10 Facts About Benefits Britain
1) A TUC survey showed that people think around 41% of benefits go to the unemployed, the real figure is 2.6%. (1)
23 Mar 2014
News
I take my hat off to Iain Duncan Smith. Only he could turn a disability crisis into a fiasco
We no longer discuss whether Iain Duncan Smith's reforms will succeed or fail. We no longer need thinktanks and charities to produce reports on what might happen if you attempt to reform every strand of the social security system at once, without taking any advice at all from people who actually live with illnesses or disabilities, and at a time when money is short and compassion shorter.
SM
20 Mar 2014
Lib Dems demand better step-free access at Kilburn Station
Local Liberal Democrats are calling on Transport for London and the Mayor Boris Johnson to improve access at Kilburn station and to speed-up the work to replace the lift at the station.
20 Mar 2014
Why Sarah Teather Is On Hunger Strike Today
Tomorrow I shall be fasting as part of the End Hunger Fast Relay. I pick up the baton from the Bishop of Salisbury tonight and pass it on to a Quaker leader on Sunday as we take part in an act of community solidarity with the thousands of British people who go hungry each day because they cannot afford to buy food.
13 Mar 2014
Disability candidate
Lib Dem Candidate Chosen March 5, 2014 6:11 AM Dukes Ward Candidate Teresa Smith
12 Mar 2014
New research sheds light on mysterious fibromyalgia pain
Fibromyalgia affects 1% to 5% of Americans, mainly women, but until recently, scientists had no idea what might be causing its severe and mysterious pains. For decades, doctors told patients their agony was imaginary, the result of emotional hysteria, not a physical ailment.
12 Mar 2014