Legal action against U.K. Government launched by sister of ex-soldier David Clapson who died as a direct result of DWP sanctions regime Monday 7th November 2016 Gill Thompson’s legal case for her brother David, who was diabetic and died … Continue reading →
“Consequently, the Committee considers that there is reliable evidence that the threshold of grave or systematic violations of the rights of persons with disabilities has been met in the State party.” Published Monday 7th November 2016 1600 hrs GMT +1 … Continue reading →
Reblogged By Kitty Jones November 6th 2016 I’ve read the government’s Work, health and disability green paper: improving lives and consultation from end to end. It took me a while, because I am ill and not always able to work … Continue reading →
October 21st 2016 By Gail Ward Co Founder Cradle2Grave The whole concept of joining the dots together under one campaign after being battered and bruised by Tory Austerity for six years seemed a big task. Happily, Cross Border … Continue reading →
By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday September 29th 2016 A Labour government would replace the “discredited” fitness for work test with a new assessment but it would not scrap benefit sanctions, the party’s shadow work and pensions … Continue reading →
4th August 2016 John Pring Disability News Service A disabled man was left to survive on the streets of London overnight after he was kicked out of hospital, and then forced by a council to beg for money to fund … Continue reading →
WHEN was the last time a mass social democratic party anywhere in the world was formally forbidden to meet? The best answer I can come up with is 1973, in the wake of the military takeover in Chile.
Continue reading →“This has been a rough campaign. Characterised by bitter rancour and apocalyptic predictions rather than reason and facts, a proxy civil war in the Tories has turned into something exhausting and dispiriting … Continue reading →
Posted by Black Triangle Campaign Friday 17th July 2016 02:20 B.S.T. In 2006 Nigel Farage MEP was a speaker at the Far-Right Swinton Circle in 2006 Jo Cox’s murderer was a “one of the earliest subscribers and supporters of “S.A.Patriot,” … Continue reading →
A vicar has said he is prepared to be bankrupted and go to prison to highlight benefit cuts and charges he claims are “shortening people’s lives”. The Reverend Paul Nicolson, 84, who lives in Tottenham, spoke out ahead of a … Continue reading →
A feature article by Mo Stewart For the purposes of budgeting, politicians discuss welfare and healthcare seperately. Of course, in reality, the two are closely linked. If the welfare of patients is compromised then a higher demand for healthcare often … Continue reading →
Appalled activists protested outside a London premiere last night after describing the film as a “disability snuff movie” that suggests disabled people are better off dead. The protest outside the Curzon Mayfair cinema in London’s West End was coordinated by … Continue reading →
For the attention of PC Nick Porter, Police Scotland Mandate for Solicitor Advocate Mr. Aamer Anwar Monday 16th May 2016 Allegation of Breach of Duty in Public Office by Mssrs. Iain Duncan Smith MP and Chris Grayling MP – Incident/Crime … Continue reading →
Updated from: http://loopys-rollingwiththepunches.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/iain-duncan-smith-legacy.html The following is a list of policies and damning court decisions and findings undertaken under the watch of Iain Duncan Smith (emphasis on those affecting disabled people): April 2011: LHA (Local Housing Allowance) is reduced to … Continue reading →
Disabled campaigners are hoping a new government taskforce will lead to apprenticeships becoming more accessible to disabled people, despite concerns over who ministers will invite to take part. Three government departments announced this week that they have set up the … Continue reading →
By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 5th May 2016 Scottish police are assessing whether to launch a criminal investigation into the failure of two government ministers to address a coroner’s concerns about the safety of the “fitness for … Continue reading →
Report by Mo Stewart: The takeover by the U.S. private medical insurance industry of the UK welfare state
Continue reading →Search Home Abstract PDF Current Issue Archive Online First J Epidemiol Community Health doi:10.1136/jech-2015-206209 Research report ‘First, do no harm’: are disability assessments associated with adverse trends in mental health? A longitudinal ecological study Foreword by Black Triangle – In … Continue reading →
Austerity and Public Law Michael Adler: Benefit Sanctions and the Rule of Law Editors’ note: The blog is running a new series titled ‘Austerity and Public Law’. The theme explores the implications or impact of the austerity measures in the … Continue reading →
Copyright John Pring Disability News Service Friday 30th October 2015 Cameron quizzed again on death of Michael O’Sullivan and DWP’s secret reviews The prime minister has been questioned in the House of Commons for the second consecutive week about the … Continue reading →
