Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
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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
Farron hails campaign for Cumbrian jobseekers
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has tabled a motion in Parliament in support of the North West Evening Mail's "We Want to Work" Campaign, recognising its early success and calling for similar schemes to be available throughout the region.
13 Feb 2013
News from Elstow: No Verge Parking and Travellers
No Verge Parking: Cllr Tim Hill has been contacted by many local residents who wish to see a no verge parking scheme put in place in their street. The Borough Council is now introducing no verge parking zones in other areas, for example in Barkers Lane and in Longholme Way, given that verge parking can be dangerous, creates an obstruction and causes damage to verges and services such as cables.
13 Feb 2013
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.
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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