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Care crisis: Council’s failings mean disabled man has to be dragged upstairs to his flat

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  October 13th 2016 by John Pring -Disability News Service A disabled man has to be dragged up the stairs to his second-floor flat by his personal assistant because of his local council’s failure to rehouse him in safe, accessible … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, CQC, NHS | Tagged Austerity, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, Human rights | 1 Reply

MSPs hear call for government to ‘speak out more forcefully’ on WCA deaths

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    13th October 2016  By John Pring -Disability News Service A disabled activist has told a parliamentary committee that the Scottish government should “speak out more forcefully” about disabled benefit claimants who have died as a result of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle Campaign, Black Triangle News, Capita, Chris Grayling, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Mo Stewart, Police, UN, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Scotland, Scottish politics, Welfare, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Black Triangle speaks out to the Scottish Social Security Committee

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        October 6th 2016 Today John McArdle from Black Triangle spoke at the Social Security Committee to highlight the problems with the current system run by Westminster, and to help shape the future for disabled people of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle Campaign, Black Triangle News | Tagged Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Scotland, Scottish politics, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Tory conference: Mowat hides from heat over social care crisis

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By John Pring Disability News Service October 6th 2016   The Conservative party has refused to explain why ministers appear to have dodged any mention or discussion of the social care crisis at this week’s annual conference. Health secretary Jeremy … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Channel 4, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, ILF Fund, Learning Disability England, NHS | Tagged Disability, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, Human rights, Independent Living Fund, John Pring, Politics, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Ministers know their WCA system is increasing suicide risk, says Ken Loach

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By John Pring Disability News Service October 6th 2016   Government ministers know their “fitness for work” system is making disabled people’s health worse, and is increasing the risk of suicides, the award-winning film director Ken Loach has told Disability … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Chris Grayling, Cradle2Grave Campaign, Damien Green, DWP, I Daniel Blake, Ian Duncan Smith, Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, Police, UKCRPD, United Nations | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Cradle2Grave Camapign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scotland, Scottish politics, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Statement on ending repeat work capability assessments for severe, lifelong conditions

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  October 3rd 2016 Yesterday we received the announcement from Damien Green that reassessments were to cease, Black Triangle  unequivocally endorses our sister campaign DPAC’s Statement and we have ‘nothing to add or subtract to it’. DPAC Statement; “This morning … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP | Tagged Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Damien Green, Disability, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 3 Replies

DWP issued guidance that made suicides more likely, then ‘lied’ to cover its tracks

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By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday September 29th 2016 or removing regulations 29 and 35, and said that such a move would provide substantial savings. But the memo – drawn up before the 2015 election, and to be used … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Liz Carr, Maximus, Not Dead Yet, Rick Burgess | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

‘Fit for work’ suicide man’s sister tried to take her own life after DWP ordeal

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  By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday September 21st 2016   The sister of a man driven to suicide by the “fitness for work” system tried to take her own life after being “treated like a criminal” by the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith, Lib Dems, Maximus, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Scotland, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Two Apparent Irregularities Involving UNUM, ATOS, And DWP

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  September 17th  By George Berger for  DPAC http://dpac.uk.net/2016/09/two-apparent-irregularities-involving-unum-atos-and-dwp/ Debbie Jolly, Jonathan Rutherford, and Mo Stewart have discussed the influence of UNUM on the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) [1]. Here I study relations of UNUM to DWP and ATOS that … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Human Rights, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Lord David Freud, Mo Stewart, UKCRPD, UN, Unum | Tagged Atos, Aylward & Waddell, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, LiMa, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

ESA figures show ‘very disturbing’ drop in number placed in support group

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  15th September 2016 John Pring http://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/   “Very disturbing” new government figures show a steep fall in the proportion of disabled people being found eligible for out-of-work disability benefits. Disabled campaigners fear the figures show the government is cutting spending … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Maximus, WCA Deaths | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Black Triangle Campaign, Catherine Hale, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Council wants to watch abuse survivor shower and toilet to check post-ILF needs

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September 8th 2016 John Pring Disability News Service A disabled woman has told how her local council is threatening to spend several days watching her every move as she eats, showers and uses the toilet, in order to check if … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, John McDonnell, Labour Party | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, John Pring, UK news | 2 Replies

Benefit claimants die as DWP staff keep failing to follow suicide guidelines

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  September 8th 2016 John Pring Disability News Service The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to consider an inquiry into its repeated failure to prevent the deaths of benefit claimants, despite the release of damning new information … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Police, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Scotland, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 2 Replies

COMING SOON ~ ‘CASH NOT CARE’… Mo Stewart

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  August 28th 2016 By Mo Stewart “Stewart names names.  She shows where and how the policies originated.  She destroys all claims that they were based on solid research. And she vividly paints a clear picture of how disabled people … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Human Rights, Labour Party, Lord David Freud, Maximus, Peter Beresford, Prof Danny Dorling, UKCRPD, UN, United Nations, Unum, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Dame Anne Begg, Debbie Abrahams, Disability, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Kim Burton, Margaret Thatcher, Neo -Liberal, Politics, Professor Sir Mansel Aylward and Gordon Waddell, Tories, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

DWP hides seven secret benefit suicide reviews

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August 25th 2016 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is refusing to publish nine secret reviews into the deaths of benefit claimants, despite finally admitting that seven of them relate to people who took their own lives. DWP only … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, WCA Deaths | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Access website’s inclusive solution after one man’s lifetime of photography

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4th August 2016 John Pring Disability News Service A disabled campaigner has launched a new photo-based website that has put decades of his work online, in a bid to share information about the accessibility of venues across Britain and Ireland. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Wales | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, DNS, Equality, John Pring, Photographer, Society, UK news | Leave a reply

Documents show WCA suicide death mirrored 2010 tragedy

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4th August 2016 John Pring A physiotherapist took just 35 minutes to carry out a face-to-face assessment that led to a man with complex mental health problems being found “fit for work”, a decision that appears to have triggered his … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Chris Grayling, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith, Ministry of Justice, Police, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Politics, Scotland, Welfare, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Campaigners Call for Boycott Of Workfare Slave Labourers

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Campaigners are calling for people to boycott workfare users this week after  a long court battle to get those taking part in using cheap workfare named and shamed to be released . See the list below and say ‘NO’ to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Boycott Workfare, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Black Triangle, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Workfare | Leave a reply

“We have demolished the case for austerity” – Corbyn’s speech at leadership launch

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This is the speech given by Jeremy Corbyn at UCL Institute of Education when he launched his bid for re-election as Labour leader today. I’m proud of what we have achieved in the last ten months. Labour is stronger … we … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Labour Party, Labour party leadership, Politics | Leave a reply

Scottish Campaigner Dr Tony Cox Found Guilty

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Thursday 21st July 2016 1400 hrs BST Dr Tony Cox was today sentenced to 150 hours community service at 0945 this morning at Dundee Sheriff Court after being convicted of threatening behaviour towards employees of MAXIMUS Inc who carry out … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Dr Tony Cox, Maximus, Police, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, disability rights, Scotland, Scottish Unemployed Workers Network, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Owen Smith challenged over disability record

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One of the two prospective candidates to challenge UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has been accused over his record on people with disabilities. Owen Smith, who is the UK Member of Parliament for Pontypridd, was the Shadow Work and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, Human Rights, Labour Party, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Benefits, Disability Politics, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Politics, UK news, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

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