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Tory MPs want £31,000 pay rise

By Adrian Holliday, Mar 28, 2013 Filed under: News 421 Comments British MPs are struggling to make […]

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on Apr 6

A double whammy of a revised appeals process and the abolition of legal aid threatens to deny benefits to vulnerable claimants

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on Apr 5

Hundreds of bankers to save average £54,000 a year through tax cut

This article titled “Hundreds of bankers to save average £54,000 a year through tax cut” was written by Patrick Wintour, […]

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on Apr 5

David Cameron says chancellor is right to question role of welfare in 'subsidising lifestyles' such as Mike Philpott's

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on Apr 5

George Osborne is fighting back, aware that tax cuts for the rich and benefit cuts for the frail shock even natural conservatives. But this is just the start

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on Apr 5

FACT Benefit Fraud: It is not Disabled People or Claimants who are Frauds and Scroungers but Neo-Nazi Tory Scum and their Tabloid Tools

According to the DWP – the true figure for claimant fraud for 2011/2012 is actually 0.8%. Who is lying […]

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on Apr 4

DBC report shows how Atos and Capita will deliver PIP assessment

Posted on April 4, 2013 A new report published today by the Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) raises concerns about the delivery […]

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on Apr 4

Tory MPs respond to Philpott case by calling for new curbs on child benefit

RT Elliot Folan @LeftieHamster ‘In the last few days, commentators and politicians on the political right have […]

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on Apr 4

Labour must understand what matters to people, and go much deeper than a series of 'offers' to tempt voters to the ballot box

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on Apr 4

Exclusive: Offshore financial industry leak exposes identities of 1,000s of holders of anonymous wealth from around the world

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on Apr 4

Iain Duncan Smith claimed £39 breakfast on expenses (that’d leave him £14 for the rest of the week)

By Jason Beattie 4 Apr 2013 00:00 The Work and Pensions Secretary was accused of “living in a different world” after the […]

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on Apr 4

Woman whose disabled partner was found hanged warns of “devastating’’ impact of disability cuts

PUSHED OVER THE EDGE BY BENEFITS FEAR BY JULIE MORGAN Last updated at 11:39, Thursday, 28 March 2013 A […]

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on Apr 3

Edinburgh Council Greens welcome Labour/SNP City Council coalition No Bedroom Tax Evictions policy but warn more must be done

By Edinburgh Greens April 3, 2013 Posted in: News Edinburgh Greens have welcomed news that City of Edinburgh Council […]

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on Apr 3

Edinburgh City Council Labour/SNP Coalition adopt No Bedroom Tax Evictions Policy

Labour/SNP Coalition on Edinburgh Council adopt No Bedroom Tax evictions position joining Labour-led Fife and 9 other SNP-led councils Joint […]

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on Apr 3

So far 350,000 have challenged Iain Duncan Smith to show he really can live on £53 a week. No wonder he seems rattled

• Ruth Patrick: This is how people on benefits actually feel

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on Apr 3

Black Triangle & Disability Rights Speeches at Edinburgh Bedroom Tax Protest 30th March 2013 Scottish Parliament Holyrood

John McArdle speaks for Black Triangle at 16m20s in. Susan Archibald of The Archibald Foundation and Black Triangle supporter speaks […]

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on Apr 3

10 lies we’re told about welfare

Has someone made Jim Royle a policy adviser? Millions are being made poorer while we’re fobbed off with porkies […]

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on Apr 3

Watch: the Bedroom Tax Protest anthem is here “Ya cannae have a spare room in a poky cooncil flat”

A song about the Bedroom Tax, written for the demos all over the UK on Saturday 30th […]

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on Mar 30

Labour’s unity is skin-deep

Members of the shadow cabinet don’t trust their leader to cover their backs, says Dan Hodges. BY DAN HODGES PUBLISHED […]

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on Mar 30

Why April will be the cruellest month in the age of austerity

The “bedroom tax”, the new Poll Tax and the 1% cap on benefit increases will squeeze the poor as […]

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on Mar 30

'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

Tory MPs want £31,000 pay rise

Hundreds of bankers to save average £54,000 a year through tax cut

FACT Benefit Fraud: It is not Disabled People or Claimants who are Frauds and Scroungers but Neo-Nazi Tory Scum and their Tabloid Tools

DBC report shows how Atos and Capita will deliver PIP assessment

Tory MPs respond to Philpott case by calling for new curbs on child benefit

Iain Duncan Smith claimed £39 breakfast on expenses (that’d leave him £14 for the rest of the week)

Woman whose disabled partner was found hanged warns of “devastating’’ impact of disability cuts

Edinburgh Council Greens welcome Labour/SNP City Council coalition No Bedroom Tax Evictions policy but warn more must be done

Edinburgh City Council Labour/SNP Coalition adopt No Bedroom Tax Evictions Policy

Black Triangle & Disability Rights Speeches at Edinburgh Bedroom Tax Protest 30th March 2013 Scottish Parliament Holyrood

10 lies we’re told about welfare

Watch: the Bedroom Tax Protest anthem is here “Ya cannae have a spare room in a poky cooncil flat”

Labour’s unity is skin-deep

Why April will be the cruellest month in the age of austerity

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Tory MPs want £31,000 pay rise

Hundreds of bankers to save average £54,000 a year through tax cut

FACT Benefit Fraud: It is not Disabled People or Claimants who are Frauds and Scroungers but Neo-Nazi Tory Scum and their Tabloid Tools

DBC report shows how Atos and Capita will deliver PIP assessment

Tory MPs respond to Philpott case by calling for new curbs on child benefit

Iain Duncan Smith claimed £39 breakfast on expenses (that’d leave him £14 for the rest of the week)

Woman whose disabled partner was found hanged warns of “devastating’’ impact of disability cuts

Edinburgh Council Greens welcome Labour/SNP City Council coalition No Bedroom Tax Evictions policy but warn more must be done

Edinburgh City Council Labour/SNP Coalition adopt No Bedroom Tax Evictions Policy

Black Triangle & Disability Rights Speeches at Edinburgh Bedroom Tax Protest 30th March 2013 Scottish Parliament Holyrood

10 lies we’re told about welfare

Watch: the Bedroom Tax Protest anthem is here “Ya cannae have a spare room in a poky cooncil flat”

Labour’s unity is skin-deep

Why April will be the cruellest month in the age of austerity

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