Receive our daily news briefing or weekly bulletin
Advertise with Ekklesia
Reach tens of thousands of people instantly by advertising with Ekklesia. Find out more
Charity Gifts and Sponsorship
Category - #spartacusreport
-
16 Jan 2012
-
12 Jan 2012
"One of the most fascinating things about the government's wobble on welfare this week has been the critical role of a new breed of disability campaigner in successfully marshalling public and political opposition to the reforms." writes Patrick Butler, Head of Society, Health and Education at the Guardian, today.
-
12 Jan 2012
The UK government will press ahead with controversial welfare reforms, according to employment minister Chris Grayling. As a result of powerful evidence from disabled people and their supporters, including the ‘Responsible Reform’ report, several aspects of the Welfare Reform Bill were defeated in the House of Lords on 11 January 2012.
-
12 Jan 2012
The extraordinary triple victory on specific benefit issues in the House of Lords on 11 January 2012 has raised questions for a number of people about the larger situation regarding the Welfare Reform Bill. Some of the bill might be helpful, but I want to be very clear today about which parts sick and disabled campaigners know to be unacceptable - and why.
-
12 Jan 2012
-
11 Jan 2012
-
11 Jan 2012
-
11 Jan 2012
The campaign to challenge the government's welfare reforms (which as well as introducing necessary simplifications are also about making £18 billion worth of cuts and targetting the most sick and vulnerable in society) has made extraordinary use of social media in the past few days.
-
11 Jan 2012
-
11 Jan 2012
On 11 January 2012, peers will vote on whether or not to time limit Employment and Support Allowance. This is a short, emphasis-pointed briefing about this vital issue.
Find out more
