JJ, Author at Black Triangle Campaign

She didn't save Britain or turn the economy round. We need to break with her failed model to escape its baleful consequences

by JJ

on Apr 17

Man partially paralysed with brain haemorrhage shot himself after benefits stopped

‘Benefits withdrawal led to man’s suicide’ 12:19pm Wednesday 17th April 2013 in News By Karen Darley A FORMER farm labourer shot […]

by JJ

on Apr 17

More than 130,000 sign Wirral Merseyside carer’s online ‘bedroom tax’ petition

10:07am Tuesday 16th April 2013 in News Exclusive By Craig Manning A WIRRAL carer’s online petition against the ‘bedroom tax’ has […]

by JJ

on Apr 17

Lots of people are wondering why the employment figures aren't worse, since we're in such a slump. Well, if you measure them properly, they are

by JJ

on Apr 17

Here Endeth The First Lesson

Grimethorpe Colliery Band ‘Nimrod’ from Elgar’s ‘Enigma Variations’ Now there was a certain rich man, and he was […]

by JJ

on Apr 17

Attitudes to welfare change once people understand the detail. For all last week's sound and fury, Labour was 10 points ahead

by JJ

on Apr 12

DESPICABLE #DWP #ATOS tell woman with mental age of 3yrs to get a job (not satire – please share)

Black Triangle Comment: Therefore I said, “Turn away from me; let me weep bitterly. Do not try to console me […]

by JJ

on Apr 11

No Thatcher effect: Tories hit record poll low despite Iron Lady death

Thursday, 11 April 2013 By Ian Dunt politics.co.uk The Conservatives’ poll ratings hit an unprecedented low today, dashing hopes that […]

by JJ

on Apr 11

Angus Robertson MP tells UK parliament: “Thatcher helped remind us that Scotland has a national consensus that values society, values solidarity and values community. For that at least, we can be grateful”

10 April 2013 Last updated at 17:35 The leader of the SNP at Westminster Angus Robertson said Scotland “would […]

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on Apr 11

The evidence simply doesn't support the divisive notion of a split between hardworking goodies and jobless baddies

by JJ

on Apr 11

Tony Blair has warned Labour of the dangers of tacking to the left on tax and spending. Writing in the New Statesman, he says that the party runs the risk of wrongly assuming that the public mood has shifted decisively leftwards since the financial crisis. Is he correct?

by JJ

on Apr 11

‘The main reason I didn’t celebrate Thatcher’s passing is because she has won’ by Peter Lockhart

By Peter Lockhart Wednesday 11th April 2013 I have a lot of friends who were celebrating Thatchers death. I didn’t […]

by JJ

on Apr 11

A state occasion in all but name, Thatcher's funeral requires a divided nation to pretend to be as one

by JJ

on Apr 11

SHOCK figures from Shelter reveal 3.9m British families are one payday away from homelessness

By SIMON READ WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL 2013 More than eight million people are one payday away from not being able to […]

by JJ

on Apr 11

Disabled women are twice as likely to be victims of domestic violence as other women – and it's harder for them to get help and get away, too

by JJ

on Apr 11

The Philpott Murders: In Tory Britain, women’s issues are rarely seen or heard in the media

10 April, 2013 by Hampshire Feminist Collective By Megan Sherman [content note: domestic violence, abuse] Murderer Mick Philpott’s judicial and media […]

by JJ

on Apr 10

Glenda Jackson on Thatcher’s legacy: “We were told it was care in the community: it was no care in the community”

Also of direct pertinence to Glenda Jackson’s speech: An open letter to American feminists on the death of […]

by JJ

on Apr 10

YOUR ‘Challenging your ‘bedroom tax’ decision’ toolkit by Govan Law Centre

Challenging your ‘bedroom tax’ decision If you have been issued with a ‘bedroom tax’ decision by your local council […]

by JJ

on Apr 10

ATOS: A carer’s heartrending plea for help from Sarah Newton deputy chair of the Conservative Party and MP for Truro and Falmouth.

Carer’s plea for help to Sarah Newton deputy chair of the Conservative Party and MP for Truro and […]

by JJ

on Apr 10

An open letter to American feminists on the death of Margaret Thatcher ~ Hampshire Feminist Collective

An open letter to American feminists on the death of Margaret Thatcher 9 April, 2013 by Hampshire Feminist Collective So yesterday […]

by JJ

on Apr 10

'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

Man partially paralysed with brain haemorrhage shot himself after benefits stopped

More than 130,000 sign Wirral Merseyside carer’s online ‘bedroom tax’ petition

Here Endeth The First Lesson

DESPICABLE #DWP #ATOS tell woman with mental age of 3yrs to get a job (not satire – please share)

No Thatcher effect: Tories hit record poll low despite Iron Lady death

Angus Robertson MP tells UK parliament: “Thatcher helped remind us that Scotland has a national consensus that values society, values solidarity and values community. For that at least, we can be grateful”

‘The main reason I didn’t celebrate Thatcher’s passing is because she has won’ by Peter Lockhart

SHOCK figures from Shelter reveal 3.9m British families are one payday away from homelessness

The Philpott Murders: In Tory Britain, women’s issues are rarely seen or heard in the media

Glenda Jackson on Thatcher’s legacy: “We were told it was care in the community: it was no care in the community”

YOUR ‘Challenging your ‘bedroom tax’ decision’ toolkit by Govan Law Centre

ATOS: A carer’s heartrending plea for help from Sarah Newton deputy chair of the Conservative Party and MP for Truro and Falmouth.

An open letter to American feminists on the death of Margaret Thatcher ~ Hampshire Feminist Collective

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Man partially paralysed with brain haemorrhage shot himself after benefits stopped

More than 130,000 sign Wirral Merseyside carer’s online ‘bedroom tax’ petition

Here Endeth The First Lesson

DESPICABLE #DWP #ATOS tell woman with mental age of 3yrs to get a job (not satire – please share)

No Thatcher effect: Tories hit record poll low despite Iron Lady death

Angus Robertson MP tells UK parliament: “Thatcher helped remind us that Scotland has a national consensus that values society, values solidarity and values community. For that at least, we can be grateful”

‘The main reason I didn’t celebrate Thatcher’s passing is because she has won’ by Peter Lockhart

SHOCK figures from Shelter reveal 3.9m British families are one payday away from homelessness

The Philpott Murders: In Tory Britain, women’s issues are rarely seen or heard in the media

Glenda Jackson on Thatcher’s legacy: “We were told it was care in the community: it was no care in the community”

YOUR ‘Challenging your ‘bedroom tax’ decision’ toolkit by Govan Law Centre

ATOS: A carer’s heartrending plea for help from Sarah Newton deputy chair of the Conservative Party and MP for Truro and Falmouth.

An open letter to American feminists on the death of Margaret Thatcher ~ Hampshire Feminist Collective

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