Hate crime against disabled people rises 41 per cent in one year
This year's figures have jumped up worryingly, following just a 5 per cent rise the year before Getty
19 Nov 2015
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Hearing Matters
Hearing Loss is major public health issue that affects more than 11 million people across the UK.
17 Nov 2015
Ministers finally admit – almost – that they COULD assess overall cuts impact
The government appears to have finally admitted that it could carry out an assessment of the overall impact of its cuts and reforms on disabled people… if it had the right "tools".
17 Nov 2015
Now Tory MP says diabetics have only themselves to blame!
Once again I've been inundated with complaints about my Tory successor. Email/phone red hot etc…
17 Nov 2015
Finland prepares universal basic income experiment
Pack a heavy coat, folks, we're going to Finland. The Finnish Social Insurance Institution, also known as Kela, has begun work on a proposal that would guarantee a basic income to every citizen of the small Nordic nation. This system of a universal state-facilitated payment delivered to every Finnish person would transform the state's welfare system and potentially provide a blueprint for other countries looking to build a different kind of economy.
17 Nov 2015
Not now and not ever.
I am appalled.
16 Nov 2015