Anjuli Veall of Parkinson’s UK argues that the changes being made to DLA as it becomes PIP will harm those with conditions like Parkinson’s, and anyone with a long-term, yet fluctuating condition
The coalition is cutting support to people with disabilities without having piloted changes. Are ministers willing to hurt the most vulnerable on a hunch?
Jonny Mulligan runs through the reasons to not trust the government about LASPO, the bill which harms British justice more than anything in the last 800 years.
Wonga: Their annoying adverts are everywhere, they continue to prey on the vulnerable, yet this week, we got them to take down a page targeting students.
Ben Baumberg writes about where Labour can move on from the ‘benefit scrounger’ argument.
Alex Hern presents the clash between disability campaigner Sue Marsh and employment minister Chris Grayling from last night’s Newsnight.
Nomination for left-wing thinker of the year: The disability rights community, in trying to change the way the whole country thinks about people with disabilities.
The disability reform debate in the hall and the NHS debate outside are seemingly the only bright spots during the Liberal Democrat conference.
Ex-Tory peer Baroness Flather’s assertion that Bangladeshi and Pakistani families have more children to chase benefits is baseless in evidence, reports Daniel Elton.
A Conservative MP sparked outrage today by saying employers should be allowed to hire disabled people on less than the minimum wage, £5.93 an hour; Shamik Das reports.
