‘New blitz on benefit cheats’ trumpets the Daily Express  http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/287882/New-blitz-on-benefit-cheats. ‘The Government is joining forces with Crimestoppers to make it […]
It’s because of the previous government that cancer patients are suffering additional pain? By Laurie Penny Cancer patients are to […]

The politicians driving welfare changes have personal experience of the support they are seeking to erase
The dramatic scenes in English cities last August of burning buildings, bands of hooded and masked youths pillaging stores, and […]

Targeting people with terminal illness might be so awful as to be a tactical manoeuvre. It's hard for campaigners to tell
Scottish ministers have been urged to think about new laws to soften the “significant” impact of planned changes to the […]
Unum whistleblowers seem to be increasing in numbers and contacting DCS, Inc. with inside information concerning Unum’s claims practices. I […]

Report to MPs recommends medical tests and 'back to work' interviews for thousands undergoing treatment
A graduate is taking legal action against the government over a scheme which she says forces people to do unpaid […]
A brilliant initiative and should be useful to many, especially with the cuts to legal aid that are going through […]
Higher benefits for poor families could do more harm than good, Iain Duncan Smith claimed last night, as feckless parents […]
Schools and councils need to do more to address the discrimination disabled children continue to face despite positive steps taken […]
The government’s plan to limit employment support allowance to 12 months for people with debilitating illnesses makes no sense whatsover, […]

There is a climate of hostility towards people for whom life is already difficult and it is being fostered by politicians and journalists
Private health firms could be given access to anonymous NHS patient records and other NHS data, under plans to be […]
Macmillan Cancer Support has strongly criticised a Department of Work and Pensions decision to propose changes to the benefits system […]
A government minister and executives from the company that carries out “fitness for work” tests on disabled people have faced […]
Ministers have been forced to hire more than 80 new judges in a multi-million pound effort to address appeals by […]
GLASGOW’S great extremes of rich and poor are, at this time of year, thrown into even sharper relief, just as […]
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