Dec 12, 20123 minTaking from the poor, Part 2The sheep story continues… Note that the traveller represents the recession, the rich man is the wealthy of this country and the poor men...
Dec 12, 20122 minBenefits and the BudgetGeorge Osborne has decided that benefits will be up-rated at 1% for the next three years. Previously, they would have been uprated in...
Dec 8, 20124 minTaking from the poorIn the Old Testament of the Bible there is a story about King David and an affair he had. The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a...
Oct 10, 20123 minSickness and suicide“84% of GPs say they have patients who have presented with mental health problems such as stress, anxiety or depression as a result of...
Oct 9, 20124 minDisability’s Not WorkingThe government has plans to further sanction long-term sick or disabled people if they deem these people to not be working hard enough. ...
Oct 7, 20123 minDavid Cameron: How we can make life better for disabled peopleThis is a speech made by David Cameron in 2009. “If you or someone you love suffers from a disability, life is going to be hard a lot of...
Sep 18, 20128 minDoes the public really support welfare reform?Welfare Reform has Public on its Side So says one of today’s Telegraph headlines.[1] Against a back-drop of criticisms from the...
Sep 6, 20129 minAtos and the ParalympicsA few days ago James Max wrote an article about Atos and the Paralympics. Many disabled people and their supporters have been upset by...
Aug 16, 20123 minWhat does God teach us when we suffer?I’ve been talking a lot with my family recently about appropriate responses to suffering. One of the most common responses I’ve come...
Jul 31, 20125 minPanorama and Dispatches report on the WCALast night Panorama (BBC2) and Dispatches (Channel 4) featured documentaries on the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), part of the process...