Tories sneak out continued benefit freeze behind announcement of royal engagement
Oh, joyous day! (That’s unless you receive Universal Credit, Jobseekers’ Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefit, or …
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The Conservative Party – nasty, stupid and clumsy
Independent luminary Andreas Whittam Smith reckons the Conservative Party in its current form is both nasty and stupid – and …
‘More or Less’ on the ESA deaths: MORE stupidity, LESS accuracy
BBC Radio 4’s More or Less promised a feature on the long-discussed deaths of people claiming Employment and Support Allowance …
Wrong again, Daily Mail! UN human rights investigation is welcome here
Where, exactly, is the “fury” that the Daily Mail wants us to believe has been sparked by the UN’s decision …
Home visit action* to check you are being treated appropriately*
You may get a visit from a government officer to check that you are being treated appropriately* for your status. …
ESA/WCA inquiry chair: ‘Victims are NOT being sidelined’
Dame Anne Begg has responded to concerns that people who submitted evidence to the Commons Work and Pensions Committee’s inquiry …
Why are victims being sidelined by MPs’ inquiry?
Here’s a disturbing email from the Commons Work and Pensions committee: “Thank you for your submission to Work and Pensions …
Send your ESA/WCA experiences to the new MP inquiry
The government wouldn’t do it – so an influential Parliamentary committee has decided to launch its own inquiry into Employment …
BBC confirms ‘Tory mouthpiece’ accusation with updated lies about ESA
I have complained to the BBC and the UK Statistics Authority about this disgrace. Today (January 25) the BBC published …
Victims tell how they were unfairly knocked off sickness benefits
‘Have 230,000 sick and disabled people been wrongly knocked off-benefit and forgotten?’ That was the question posed on this blog …