‘Suicide’ of bedroom tax victim: Grandmother, 53, hit by £20-a-week charge dies after leaving note saying the Government was to blame…

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Stephanie Bottrill, 53, was found dead by a motorway last weekend. Earlier, she had posted her keys and a note saying the Government was ‘to blame’ for her death through a neighbour’s door. Her son Steven, 27, told the Sunday … Continue reading

Disabled people have never had it so bad…

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  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

Five disabled people lose challenge over scrapped scheme that gave them independence

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Five disabled people have lost their High Court challenge over the Government’s decision to abolish a scheme that helps them live independently. Their lawyers asked Mr Justice Blake, sitting in London, to declare “unlawful” the consultation process that led to … Continue reading

Baroness Tanni Grey Thomson doesn’t get top job, “What’s the big deal that’s life for disabled people all the time”…

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Tanni Grey Thomson has been turned down for the position of Head of Sport England in favour of Nick Bittel Chief Executive of the London Marathon, some people are questioning this decision but did anyone really think the government would … Continue reading

John Cruddas Another Champagne Socialist…

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305035/Labours-Comrade-Cruddas-beautifully-remote-THIRD-home-Irish-Coast-writing-Milibands-manifesto.html   Related articles Will Jon Cruddas have the courage to deal with Labour’s Liam Byrne problem? Labour’s Comrade Cruddas and the beautifully remote THIRD home on the Irish Coast where he is writing Miliband’s manifesto Labour policy chief Jon … Continue reading

Legal aid cuts will force people to take law into their own hands, Britain’s top judge warns in extraordinary attack on ministers

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People will be forced to ‘take the law into  their own hands’ if government cuts to legal aid mean they cannot afford to seek  justice in the courts, Britain’s top judge has warned. Lord Neuberger expresses alarm at the  consequences … Continue reading

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Watch/Listen to this: Shaye- Broken Britain…

This is wonderful, the talented Shaye, the 15 year old progeny of journalist Sonia Poulton has written, performed and made the video for her song ‘Broken Britain’ all proceeds go to charity
and she asks fans to sign the WOW
petition
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Disabled people employed to wash cars in Enfield Borough Council job scheme

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Disabled people will be employed to wash cars in an Enfield Borough Council scheme to help them into work. The authority has agreed to launch an eco-car wash in the Palace Gardens Multistorey Car Park in Enfield Town, with plans … Continue reading

Judgment expected on government’s unpaid work schemes

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The court of appeal will on Tuesday judge whether government employment schemes constitute forced labour and if tens of thousands of unemployed people will still be entitled to compensation after being wrongly sanctioned by the Department of Work and Pensions. … Continue reading

Atos/DWP have driven people to self harm themselves in dramatic ways…

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If anyone has any doubt as to the consequences of what Atos and the UK government are forcing people to endure then please look no further than this picture above. I don’t know the full background to the picture but … Continue reading