Party leader takes shelter in police riot van as demonstrators chant: ‘Ukip scum off our streets’ … Continue reading
Month: May 2013
Atos assessments are cruel and unethical says doctor who has resigned
‘Disability benefit assessments ‘unfair’, says ex-worker’ The fit to work tests were introduced in 2010 and have proved controversial
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Benefit claimants face tests as GPs fail to provide information
Magnus Gardham Political Editor Wednesday 15 May 2013 THOUSANDS of benefit claimants are being subjected to stressful fitness-for-work tests
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Labour supporters have hardened their attitude towards social justice because Labour did. Miliband must reverse this … Continue reading
The hidden welfare state that the U.K. government dares not speak of
The Hidden Welfare State Posted on May 14, 2013 by syzygysue The UK has
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Bedroom Tax suicide: Stephanie Bottrill’s grieving son Steven hits out at David Cameron
Iain Duncan Smith’s punishing new payments were the last straw for the tragic 53-year-old who killed herself to avoid plunging
“The government was to blame” : Woman’s suicide highlights dispute over welfare changes
Article written by Patrick Burns 14 May 2013 Last updated at 11:53 Political editor, Midlands “The government was
‘GPs unaware they can flag up patients at risk’ ~ The Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News
By John McArdle Published on 14/05/2013 12:00 Sick and disabled people are being subjected to enormous and avoidable suffering as
Doctors’ leaders could face protests over ‘fitness for work’ campaign snub
By John Pring May 10, 2013 4:23 pm Disabled activists could target the British Medical Association (BMA) with direct action
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GPs say benefits tests causing ‘enormous suffering’ ~ Edinburgh Evening News
Published on 08/05/2013 12:00 SOME of the Capital’s most vulnerable residents are being subjected to “enormous avoidable suffering” as
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Deputy First Minister Sturgeon tells IDS: NHS now under intolerable strain due to extra workload created by benefit reforms
By Judith Duffy Sunday 5 May 2013 SCOTTISH ministers have warned UK Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith
Leading doctors protest at ‘cruel’ disability assessments ~ Letter
Black Triangle Campaign Anti-Defamation Campaign in Defence of Disability Rights info@blacktrianglecampaign.org 1. Doctors’ Letter TEXT On 24th June
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Welfare reforms not fit to work ~ Leading doctors protest at ‘cruel’ disability tests
Herald View Sunday 5 May 2013 THE misery that the UK welfare reforms have caused disabled
Leading doctors protest at ‘cruel’ disability tribunals
Campaign launched to challenge the benefits system in a bid to protect the wellbeing of vulnerable claimants. Exclusive by
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Why Labour is to Blame for UKIP
Posted on May 03, 2013 by Rev. Stuart Campbell This shouldn’t take long. Since 1997, and particularly since 2001,