Disabled people live in ‘terror’ of the future
BRUSSELS – Already at the margins of society by virtue of casual discrimination, disabled people are often among the worst hit
Continue readingDisabled people live in ‘terror’ of the future
Disability issues in the news from the Black Triangle.
BRUSSELS – Already at the margins of society by virtue of casual discrimination, disabled people are often among the worst hit
Continue readingDisabled people live in ‘terror’ of the future
The Countess of Mar tabled a Written Question asking the Government why, in view of the fact that Chronic Fatigue
Two Nottingham residents, a pensioner and a wheelchair user, dubbed the ‘Atos Two’ have today (Tuesday November 15th) been charged
On 18th July 2011 Professor Malcolm Hooper wrote to the Secretary of State at The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Continue readingResponses from the DWP about the Department’s classification of ME/CFS
A father-of-four awaiting a kidney transplant and on benefits has been told that he is fit to work and could
Continue readingNorwich kidney transplant man told he’s fit to work by benefit assessors
Isle of Wight’s restrictions on eligibility for adult care the latest of several cuts to be overturned in the courts … Continue reading
Uproar as Circle Health confirms in document that critics’ unease about patients is justified … Continue reading
MPs have accused the government of “pandering to the Daily Mail” over the issue of incapacity benefit reform, after it published a
Continue readingGovernment “pandered to Daily Mail” over work test stats, say MPs
Thousands of disabled people who have been assessed under new government rules as fit for work are having the decision
Continue reading‘Fit to work’ appeals success rising – BBC News
“Latest DWP stats show that only 6% of new Disability Living Allowance claimants last year (January to December 2010) had
Proof of Unum influencing Government policy? EXECUTIVE SUMMARY UnumProvident has been operating in the UK for over 30 years, and is
Continue readingMemorandum submitted by Unum Provident to UK Government (EDP 03) From December 2002
Volunteer centres claim they are being exploited by private welfare to work providers who covertly refer jobless clients to them to gain “work experience”. … Continue reading
Yes, the public are angry with benefit cheats – but they may object to harrying the low paid into earning more … Continue reading
Following on for them raising the issue of Unums horrendous reputation in the US and their “business partnership” with The Guardian
Continue readingPrivate Eye Raises Questions Regarding Unum Again?
Couple had to walk ten miles a week to a soup kitchen for free food Charity call for investigation after
Report highlights how some patients were denied pain relief by nurses and were sometimes left without food and water … Continue reading
A MARRIED couple have been found dead in their Bedworth home following an apparent tragic suicide pact. Mark and Helen
Continue readingBedworth ‘suicide pact’ couple found lying side-by-side
Almost one million people will be stripped of their incapacity benefit payments and forced to look for jobs under major
Continue reading1 million to lose incapacity benefits under Coalition reforms
Due to the extensive research of Mo Stewart, a disabled female veteran of the WRAF, Unum’s influence and involvement with
Continue readingUnum Influence in the UK Continues to Wreak Havoc
“Not that she doesn’t recognize and understand the motivation of Black Triangle, the Scottish disability rights group which called for