The obfuscation of poverty

by | Oct 12, 2017

One of the most remarkable features of modern British politics is how, as the share of national wealth going to wages has

Universal Credit rollout is conscious cruelty

by | Oct 2, 2017

The government is going to press ahead with the rollout of Universal Credit. The government is going to press ahead with the rollout of Universal Credit. Despite all the warnings from people who know what is happening in the real world, David Gauke has announced that...

Turbulent times and the sound of a thin silence

by | Oct 2, 2017

This is National Quaker week and the 2017 theme is ‘In turbulent times…be a Quaker’. This is National Quaker week and the 2017 theme is ‘In turbulent times…be a Quaker’. The Society of Friends has also issued an ‘invitation to...

Personal Independence Payment assessments

by | Sep 25, 2017

Recently a paramedic carrying out Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments for Capita, on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions, was found guilty of misconduct by a professional sta Recently a paramedic carrying out Personal Independence Payment (PIP)...