Cameron cuts even Thatcher’s disabled benefits
As the Welfare Reform Bill receives its Commons second reading today, cancer charities have joined the increasing chorus of those concerned about the potentially disastrous impact of the legislation.
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A new low in DWP’s war on disabled benefit claimants?
On Friday, Left Foot Forward published a guide to faking up a benefits story in five easy steps using publicly available data; somebody followed the steps almost to the letter in concocting a story in today’s Sun.
How to fake up a Daily Mail benefits story in five easy steps
Declan Gaffney presents Left Foot Forward’s step-by-step guide of how to fake up a Daily Mail benefits story.
Look Left – ’AV it! Referendum campaign gets into full swing
After months of shadow boxing, the campaign proper kicked off this week as the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill finally received Royal Assent.
Today’s Express, Mail, Sun and Telegraph all wrong on Incapacity Benefit
Today’s Daily Express, Daily Mail, Sun and Telegraph all published misleading facts about Incapacity Benefit today, reports Declan Gaffney.
Reframing the debate requires a different, more accurate account of welfare
Declan Gaffney looks at ‘the people Labour forgot about’, and discusses disability, benefits and reframing the debate on welfare cuts.
Government plans to cut DLA could cause extreme hardship
Today sees the second National Protest Day against the significant cuts sick and disabled people face to their support, writes Sue Marsh.
Simon Hughes’ progressive claims don’t stack up
Simon Hughes thinks the Lib Dems are guiding the coalition in a progressive direction. But the economic damage done to Britain’s communities – including his own – overshadow any good.
Universal Credit – we still haven’t been told who will lose
It is still very far from certain whether the government’s Universal Credit proposals will be able to deliver its aim of a simpler, less complex welfare system.
Who’d have thought it – ‘real’ welfare is working
Is Britain really broken? New findings suggest that the growth of so called ‘welfare dependency’ may be massively overstated, reports Daisy Blacklock.