Anna Soubry’s ill-founded speech about obesity was typical of politicians refusing to engage their brains … Continue reading
Month: January 2013
The Shadow State: The “dehumanising, degrading” treatment of disabled people
One woman with Crohn’s told to work in a nappy; another with 90 per cent burns declared fit to
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‘April will be a very cruel month if you are on welfare benefits’ by Harpy Marx
Correction and Clarification The caption above says “The SW is incorrect: It’s 11 bedrooms”. But there is no mistake or
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As part of a new weekly series exploring the human impact of the government’s benefits changes this week we look at the spare bedroom tax and how it’s affecting our readers … Continue reading
In April the new ‘spare bedroom tax’ comes into force, meaning many low-income families and disabled people will be forced to move or face yet more cuts. The implications are frightening
• See a summary of the live Twitter chat with @Claire_phipps on #gdnchat and find out how to take part in the next chat about welfare reforms here … Continue reading
That mainstream political debate is ignoring the plight of this most vulnerable group of people is nothing short of shameful … Continue reading
Charities and police report rise in people shoplifting for groceries such as baby milk and food … Continue reading
DLA to PIP: What’s in a clause? Sometimes quite a lot—as disabled claimants will find out when they are tested for new PIP benefits
What’s in a clause? Sometimes quite a lot—as disabled claimants will find out when they are tested for new PIP
Laurie Penny: “Why, frankly, isn’t Parliament Square on fire?”
How hard a person works is not and never has been proportional to a person’s salary… BY LAURIE PENNY PUBLISHED
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Opinion is divided on planned cuts to welfare, but not everyone affected has a voice. We’d like to hear about your experiences … Continue reading
• Suicide rate among 45-59-year-old men highest since 1986
• Government to fund new research into suicide prevention … Continue reading
From Pillar to Post: Council tax blow to people on benefits
Letter The Guardian Monday 21 January 2013 21.00 GMT The minister for welfare reform told the House of Lords
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Controversial scheme which gives corporations privileged government access to be extended to a total of up to 80 firms … Continue reading
‘Dynamism’ is the World Economic Forum’s watchword as the way out of the crisis and it is meaningless … Continue reading
In secret meetings in tiny rooms, the rich plot to get even richer … Continue reading
Owen Jones: ‘British politics urgently needs a new force – a movement on the Left to counter capitalism’s crisis’
OWEN JONES Sunday 20 January 2013 If a new, networked movement of the Left could agree on some key
Presenting the financial crisis as a problem of public debt neglects its wider roots, argues Dan Silver, from his experience in Salford and Manchester. The result is an assault on the welfare state which won’t deliver economic recovery but is driving many into poverty. … Continue reading
‘Is Parliament fit for purpose?’ : DWP-AtoS issue now test of accountability of Government to House of Commons ~ Michael Meacher MP
January 19th, 2013 A month ago the Government was defeated in a vote on the floor of the House of
Even to a unionist like me, an Alex Salmond-led government is preferable to one that rewards greed and corruption … Continue reading
Assuming the worst: public attitudes to poverty ~ Has middle Britain really became more Scrooge-like over the recent past?
The Guardian, Monday 21 January 2013 19.52 GMT It is a factoid universally acknowledged that a voter in possession of a