‘Taking pills at home’ – PIP and mental illness

by | Feb 27, 2017

Last week an Upper Tribunal ruling clarified the law, making it clear that people suffering from mental illness and who meet the criteria are entitled to a Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Last week an Upper Tribunal ruling clarified the law, making it clear that...

Inquiry into PIP and Motor Neurone Disease

by | Feb 24, 2017

There can be few things more devastating than to be diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND There can be few things more devastating than to be diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND).  An incurable and degenerative disease which attacks nerves in the brain...

The Smokescreen of the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper

by | Feb 20, 2017

Welfare reform policies, almost without exception, have been based on false assumptions, policy-based evidence, and an astounding ignorance of the lives that will be affected by such reforms. Welfare reform policies, almost without exception, have been based on false...

Church of England Synod rejects report for failing LGBTI people

by | Feb 16, 2017

The Church of England’s General Synod has rejected a House of Bishops report for its negative view of same-sex partnerships and marriage. The Church of England’s General Synod has rejected a House of Bishops report for its negative view of same-sex partnerships and...