Tag Archives: Poverty
“I keep being kicked in the gutter”: the cruelty of multiple cuts
Thousands of people with disabilities or long-term illness are now being affected by simultaneous cuts. As the welfare state undergoes unprecedented changes, the same people are being hit over and over again, says Frances Ryan. Article By Frances Ryan – … Continue reading
Disability benefit assessments ‘unfair’, says ex-worker
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
Disabled people have never had it so bad…
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
Baroness Tanni Grey Thomson doesn’t get top job, “What’s the big deal that’s life for disabled people all the time”…
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
Liam Byrne and the Labour Party finally joins up with the Nasty Party “Did we really expect anything else”…
So the Labour Party have at last come out of the closet, they have made it clear they will follow the Tory‘s and the right-wing media in attacking those in society who are least able to defend themselves. Liam Byrne … Continue reading
Iain Duncan Smith and his Jackboot Propaganda cannot be allowed to win over….
It is not just the Tory faithful who wish to see the end of the welfare system as we know it, the Labour Party too have jumped on that bandwagon for they have at every opportunity turned their backs on … 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.
Liam Fox Should stick to playing Doctors & medical Student with his good friend Adam Werritty…
Liam Fox the Disgraced Ex Government Minister wants George Osborne to announce further cuts to the Welfare Budget, the slimebag is also hinting that he wouldn’t be against returning to front line politics again in the cabinet If his old … Continue reading
Today’s poor are depicted as a freak show, just as the Elephant Man was
The Conservatives are inviting people to see poverty as a kind of self-inflicted moral freak show, to be gawped at and despised Continue reading