Saturday, 20 December 2014
Monday, 15 December 2014
#DecentJobsWeek: Too poor to be off sick | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC
#DecentJobsWeek: Too poor to be off sick | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC
Until recently all of us assumed that when we are off sick we would still be paid, whether through a sick pay scheme negotiated by a trade union, through a company sick pay policy or, in the absence of these, through statutory sick pay (SSP).
Until recently all of us assumed that when we are off sick we would still be paid, whether through a sick pay scheme negotiated by a trade union, through a company sick pay policy or, in the absence of these, through statutory sick pay (SSP).Thursday, 11 December 2014
People With Mental Health Problems Hammered By Sickness Benefit Sanctions | Welfare Weekly
People With Mental Health Problems Hammered By Sickness Benefit Sanctions | Welfare Weekly
More than 60% of adverse Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
sanctions decisions made during the first three months of 2014 were
against people with mental health issues or behavioral problems, new
figures show.
More than 60% of adverse Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
sanctions decisions made during the first three months of 2014 were
against people with mental health issues or behavioral problems, new
figures show.
People With Mental Health Problems Hammered By Sickness Benefit Sanctions | Welfare Weekly
People With Mental Health Problems Hammered By Sickness Benefit Sanctions | Welfare Weekly
More than 60% of adverse Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
sanctions decisions made during the first three months of 2014 were
against people with mental health issues or behavioral problems, new
figures show.
More than 60% of adverse Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
sanctions decisions made during the first three months of 2014 were
against people with mental health issues or behavioral problems, new
figures show.
Wednesday, 10 December 2014
A Class War Is Raging in Britain, But Only One Side Is Taking Punches | John Wight
A Class War Is Raging in Britain, But Only One Side Is Taking Punches | John Wight
Go into any supermarket in the run up to Christmas and you will likely
see a shopping trolley by the door designated for donations to your
local foodbank. For many of us the idea of walking past it without
donating jars, forcing us to wrestle with a conscience that is
particularly sensitive to poverty and need at a time of year when excess
and greed is encouraged in advertising campaigns which leave no stone
unturned when it comes to manipulation and mawkish sentimentalism.
Go into any supermarket in the run up to Christmas and you will likely
see a shopping trolley by the door designated for donations to your
local foodbank. For many of us the idea of walking past it without
donating jars, forcing us to wrestle with a conscience that is
particularly sensitive to poverty and need at a time of year when excess
and greed is encouraged in advertising campaigns which leave no stone
unturned when it comes to manipulation and mawkish sentimentalism.
The fatal flaw in the anti-tobacco lobby’s thesis | Columnists | BDlive
The fatal flaw in the anti-tobacco lobby’s thesis | Columnists | BDlive
SMOKING may be the greatest cause of health disinformation, with liquor
second, followed by sugar, salt, junk food, obesity, sedentary
lifestyle, alternative or complementary healthcare and traditional
healing
SMOKING may be the greatest cause of health disinformation, with liquor
second, followed by sugar, salt, junk food, obesity, sedentary
lifestyle, alternative or complementary healthcare and traditional
healing
Tuesday, 9 December 2014
'They’ll try to shut you down': Meeting Assange & the non-stop 'War on RT' — RT Op-Edge
'They’ll try to shut you down': Meeting Assange & the non-stop 'War on RT' — RT Op-Edge
'They’ll try to shut you down': Meeting Assange & the non-stop 'War on RT'
Monday, 8 December 2014
Benefit Sanctions Hit Over 900,000 Claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance | Welfare Weekly
Benefit Sanctions Hit Over 900,000 Claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance | Welfare Weekly
This
article titled “Benefit sanctions hit over 900,000 claiming jobseeker’s
allowance” was written by Patrick Wintour, political editor, for The
Guardian on Monday 8th December 2014 15.08 UTC
More than 900,000 jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) claimants have been subject to a benefit sanction decision in the last year, the Department of Work and Pensions said on Monday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.
