DWP breaches Freedom of Information laws to hide reports on Job Centre failings
How many times has the Conservative government trumpeted a new policy to include ordinary people in public policy, and then …
Tag Archives: FOI
Let’s find out the facts about people who have died under benefit sanction
“Dear DWP… “I am writing to request information regarding people on benefit and under sanction. If the information is available, …
DWP is wasting your money on bid to block publication of fit-for-work documents
The Department for Work and Pensions is wasting our money again: Documents relating to the government’s controversial fit-for-work tests could …
Freedom of Information request asks, ‘What guidance has God given Theresa May?’ #Brexit
How appropriate at this time of year. Someone has done a FOI request to the prime minister's office: pic.twitter.com/ZqVdGsgkT9 — …
Driven to fury by DWP’s attitude to the deaths it has caused
A commenter on the blog sent me a link to Jack Monroe’s Facebook page today. I’m probably as familiar with Jack …
Yes, Iain Duncan Smith – Vox Political HAS accused you of ‘outrageous action’. PROVE US WRONG
Iain Duncan Smith can’t prove us wrong. He deliberately refuses to collect the statistics that would confirm his claims – …
Freedom of Information Act consultation a ‘full frontal attack’, says actor Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen is another celebrity who is a hero of Vox Political. He supported This Writer’s Freedom of Information request …
Government knew about rise in mental illness long before this week’s study – but won’t talk about it
Yesterday (Wednesday), This Writer learned two new things about the new university study that has found 590 people committed suicide …
590 suicides: DWP denial is wrong – or an attempt to hide the facts
Nobody should have been surprised by the Department for Work and Pensions’ response to the revelation that suicide and mental …
Sickness benefit medical test caused massive increase in mental illness, research shows
New research has indicated that the work capability assessment – used by the government to decide whether a claimant should …