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
Falling living standards are a problem of Labour's making
Making use of the slowest news month of the year, the Labour party has released details of a report which (shock horror) has shown that living standards have fallen as a result of the financial crisis and subsequent recession.
7 Aug 2013
Resurfacing road through Marton
The Highways Department of the Council have now had a quotation for resurfacing the road through Marton. The aim is to do the job thoroughly with a long lasting asphalt surface. Hopefully this work will go ahead quite soon but I will be keeping a sharp eye on progress in case the Council try to add this job to the numerous cuts they are enacting at the moment.
6 Aug 2013
Cost Of Sickness And Disability Benefit Appeals Soars To Record £66 Million
The cost of appeals against Employment and Support Allowance decisions (ESA) - a benefit for sick and disabled people unable to work - has soared to a record-breaking £66 million, up £21 million since 2009/10.
6 Aug 2013
Blind Jobseeker Wears Shirt Saying ‘I Need A Job’ To Remploy For Meeting
A BLIND jobseeker was ordered to turn inside-out a homemade T-shirt emblazoned with a plea for work at a job session. Andrew...
6 Aug 2013
Ian Noon: Who at DWP thought it was OK to propose that deaf people could only make a claim by telephone?
A minor little campaign victory achieved at NDCS the other week: the Department for Work andPensions (DWP) accepted that deaf people should not be forced to use the phone to make a claim for the new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit.
6 Aug 2013
Office for Disability Issues
Following the independent Triennial Review of Equality 2025 and the
6 Aug 2013