Now the Covid crisis is being used to lever working disabled people out of their jobs
Was there an underlying prejudice against people with disabilities all along, or did the Tories put it on the national …
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The Tory disablist double-bind: risk your life at work – or risk it by being denied benefits
Isn’t this the Conservative government turning the screw on people with disabilities – and on parents – yet again? People …
More than 600,000 jobs lost – so 45 fat cats can increase their wealth by £25 billion?
Covid-19 has had remarkably divergent effects on people, depending on their status in our society. At the bottom, more than …
Jewish Chronicle to close, with staff redundancies. The quality of UK media has improved
Forgive This Writer if I view this announcement with quiet satisfaction. The Jewish Chronicle was among the publications that libelled me as …
Coronavirus: ‘Deluge’ of benefit claimants are about to learn what it’s like to deal with the DWP
This is going to be ugly. According to The Independent, the Department for Work and Pensions is bracing itself for a …
Mothercare closes after nearly 60 years, with thousands of job losses
Another iconic British shopping brand has ended, 59 years after it was founded. All Mothercare shops in the UK will …
Paper highlights government-created barriers to work for people with disabilities
This is a pleasant surprise. I had expected an article in The Express about the way people with disabilities are kept …
£10m fund to help vulnerable people claim Universal Credit – but doesn’t it exclude those who need it most?
Disabled people, care leaves and people with mental illnesses will soon be able to get help from a £10 million …
Tories withdraw illegal leaflet telling disabled jobseekers to downplay their conditions
A “well-intentioned” leaflet urging people with disabilities to mislead employers about their conditions has been withdrawn by the Department for …
Concern over exploitation as zero-hours contracts skyrocket
More people in the UK are being exploited by employers using zero-hours contracts, it has been revealed. Is this an …