As an unpaid carer, I had to think about these shock statistics about us before realising they’re true
At first, I thought I must be one of the lucky eight per cent. New statistics from Carers UK show …
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My mistake: Carers facing DWP crackdown don’t just save billions. They save more than £100 BILLION
Remember a few weeks ago, when I reported that the DWP is planning to impoverish carers in a crackdown intended …
CJD sufferer to be homeless – Tories will call this their greatest achievement (Part One of Three)
The latest atrocity to be inflicted on the innocent by the Conservative government became the opening act of a three-part …
Report warns of health and earnings risk to unpaid family carers
It’s about time the spotlight swung round to illuminate the plight of unpaid family carers. I’m one, and I can …
Game of Thrones hero stands up for sleep-in carers
It’s always good to see a celebrity using their status to help others. Case in point: Kit Harington, star of Game …
Iain Duncan Smith suffers court defeat on benefits cap
This is a reprieve, not a victory, I fear. Iain Duncan Smith is a vindictive animal and, where victimising the …
Russell Howard tells it like it is about tax credits and tampons (STRONG LANGUAGE)
This Blog has been waiting more than a week to put up this clip of Russell Howard taking the Tories …
Discrimination against the disabled now includes their family members
A healthy man was sacked from his job because he had caring responsibilities for a daughter with cystic fibrosis, a tribunal heard. …
Labour pledges new support for family carers
You don’t get this kind of offer from the Conservatives, Lib Dems or other right-wingers, you know. The Labour Party …
Cameron’s cynical use of his late son is enough to turn anyone’s stomach
A commenter on the Facebook group provoked right-wing wrath after David Cameron’s speech yesterday by posting a photograph of a tearful-looking …