Many still don’t realise how far this government is bent on dismantling the public realm. Labour has to show us a way out … Continue reading
Month: March 2013
Liam Byrne defends ‘difficult’ decision not to vote against government after resignation of shadow ministerial aide … Continue reading
The coalition claims to be proud of our legal sector, but after the Cait Reilly case it has simply rewritten the law in its own favour … Continue reading
Report says attacks against people with disabilities are not properly recorded and support for victims is often inadequate … Continue reading
Labour’s Workfare Shame – A New Low For the Party That Pretends to Care About the Poor
Update: Labour welfare sanctions betrayal ~ Unite’s Len McCluskey threatens to cut purse strings Posted on March 22, 2013 Posted
Opposition likely to abstain from vote on law to prevent government having to pay £130m to jobseekers … Continue reading
A Response To DWP Minister Mark Hoban’s Lies: Workfare Doesn’t Work
BY BIRMINGHAM AGAINST THE CUTS | MARCH 19, 2013 · 11:57 AM In the Telegraph today, ahead of the
Continue readingA Response To DWP Minister Mark Hoban’s Lies: Workfare Doesn’t Work
The Salvation Army and YMCA have stepped into a murky moral swamp by joining forces with the government’s work programme … Continue reading
Inclusion Scotland & Glasgow Disability Alliance Holocaust Memorial Event
Although most people have heard of the Holocaust, many are still not aware of the estimated quarter of a
Continue readingInclusion Scotland & Glasgow Disability Alliance Holocaust Memorial Event
The myth of the “welfare scrounger”
A little noticed piece of DWP research shows that four out of five claimants spent at least three quarters
On the Labour Party Campaign Against the Bedroom Tax: Joint Statement and Petition by DPAC and Black Triangle Anti-Defamation Campaign in Defence of Disability Rights
Joint Statement and Petition by DPAC and Black Triangle Anti-Defamation Campaign in Defence of
Liam Byrne is going too far by endorsing Iain Duncan Smith’s failed programme
“Both he (Iain Duncan Smith) and I believe sanctions are vital to give back-to-work programmes their bite” ~ Liam
Continue readingLiam Byrne is going too far by endorsing Iain Duncan Smith’s failed programme
Bethan Tichborne to appeal against public order conviction for telling PM he had ‘blood on his hands’ during anti-cuts protest … Continue reading
Sign up to support Ken Loach’s appeal
March 16, 2013 The welfare state is being dismantled by the coalition government, bringing great suffering to the
Lawyer for Cait Reilly and Jamieson Wilson, who won court battle over unpaid work, condemns ‘repugnant’ emergency law … Continue reading
Join The Workfare Week of Action Now ~ Help End Forced Work for Good!
‘Workfare Disappearing From the High Street Help End Forced Work for Good’ – Posted on March 17, 2013 by johnny void Two determined groups of
Continue readingJoin The Workfare Week of Action Now ~ Help End Forced Work for Good!
“You’ve always been a pest” Stagecoach driver tells disabled man refused entry on bus
Siew Peng Lee • Published 14 Mar 2013 15:30 A DISABLED Pars fan was left “humiliated” after being ordered off
Bedroom Tax Protests: Liam Byrne roundly heckled and John McDonnell loudly cheered as hundreds turn out for demo in Birmingham
BY BIRMINGHAM AGAINST THE CUTS | MARCH 17, 2013 · 1:11 PM Hundreds of people came out to demonstrate against this coalition’s
“I’m not seeing Spartacus” DWP’s Hoban emphatically tells Michael Meacher MP as DWP Ministers run frit of seeing delegation on Atos Healthcare
Michael Meacher MP This week something happened which is without precedent in my 40 years of Parliamentary experience. On an
The most significant – and potentially most politically damaging – bodyswerve on the bedroom tax this week was slipped out without fanfare. … Continue reading