Disabled researcher slams ‘dangerous and totally discredited’ benefit tests
Work capability assessment 'creates unnecessary preventable harm', says researcher.
Opinion
Theresa May may be forced to end austerity – but don’t hold your breath
History teaches us that the Conservatives are the party of pain and misery.
The need for harmful austerity measures in Britain was based on a lie
The difficulty for politicians is that every public statement they make in the House of Commons is recorded, every new policy they introduce can be scrutinised and every...
Killed by the state: how Tory policies have cost countless lives
There is a reason why the government refuse to publish the updated benefit-related death totals of Employment and Support Allowance claimants, writes Mo Stewart.
BBC knew American corporate ‘racketeers’ were influencing UK welfare reforms
BBC News reports exposing how a US firm were influencing UK welfare reforms were inexplicably removed from their archives.
Thatcher’s dark legacy must be stopped
Neoliberal politics opened the door for the future destruction of the welfare state when aided by an unelected banker with too much political power, writes Mo Stewart.
Editorial: Tories get a cruel fix from seeing poor people suffer
For the modern Conservative Party, there's nothing "difficult" about cutting financial support for those lease able to defend themselves.
Tories target unborn babies as devastating tax credit cuts come into force
Limiting child tax credits to two children could lead to a rise in abortions.
American ‘disability denial factories’ flourishing in the UK
It’s easier to accept the limitless Tory lies rather than face reality, says Mo Stewart.
Demolition of UK welfare state planned with corporate America
The ultimate ‘Thatcher Legacy’ covertly used to remove the welfare state.
‘Reckless’ Tory plans for a further £3.5bn in cuts will hit Britain’s poorest hardest
SNP say further cuts at a time when Britain is on the brink of Brexit is 'reckless', and warn the poorest will be hit hardest.
Welfare reform is killing people, but the Tory press don’t want you to know
Rising numbers of deaths all linked to the ongoing welfare reforms remain unreported.
Opinion: I’m proud of our once great social security system – and you should be too!
The poor and vulnerable have been unfairly demonised by a political and media elite who know nothing about life on the breadline.
Tory incompetence has pushed social care to the brink – and you’re paying for it
Why should the public be made to foot the bill for Tory incompetence?
In-work sanctions are incompatible with ‘halving the disability employment gap’
The government have introduced in-work benefit sanctions for low paid and part-time workers.
Neoliberalism and inequality are strongly linked with increasing ill-health
Research suggests the health of the nation has been detrimentally affected by neoliberal economic and social policies.
Opinion: Don’t blame migrants for your own welfare woes – blame the Tories
Don't fall for the government's divide and rule tactics.
Sick and disabled people unable to work should be guaranteed a living income
Why sick and disabled people who are unable to work should be guaranteed an income equal to the living wage.
The benefit cap, phrenology and the new Conservative character divination
Tories continue to believe the poor are to blame for "broken Britain", rather than their own disastrous decision-making.
Ken Loach: Punishing The Poor Is Part Of David Cameron’s Project
Film-maker says it would be pointless to show his Palme d’Or-winner I, Daniel Blake to Conservative government.
Two-Child Tax Credit Cap Stinks Of Tory Eugenics
Child Tax Credit cap is purposefully aimed at reducing family size among the poor, writes Sue Jones.
Opinion: Politicians Need To Learn A Thing Or Two About Morality
Politicians who harass and bully disabled people though welfare cuts are in no position to complain about publishing their tax returns.
Labour Must Work Harder To Defend Disabled People Against Tory Cuts
Letters: Disabled people need the Labour Party to unite and work harder to hold the government to account, a concerned citizen writes.
Benefit Sanctions Can’t Possibly ‘Incentivise’ People To Work – And Here’s Why
Imposing sanctions on people who already have very limited resources is not only irrational, it is absurdly and spectacularly cruel.
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