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Full rollout of Universal Credit has been delayed – but planned changes are no good

October 16, 2018

The Conservative government’s campaign to inflict misery and torment on the poor and vulnerable, known euphemistically as Universal Credit, is …

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Why did disability charity United Response appoint a private health insurance boss as chair?

August 19, 2018

What can I say about the Unum corporation that I haven’t already mentioned, years ago? Nothing. Here’s a recap: “If …

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Liar Damian Green has derided the UN report on disability rights. Does he have a point?

November 9, 2016

Silly question, really – he’s talking nonsense, as the Conservative Party has been since it came back into office in …

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Successful ‘fit for work’ appeals add to evidence against ‘work capability assessment’ system

September 11, 2015

How long will the Conservative Government continue to resist calls to scrap its nonsense ‘work capability assessment’, while publishing evidence …

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Protest today against work capability assessment creator

September 8, 2015

The Disabled Activists’ Network Cymru (DAN Cymru) is organising a vigil and protest against a decision by the Socialist Health Association to …

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Disability assessment system ignores evidence and pushes claimants towards death

July 28, 2015

If you have a long-term illness or disability but have wondered why you receive low scores on the government’s face-to-face …

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Tories plan benefit system massacre

March 27, 2015

  The headline is no joke. Based on the plans revealed by the BBC, if the Conservative Party is re-elected …

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PM’s broken promise threatens 80,000 disabled veterans

November 29, 2014

The following article by disability researcher Mo Stewart was intended for publication in tandem with a story on the same …

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Meet the pain management nurse who is set to unseat Iain Duncan Smith

September 10, 2014

Gratitude is due to Andrew Sharp for notifying Vox Political of the one major omission in our story about the challenge …

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Wrong again, Daily Mail! UN human rights investigation is welcome here

August 28, 2014

Where, exactly, is the “fury” that the Daily Mail wants us to believe has been sparked by the UN’s decision …

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