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Scottish GPs back call to end work capability assessments

Published 29/03/2012 11:30 PM SCOTTISH GPs are backing a move to end controversial work capability assessment’s (WCSs). Disability rights group Black […]

by JJ

on Apr 23

End inhumane WCA assessments

PUBLISHED in LETTERS 19/04/2012 11:18 PM End inhumane WCA assessments We, the undersigned, fully support the decision made by Paul […]

by JJ

on Apr 23

YOUR CALL – National Freephone Telephone Counselling Service for Disabled People in Scotland

Your Call Telephone Counselling Tel: 08088 01 03 62 National Freephone Telephone Counselling Service for Disabled People in Scotland. 08088 01 03 […]

by JJ

on Apr 23

Are most incapacity benefit claimants found fit for work in some parts of the country?

23 April, 2012 – 17:07 — Alex Walsh Over the weekend the Daily Mail dubbed Brentwood, Essex, the skiving capital […]

by JJ

on Apr 23

Ten of the UK's biggest private outsourcing companies have been shortlisted to deliver controversial Personal Independence Payment health assessments - with one notable exception

by JJ

on Apr 23

Simple Guide: “How to deal with the Work Programme” for those placed on it

This guide assumes that you are not already on the Work Programme and not been referred to it. Firstly, if you can spend […]

by JJ

on Apr 22

50,000 across North-East and North Yorkshire to lose sickness benefit

8:50am Saturday 21st April 2012 in Catterick By Rob Merrick UP to 50,000 people will be forced off sickness benefits across […]

by JJ

on Apr 22

Cynical reflections ahead of the next public sector strike: Real militancy against austerity will come from outside the unions

‘Real militancy against austerity will come from outside the unions and – short of something bloody spectacular – the pensions […]

by JJ

on Apr 22

ROGUE Company AtoS has failed to remove grossly misleading claims as ordered by the ASA

French company Atos, which has a £108m per year contract with the government, has failed to remove grossly misleading claims from […]

by JJ

on Apr 22

SNP: Fit-for-Work judgments must be based on impartial medical evidence not “arbitrary Whitehall targets” set by ConDem Ministers

Published on Saturday 21 April 2012 00:29 ALMOST 5,000 Scots claiming incapacity benefit have been reassessed as being “fit for work” […]

by JJ

on Apr 22

Worn-out under-70’s will be counted among the work-shy scrounger unemployed category of the undeserving poor

Retirement is for Directors and the rich “They may be tired, worn-out and not very fit, but that will not […]

by JJ

on Apr 22

Sick and Disabled Claimants “A waste of human life” says DWP Minister Grayling

More than four in ten of Bradford’s sickness benefit claimants are being told to get a job, it has been […]

by JJ

on Apr 22

Sacked by the DWP after 34 years’ service for depression – and then found ‘fit for work’ by DWP/AtoS

Extraordinary! The Express would normally say she was benefit-scrounging scum – a malingerer on the take. Here’s Jane’s story: CLAIMS […]

by JJ

on Apr 22

Legal Aid abolitionist and insurance-industry lackey Minister Jonathan Djangoly laughs at asbestos victims

Legal Aid abolitionist and insurance-industry lackey Jonathan Djangoly showed the true face of the Tory Party yet again last week […]

by JJ

on Apr 22

840 claimants fail back to work test – The Staffordshire Sentinel

Published Saturday, April 21, 2012 HUNDREDS of benefit claimants have been told they are fit enough to work. From 1,160 […]

by JJ

on Apr 22

Owen Jones: I can afford to pay the rent – most people can’t

The ‘London Clearances’ gathers momentum: To get a two-bed place in Tower Hamlets you need more than double the median […]

by JJ

on Apr 22

Disability Cuts protest brings traffic chaos to central London – Disability Lib

Disabled activists have again brought traffic chaos to central London by chaining their wheelchairs across busy pedestrian crossings in protest […]

by JJ

on Apr 20

Bedroom Tax: The downsizing dilemma

Next April housing benefit recipients under-occupying social homes will be forced to choose between paying a penalty or moving […]

by JJ

on Apr 20

Bedroom tax: ‘Why it’s the homeless and the elderly that should be worrying’

Published by Ross Macmillan for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Central Government, Communities, Local Government The far-reaching impact of a policy trimming around the edges of […]

by JJ

on Apr 20

Dear Dave and Nick…What is Society, Big or British coming to?

“Dear Dave, What is society, Big or British, coming to? What have we come to in the UK when […]

by JJ

on Apr 20

'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

Scottish GPs back call to end work capability assessments

End inhumane WCA assessments

YOUR CALL – National Freephone Telephone Counselling Service for Disabled People in Scotland

Are most incapacity benefit claimants found fit for work in some parts of the country?

Simple Guide: “How to deal with the Work Programme” for those placed on it

50,000 across North-East and North Yorkshire to lose sickness benefit

Cynical reflections ahead of the next public sector strike: Real militancy against austerity will come from outside the unions

ROGUE Company AtoS has failed to remove grossly misleading claims as ordered by the ASA

SNP: Fit-for-Work judgments must be based on impartial medical evidence not “arbitrary Whitehall targets” set by ConDem Ministers

Worn-out under-70’s will be counted among the work-shy scrounger unemployed category of the undeserving poor

Sick and Disabled Claimants “A waste of human life” says DWP Minister Grayling

Sacked by the DWP after 34 years’ service for depression – and then found ‘fit for work’ by DWP/AtoS

Legal Aid abolitionist and insurance-industry lackey Minister Jonathan Djangoly laughs at asbestos victims

840 claimants fail back to work test – The Staffordshire Sentinel

Owen Jones: I can afford to pay the rent – most people can’t

Disability Cuts protest brings traffic chaos to central London – Disability Lib

Bedroom Tax: The downsizing dilemma

Bedroom tax: ‘Why it’s the homeless and the elderly that should be worrying’

Dear Dave and Nick…What is Society, Big or British coming to?

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Scottish GPs back call to end work capability assessments

End inhumane WCA assessments

YOUR CALL – National Freephone Telephone Counselling Service for Disabled People in Scotland

Are most incapacity benefit claimants found fit for work in some parts of the country?

Simple Guide: “How to deal with the Work Programme” for those placed on it

50,000 across North-East and North Yorkshire to lose sickness benefit

Cynical reflections ahead of the next public sector strike: Real militancy against austerity will come from outside the unions

ROGUE Company AtoS has failed to remove grossly misleading claims as ordered by the ASA

SNP: Fit-for-Work judgments must be based on impartial medical evidence not “arbitrary Whitehall targets” set by ConDem Ministers

Worn-out under-70’s will be counted among the work-shy scrounger unemployed category of the undeserving poor

Sick and Disabled Claimants “A waste of human life” says DWP Minister Grayling

Sacked by the DWP after 34 years’ service for depression – and then found ‘fit for work’ by DWP/AtoS

Legal Aid abolitionist and insurance-industry lackey Minister Jonathan Djangoly laughs at asbestos victims

840 claimants fail back to work test – The Staffordshire Sentinel

Owen Jones: I can afford to pay the rent – most people can’t

Disability Cuts protest brings traffic chaos to central London – Disability Lib

Bedroom Tax: The downsizing dilemma

Bedroom tax: ‘Why it’s the homeless and the elderly that should be worrying’

Dear Dave and Nick…What is Society, Big or British coming to?

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