Disabled DWP staff report increased discrimination in the workplace
The Department for Work and Pensions has been criticised for an increase in the number of its own staff reporting discrimination on the grounds of disability.
27 Feb 2016
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Driverless cars: London wants Google vehicle trials
Transport bosses in London want Google to try out its driverless cars in the capital.
27 Feb 2016
we just need to think.....
It's funny. Everyday there is something in the papers or online that rattles my cage and makes me want to write stuff. And, almost always, it's something the Government has done, is about to do or is thinking seriously about doing that gets me incensed enough for me to get itchy typing fingers and for the words to flow. I sometimes wonder if I should write David Cameron a thank-you note. Honestly. if it wasn't for him I'd find myself with very little to say.
27 Feb 2016
Bed-blocking patient’s powerful letter to David Cameron about her four weeks stranded in hospital
Poppy Hasted, 55, from Lambeth, South London, has suffered from multiple sclerosis since 1985.
27 Feb 2016
Musings from a bed-blocker…
So - Lord Carter has said in a report published today that hospitals need to find a solution to 'bed blocking'. Now, that's an easy one. I know what needs to happen. Four words - sort out social care! If the Government was prepared to spend some money on doing this rather than cutting services left, right and centre, otherwise healthy people could be discharged safely from hospital as soon as they are better, freeing up their beds!
27 Feb 2016
Nearly 14,000 disabled people have mobility cars taken away
Nearly 14,000 disabled people who rely on a specialist motoring allowance have had their cars taken away from them following government welfare changes.
22 Feb 2016