Iain Hodge, 30, committed suicide at the flat he shared with fiancee Vicki Pollock. Vicki, 28, discovered his body when she got up in the morning. She called the emergency services but there was nothing that could be done for … 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
Now I know that disabled people enjoy a laugh just like the next person but this latest bit of news I have is not funny whatsoever? According to a very well-respected blogger it appears the Nursing Times is accepting sponsorship … Continue reading
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
Devoted mum Elizabeth Barry faces sending autistic son Ryan into care because of the Government’s Bedroom Tax. The single parent is the main carer for the 20-year-old, who doctors say has the mental age of a toddler. But the pair, … Continue reading
A MAN chained himself to the railings of a Jobcentre in a row over benefit payments. David Garbett, of Southwick, said he was left without money after his employment and support allowance, £99 per week, which he received fortnightly, was … 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
A DISABLED Hampshire woman faces being thrown out of her home just a year after her husband died, because of the Government’s new “bedroom tax”. Taxpayers have already spent £10,000 adapting her home but now Carmen Haynes says she will have … 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