A Very Scary Bar Chart On The Bedroom Tax
I am so scared by this that I just had to share it with you, readers. Thanks to the Papworth Trust for asking the question, and to Dr Eoin Clarke for sharing the graphic.
16 Jul 2013
News
Disability, The New Axis of Evil
The House of Commons debated an Opposition Day motion today calling for disability benefit cuts to be subjected to a cumulative impact assessment - the radical idea that if you subject someone to not one cut, but two, three or even six or more (DLA, ESA, ILF, Bedroom Tax, Benefits Cap, council care budget cuts, and the list goes on, and on, and on) you should actually add up everything they're losing. The standout contribution has to have been from (disabled) Tory MP Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys). "dragged to this Chamber by Pat's petition, We are Spartacus and other extremist disability groups that do not speak for the overall majority." Pat's Petition, extremists? Spartacus, extremists? Damn, better hope the accessibility atGuantanamo Bay's up to scratch for when they line all us uppity crips up for Extraordinary Rendition. "The cumulative impact assessment is a very narrow tool by which to judge the contribution of the disabled community in this country, their potential and what they can ach
16 Jul 2013
Disability row councillor resigns
Collin Brewer has sent in his resignation letter to Cornwall Council. Credit: ITV News West Country
16 Jul 2013
Nine Remploy factory closures announced
The five remaining Remploy factories in Scotland are to close, the UK government has announced.
11 Jul 2013
Tanni Grey-Thompson: Disability benefit cuts hurting and threatening memory of Paralympics
Lady Grey-Thompson said there was no sign the new welfare system was easier to use or that technology was going to save money
11 Jul 2013
Spending Review 2013: What it means for carers
The Spending Review, announced by the Chancellor in June 2013 sets out Government spending plans for the financial year 2015 - 2016. This review follows the Comprehensive Spending Review in 2010 which set out budgets from 2010 to April 2015.
10 Jul 2013