Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Disability benefits: Minister to clarify assessment regulations
Ministers are clarifying how mobility disability assessments are carried out following criticism of changes to Personal Independence Payments.
12 Feb 2013
Disability cuts are affecting students' futures
The welfare reform bill set to be implemented in April has led to fears for the future of disabled students as the Disability Living Allowance is set to replace Personal Independence Payments (PIP). This may lead to the 'exclusion of disabled people' from society and may mean that over 280,000 disabled people will not get support or be affected by 2016.
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12 Feb 2013
The Shadow State: The "dehumanising, degrading" treatment of disabled people
There was a fascinating, and - were it not for the tragic background - almost hilarious little exchange buried away in the parliamentary debate last Thursday about the Atos contract to deliver the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). It involved the Conservative MP Robert Halfon and the Labour MP Kevan Jones, and it told us so much about the outsourcing process.
AW
12 Feb 2013
The Great Disability Scam?
Only half of all people with a disability are in work. Panorama investigates if one of the government's most ambitious welfare reforms, costing billions of pounds, can solve the problem of disability unemployment. Reporter Sam Poling reveals the private companies who are getting rich from the new reforms despite only b
12 Feb 2013
Signs - too many or too few?
Surrey is reviewing its policy of road signs (including road markings). If you see a sign that does not need to be ther...
12 Feb 2013
Lib Dems Secure U-Turn on Crisis Payments to Most Vulnerable
Liberal Democrats on Wiltshire Council made an impassioned plea to stop Wiltshire's Cabinet stopping 'crisis loans', an essential life line for Wiltshire's most vulnerable.
12 Feb 2013