This
article titled “Benefit sanctions hit over 900,000 claiming jobseeker’s
allowance” was written by Patrick Wintour, political editor, for The
Guardian on Monday 8th December 2014 15.08 UTC
More than 900,000 jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) claimants have been subject to a benefit sanction decision in the last year, the Department of Work and Pensions said on Monday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.
Five-Week Wait For Benefits Will Increase Food Bank Use, Says TUC | Welfare Weekly
Five-Week Wait For Benefits Will Increase Food Bank Use, Says TUC | Welfare Weekly
New benefit rules forcing claimants to wait at least five weeks
before they receive any cash will increase demand on food banks, says
the TUC.
New benefit rules forcing claimants to wait at least five weeks
before they receive any cash will increase demand on food banks, says
the TUC.
Thursday, 4 December 2014
Four Horsemen - Feature Documentary - Official Version - YouTube
Four Horsemen - Feature Documentary - Official Version - YouTube
Published on 13 Sep 2013
FOUR HORSEMEN is an award winning independent feature documentary which lifts the lid on how the world really works.
As we will never return to 'business as usual' 23 international thinkers, government advisors and Wall Street money-men break their silence and explain how to establish a moral and just society.
FOUR HORSEMEN is free from mainstream media propaganda -- the film doesn't bash bankers, criticise politicians or get involved in conspiracy theories. It ignites the debate about how to usher a new economic paradigm into the world which would dramatically improve the quality of life for billions.
"It's Inside Job with bells on, and a frequently compelling thesis thanks to Ashcroft's crack team of talking heads -- economists, whistleblowers and Noam Chomsky, all talking with candour and clarity." - Total Film
"Four Horsemen is a breathtakingly composed jeremiad against the folly of Neo-classical economics and the threats it represents to all we should hold dear."
- Harold Crooks, The Corporation (Co-Director) Surviving Progress (Co-Director/Co-Writer)
Published on 13 Sep 2013
FOUR HORSEMEN is an award winning independent feature documentary which lifts the lid on how the world really works.
As we will never return to 'business as usual' 23 international thinkers, government advisors and Wall Street money-men break their silence and explain how to establish a moral and just society.
FOUR HORSEMEN is free from mainstream media propaganda -- the film doesn't bash bankers, criticise politicians or get involved in conspiracy theories. It ignites the debate about how to usher a new economic paradigm into the world which would dramatically improve the quality of life for billions.
"It's Inside Job with bells on, and a frequently compelling thesis thanks to Ashcroft's crack team of talking heads -- economists, whistleblowers and Noam Chomsky, all talking with candour and clarity." - Total Film
"Four Horsemen is a breathtakingly composed jeremiad against the folly of Neo-classical economics and the threats it represents to all we should hold dear."
- Harold Crooks, The Corporation (Co-Director) Surviving Progress (Co-Director/Co-Writer)
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Poverty is at its most deadly when it becomes normal | Ally Fogg | Comment is free | theguardian.com
Poverty is at its most deadly when it becomes normal | Ally Fogg | Comment is free | theguardian.com
Poverty is at its most deadly when it becomes normal
Shocking evidence of the effects of austerity in Britain is being met with a silence that suggests a dangerous indifference
New Statesman | Why aren’t we more shocked that mentally ill people spend time in police cells because we lack beds?
New Statesman | Why aren’t we more shocked that mentally ill people spend time in police cells because we lack beds?
Why aren’t we more shocked that mentally ill people spend time in police cells because we lack beds?
Wanting to care about mental illness is not the same as caring.
Wanting to care about mental illness is not the same as caring.
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Coalition crimes – the great cover-up | Vox Political
Coalition crimes – the great cover-up | Vox Political
Every government needs checks and balances to prevent abuse of power, and judicial review can be one of the most powerful of these – that’s why the Conservative-led Coalition Government is trying to withhold it from ordinary people.
Every government needs checks and balances to prevent abuse of power, and judicial review can be one of the most powerful of these – that’s why the Conservative-led Coalition Government is trying to withhold it from ordinary people.
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