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



15 Dec 2014, by  in Working Life
Decent Jobs WeekUntil 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.




 

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.




 

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.

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



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)

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.