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The Tories are spending more taxpayers’ money on assessing whether Britons are fit to work than they are saving in reductions...

Subject: Destitution [UK] From: Special Rapporteur On Extreme Poverty And Human Rights Date: 6:04 AM (2 hours ago) Dear Mr. Miller, On beh...

My best friend Daniel hung himself three days ago. He was a kind and gentle soul who had lived in London for almost 15 years. He had alwa...

THOUSANDS of sick and disabled people have died or committed suicide due to the conservatives new reforms and attack on those who are vulner...

ANTONY WALKER had his benefits docked after French firm’s fitness-to-work tests – but experts at an appeal took just minutes to see sense ...

Reblogged from Vox Political: Hugely unpopular: Thousands of people have demonstrated against the bedroom tax on the poor since it ...

Reblogged from Shadows In The Mirror: For most of my life I have been very fortunate in the fact that I have been healthy, hardly ever ...

Reblogged from Vox Political: Insanity: Apologies for using this image yet again but it perfectly encapsulates the lunacy that is ram...

From the facebook page ‘ATOS miracles’ 27th August 2013: Stephen Critchley:  An open letter to Mr Cameron, Mr Clegg and all Con-Dem ...

The shock figures, from research by leading charities, are the latest blow to the credibility of employment tests Campaign: Protes...

Reblogged from Welfare News Service: Tuesday 30th July 2013 I took a phone-call from the DWP. Wednesday 31st July 2013 I took an over...

Reblogged from Grannie's Last Mix:  There have recently been a number of reports in local newspapers up and down the country of ...

Jobsworths at a Norwich job centre have been slammed over their ‘cruel and degrading’ treatment of an ill woman who was refused use of t...

from the Facebook page “bedroom tax…think its unfair…join the fight here, 22nd August 2013: “So, about a year ago, my father was denied...

A brain damaged disabled man who regularly suffers seizures thought to be possibly ‘mini strokes’ was struck down by one - midway through...

The following event took place on 20th August 2013 at the Jobcentre on Exchange Road in Watford. I was attending a work related face ...

Sweeping changes to the welfare system could be leaving people already struggling with mental health issues contemplating suicide. Tha...

  Ian Woollard has been told to find a job despite being in poor health. A MAN suffering the after effects from blood clots on his lu...

Reblogged from Vox Political: Good shot: Work and Pensions secretary Iain ‘Returned to Unit’ Smith takes delivery of the nation’s v...

Reblogged from Vox Political: Employment Minister Mark Hoban: His attempt to cover up the failings of the ESA Work Capability Assess...