A doctor who worked for the private company which assesses people for disability benefits says its methods are “unfair”. Greg Wood, a former Royal Navy doctor, resigned from Atos earlier this month, after working as an assessor for two-and-a-half years. … Continue reading
Are we all sitting comfortably? We are, then let me tell you a bit of news. The Home Secretary thinks that all police officers should be fitted with “Spy Cameras”, the type that we now often see on police officers … Continue reading
Katie Hopkins seems to have a hatred of people who are disabled and especially disabled people living or should I say existing on benefits, she has after all a record for this sort of abuse - http://atosvictimsgroup.co.uk/2012/05/13/katie-hopkins-of-apprentice-fame-attacks-those-on-disability-benefits/ This woman has no … Continue reading
At last, after three years of cuts to social care, there now seems to be a growing awareness that there may be a problem in cutting this vital public service. Sadly that problem, at least as far as the newspapers … Continue reading
From depression to anxiety and ADHD, more of us now suffer from mental health problems and need pills to treat them — or so we’re told. But in this shocking indictment of modern psychiatry, JAMES DAVIES suggests that this rise … Continue reading
Many people have been shocked by a story which appeared on Twitter yesterday. Alex has collated the tweets here. To put this in context, the poster Thomas Hemingford’s twitter profile reads: “Man. Married, disabled wife. 3 Children, 1 disabled.” Now … Continue reading
The case in this article about this woman’s father shows how secret courts are going to be used against those who try and defend their loved ones, you’ll start to see more and more cases like this mark my words? … Continue reading
The behaviour of Atos and the Police in this matter is absolutely disgusting, we are no longer living in a free democracy, we are living in a secret police state, a place where just ice can no longer be guaranteed. … Continue reading
In her first public interview, Lisa Coleman, the manager who oversees the firm’s contract with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), was asked by BBC Radio 4′s You and Yours programme if she would like to apologise. She replied: … Continue reading
A BBC radio star has beaten the Government in a tribunal after they wrongly claimed she was fit to work as she recovered from intensive chemotherapy and losing both breasts. Val Armstrong, of Carlisle, Cumbria, challenged the Department For Work … Continue reading