by The Editor | Sep 1, 2017 | International
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities report on the extent to which the UK complies with its convention was published yesterday. Unsurprisingly, given what we already know of Tory government, it condemns them thoroughly. The only...
by The Editor | Aug 29, 2017 | Politics
The guidelines for PIP assessors make it quite clear that anyone going to an assessment, or any person accompanying them, can take their own private written notes of the meeting. The same is true for Work Capability Assessments for ESA. These notes can be doubly...
by The Editor | Aug 20, 2017 | Politics
Along with hundreds of others I recently submitted a short story to @twenty4stories the project which aims to raise money for PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) – related needs (see here for more detail...
by The Editor | Aug 20, 2017 | Health & Education
Content societies require little in the way of persuasion. Frustrated and angry societies eventually require brute force to keep everyone in line. We’re not there yet, but the harassment and intimidation is already well underway. One has to at least admire the...
by The Editor | Aug 16, 2017 | Politics
“Scotland can, if it chooses to be bold, creative and ambitious, use the opportunity presented by independence to build a social security system for all of us.” I’m proud to present my latest report for the Common Weal White Paper Project, Social...
