts and a lack of fundamental rights. We welcome all to join us in fighting for justice and human rights for
Double Karma Ania Waterman’s blog on everything to do with disabled people’s activism
Down With All That Bigleyma’s excellent blog that chronicles the farce that the WCA assessments are and the major players involved in it’s execution.
DWP Examinations Forum A friendly online community for those undergoing an Atos Medical Assessment or appeal full of loads of information and valuable advice.
Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty Practical advice and solidarity for all those facing benefit difficulties and hardship. Excellent campaigning organisation
Good Advice Matters Guides that haven been produced in an effort to simplify the various processes involved when trying to claim benefits.
Inspired By Atos Origin A Facebook Group for people to post their artwork that is inspired by Atos Origin.
Ouch Too A disability support forum founded from the ashes of the BBC’s Ouch Board after they closed it.
Paralympics 2012 Boycott Website Dedicated to exposing AtoS’s hypocrisy as disability deniers and sponsors of the Paralympic Games! Paralympians: SPEAK OUT AND PROTEST!!!
Rolling with the Punches Blog “33 year old with lupus since 17 and a variety of other weird awkward symptoms!” Campaigner who co-authored the Spartacus Report
soiniciulacht – 'Taking the fight to this Morally Disabled Government' Cuts right to the heart of all that’s wrong with the neoliberal tyranny we endure today …
Solidarity Federation Advice on what to do if you ‘fail’ your DWP/ATOS Work Capability Assessment
The Broken of Britain Non-partisan UK-based Disability campaign. Advocacy for people with invisible illness and/or physical & mental health conditions. Also Carers, their Families and Friends. Our individual voices are too quiet to be heard, but collectively we can shout
The Dawn Willis Blog Dawn Willis sharing the news & views of the “Mentally Wealthy”
The New Republic The daily tabloid of the “Age of Austerity”
The Void Narking off the state since 2005
Unum Insurance Blog An excellent website that exposes advisor to the UK Government on welfare reform, Unum, for what they are.
Using the Law to Fight Cuts to Disabled People’s Services A practical guide for campaigners – disabled people and their families; carers and local groups (Updated July 2012)
Victims of Atos Corrupton They tried to silence Atos Register of Shame and it back as Victims of Atos Corruption.
Where's the Benefit A blog on all things that affect sick and/or disabled people under the ConDem jackboot
Why Wait Forever – DWP ATOS Veterans An amazing website containing interesting detailed research carried out by Mo Stewart into Atos & Unum Insurance
YOUR CALL – National Freephone Telephone Counselling Service for Disabled People in Scotland This is the first service of its kind in the UK. The service takes calls to its appointment line from 11am until 3 pm Mondays to Thursdays. Calls are free from a home telephone, and from most mobile networks(including T-Mobile, Vodaphone, O2, 3, Orange a

Parents grieving the loss of their seven-year-old girl told they must pay tax on her room

Atos scandal: Man found fit to work despite peeling bones

Westminster welfare cuts will push 15,000 more Scottish children below the poverty line

British Pain Society: How DWP~AtoS Work Capability Assessments are failing chronic pain patients

ConDem’s Council Tax Blitz on Poor : ‘The wrong reform – at the worst possible time’

New ‘poll tax’ blow for UK’s poorest

David Cameron tells Angus Robertson (SNP, Moray) to fuck off during PMQs

Cuts to support for deaf children blamed for the first fall in GCSE grades for five years

Statistical manipulation disguises the fact that disabled people are being hit the hardest by cuts to benefits and services

Soldier injured in Iraq grenade attack wins two-year benefit battle with DWP

Soldier left suicidal after DWP accused him of faking injuries, tribunal told

Panorama: The Great Disability Scam

Joseph Rowntree Foundation Report ~ Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland 2013

Inclusion Scotland Reports and Documentary Resources

Channel Four FactCheck Blog ~ Food banks: is Cameron on the money?

Fury as benefits bullies DWP force 50,000 disabled Scots to go back to work

Disability benefits: Lord Freud to ‘clarify’ assessment regulations

Scottish Trades Union Congress to Demand AtoS’s 2014 Commonwealth Games Sponsor Status be Revoked

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Parents grieving the loss of their seven-year-old girl told they must pay tax on her room

Atos scandal: Man found fit to work despite peeling bones

Westminster welfare cuts will push 15,000 more Scottish children below the poverty line

British Pain Society: How DWP~AtoS Work Capability Assessments are failing chronic pain patients

ConDem’s Council Tax Blitz on Poor : ‘The wrong reform – at the worst possible time’

New ‘poll tax’ blow for UK’s poorest

David Cameron tells Angus Robertson (SNP, Moray) to fuck off during PMQs

Cuts to support for deaf children blamed for the first fall in GCSE grades for five years

Statistical manipulation disguises the fact that disabled people are being hit the hardest by cuts to benefits and services

Soldier injured in Iraq grenade attack wins two-year benefit battle with DWP

Soldier left suicidal after DWP accused him of faking injuries, tribunal told

Panorama: The Great Disability Scam

Joseph Rowntree Foundation Report ~ Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland 2013

Inclusion Scotland Reports and Documentary Resources

Channel Four FactCheck Blog ~ Food banks: is Cameron on the money?

Fury as benefits bullies DWP force 50,000 disabled Scots to go back to work

Disability benefits: Lord Freud to ‘clarify’ assessment regulations

Scottish Trades Union Congress to Demand AtoS’s 2014 Commonwealth Games Sponsor Status be Revoked

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