Last summer, when Mary Laver carried the Olympic torch along Newcastle’s New Bridge Street buoyed up by the cheers and applause of the crowds lining the route, it was as a British hero. The former RAF servicewoman has rheumatoid arthritis … Continue reading
I’m writing this after having been offered a “Conference Call” with Dr.Stephen Duckworth, I had originally agreed to such a call in the near future but have now decided to decline this offer for several reasons, one being his interview … Continue reading
I am extremely grateful for the huge number of persons and organisations who have written to me both before and after the debate in the House on Atos on 17 January. If this campaign succeeds, and I believe it will, … Continue reading
Online-only Universal Credit system will come into force later this year following the closure of many advice centres Continue reading
Atos it seems is becoming more profitable the more it denies people’s disabilities and sickness. Atos have published a 36% increase in its profits, an increase which was produced through it’s “Disability Denial Factories”, places where you enter as a severely disabled or … Continue reading
Demonstrators call on government to stop planned closure of A&E department and downgrading of maternity ward Thousands of protesters have marched through south-east London to demand that the government stops the planned closure of a hospital’s accident and emergency department … Continue reading
Article By Michael Meacher MP A month ago the Government was defeated in a vote on the floor of the House of Commons on a very important issue – the question of the level of the EU budget. The … Continue reading
Welfare Minister, who also has a £1.9 million London home, is labelled as an ‘out of touch hypocrite’ The Tory lord plunging 95,000 into poverty with his “bedroom tax” stays in an eight-bedroom country mansion … when he’s not living … Continue reading
Government Response to Disability Living Allowance Petition The government has responded to the petition submitted by Michael Moulding, Deputy Leader of the Community Action Party to “Stop the Abolition of Disability Living Allowance for Personal Independence Payments”. The Community Action … Continue reading
I think I had better start at the beginning. That dreadful time in the summer of 2010 when David Cameron and Nick Clegg formed the Condem government. A dreadful nightmare that quickly became the harsh reality. I listened to all … Continue reading