Disability issues in the news from the Black Triangle.
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Government sends ‘threatening’ Access to Work letters
Disabled people who rely on a key employment support scheme to stay in work are being given just a week
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Legal opinion funded by campaigners suggests ‘hands-off’ clause will remove the health secretary’s accountability … Continue reading
From a common aspiration, welfare has been turned into a notion that sets ‘the poor’ apart from the rest of society … Continue reading
A leaked government report has revealed the “disturbing” levels of discrimination, bullying and harassment faced by disabled civil servants
The report, obtained by Disability News Service, also reveals that many disabled civil servants – who are no longer eligible
Government ‘delayed unhelpful DLA stats until summer break’ by John Pring (DNS)
The government appears to have delayed publishing crucial evidence that undermines a key part of its controversial welfare reform bill
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Government given dressing-down over ‘fitness to work’ figures by John Pring – Disability News Service
Wednesday, 24 August 2011 News provided by John Pring at www.disabilitynewsservice.com The government has been told by the UK’s official statistics
Andy Worthington’s Blog: ‘Brutal Benefit Cuts for the Disabled Are Leading to Suicides in the UK’
When it comes to callousness, the supposedly caring veneer of David Cameron’s Tory party disintegrated almost as soon as the
The government’s Work Capability Assessment for disabled people is one of the toughest in the world – it is not fit for purpose
First published by the London School of Economics blog on May 17th 2011 A major component of the ‘new labour’
HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS UNITE AGAINST FORCED STERILISATION – EUGENICS is alive and well and is rearing its ugly head in modern Europe:
ALL STORIES SPOTTED BY SUE MARSH – DIARY OF A BENEFIT SCROUNGER: http://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/ 24 August 2011 /// A coalition of human
‘Human Rights? Not if you’re Disabled’ – by Sue Marsh on her blog ‘Diary of a Benefit Scrounger’
Friday 26th August 2011 For goodness sake make it stop!!!! Some seriously scary articles have been popping up – should
Atos Macht Frei – That Censored Carer Watch Post Revealed!
Black Triangle demands to know why Atos did not approach the site owner or hosts of the site that posted
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PETITION: We have the democratic right to peacefully march through Tower Hamlets on 3 September to show unity of Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Sikh, Hindu, Black, Asian and LGBT communities, trade unions and all those against fascism and for freedom, and to voice opposition to the EDL’s attempts to divide us.
NO PASARÁN! THEY SHALL NOT PASS! Right to march against racist EDL We, the undersigned, welcome the banning
Getting to Grips With ESA – UNUM’s Advice to Financial Advisors
Well wort a viewing, a presentation for Financial Advisor’s on Unum’s Website – Click HERE to View A Master Class for
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Benefits critics are silenced
A MULTINATIONAL firm contracted by the Government to assess benefit claimants has been accused of using heavy-handed legal tactics to
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ATOS HEALTHCARE OR DISABILITY DENIAL FACTORIES: By Mo Stewart RESEARCH SUMMARY PLEASE READ AND CIRCULATE AS WIDE AS YOU CAN
Care firm silences its critics
A private company given £100 million of public money a year to assess whether disabled people are “fit for work”
Unum unveils consumer campaign
Unum has unveiled its marketing strategy which will include consumer focused television adverts later this year. The provider coincided the announcement, with