‘First do no harm’: Public to lobby Parliament over DWP assessments
Activists are to lobby Parliament next month in a bid to persuade MPs to impose stricter rules on the assessors …
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DWP launches SEVENTH review of benefit errors in a year. But were they REALLY mistakes?
As I write this, I, Daniel Blake is on the TV – its television premiere. The scene involves the title character’s …
Did McVey quit the government to avoid questions on disability deaths cover-up?
Remember when Esther McVey quit the government last week, claiming it was because of Brexit, and I suggested she was …
Theresa May’s snub to grieving mum shows Tories are engineering benefit-related deaths – and they don’t care
You know what I’m going to say about this. The Department for Work and Pensions is adamant that we must …
Disability benefit assessors hired ‘security guard’ to beat up claimant’s husband
This is scandalous on several levels. A government-employed benefit assessment company hired a man to assault the husband of a …
Terminally-ill woman forced to walk to doctor’s on crutches by Tory cruelty
Stealing vital transport from the terminally-ill – that’s “compassionate Conservatism” for you in this day and age. Tories once claimed …
Why did disability charity United Response appoint a private health insurance boss as chair?
What can I say about the Unum corporation that I haven’t already mentioned, years ago? Nothing. Here’s a recap: “If …
Scottish Parliament heckler provides more proof that Esther McVey really is a ‘stain’ on humanity
Congratulations to John Pring at Disability News Service for interviewing the man who heckled Esther McVey during her evidence session …
Data shows multiple complaints made against scores of PIP assessors
This information is worth having – not necessarily for what it says in its own right – but certainly because …
Holocaust Memorial Day tweet triggers hate-filled denial of disability-related deaths
My word. This Writer’s experience after Prime Minister’s Questions today demonstrates the danger of publishing unwise words – and I don’t …