Oct 3, 20133 minThe Contributory PrincipleThere is a debate continuing around the social security system on whether those who have paid in more should get back more when they need...
Sep 28, 20133 minThe benefits system, workfare and public opinionWe cannot afford to base policy on public opinion when the public opinion is based on false information. ESA is a good example of this....
Aug 31, 20133 minDisability versus SicknessSick or disabled? Carl is a paraplegic. That’s definitely a disability, not a sickness. Right? But then Carl’s paraplegia means that...
Aug 23, 20134 minThe importance of medical evidence for disability assessmentsWhen it’s their word against yours, medical evidence is what proves you’re not the one lying. Medical evidence is what says that you are...
Aug 19, 20132 minConflicting PoliciesJust as nature takes millions of years to regain diversity after a mass extinction, so neighbourhoods take years, even decades, to build...
Aug 17, 20134 minConservatives have ignored their history on disability benefit reformA new disability benefit should reflect the policy intent that the important factor is not the medical condition but the effect that it...
Jul 30, 20132 minBedroom Tax DespairIt’s been a pretty depressing day. Disabled people have fought for change after change to the government’s cuts and austerity measures....
Jul 8, 20133 minSomething for nothing culturesI’m getting sick of this ‘something for nothing’ attitude that MPs seem to have regarding social security. They complain about giving...
Jun 24, 20135 minBeveridge PrinciplesWhen Sir William Beveridge wrote his report on social insurance he identified five giant evils: squalor, ignorance, want, idleness and...
Jun 15, 20134 minMobility scooters aren’t an adequate replacement for legsA couple of weeks back I wrote about a recent experience using trains as a disabled person. As one reader pointed out, part of my problem...