Health
Survey finds 70% of disabled people unaware of their rights
A new survey, to mark the Equality Act, has found that 20 per cent have never heard of the DDA; a further 51 per cent said they knew little or nothing about it.
Cameron’s dodgy cancer stats
David Cameron's selectively used data on cancer death rates last night. The facts support a greater focus on early diagnosis - an approach he opposes.
Tory Cancer Drug Fund is fatally flawed
The Tories' new Cancer Drug Fund is fatally flawed. It is uncosted, inequitable, inefficient, and subject to top-down political control.
Tory social care policies will hit the poor hardest
All the available evidence of where Tory-style plans have been implemented shows minimal take-up rates where voluntary systems have been introduced.
Cameron ignores medical evidence on abortion
David Cameron's remarks about abortion today have re-ignited the ‘time-limit debate’ as an electoral issue. The anti-choice ball is rolling early in the campaign.
Report finds disabled “wrongly denied” benefit
A report by the Citizens Advice Bureau, which is endorsed by several high profile disability charities, has revealed even more evidence the tests don't work.