Labour’s DWP approach looks like more of the same as the Tories – little wonder when it’s Liz Kendall at the helm
In recent weeks, the Labour Party has been revealing some of its plans for the Department for Work and Pensions ...
Tag: chronic illness
The media reports on DWP plans for more cost of living payments are probably nonsense
Some media outlets are reporting that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said it is reviewing whether or ...
The NHS is still ignoring cries for help from the family of a woman with severe ME
The family of a woman from Sussex living with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) has said the NHS still hasn't responded ...
Boris Johnson called Long Covid ‘bollocks’ – sadly, this was entirely predictable
Long Covid is a post-viral illness. People develop it after contracting coronavirus (Covid-19). However, according to former prime minister Boris ...
Oxford NHS just re-gaslighted the entire ME community – and a charity rolled over and took it
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has issued an apology - of sorts - to charity the ME Association. It's ...
The Tories refuse to release document which could be a nail in the coffin for ticket office closures
The Tory government is refusing to release its Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) on the ways in which rail ticket office ...
Yet another woman is dying from severe ME while the NHS stands idly by
A woman living with severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is being denied appropriate care by an NHS trust. Her and her ...
Tory minister no-showing the energy bills inquiry is more proof the government couldn’t care less about poor households this winter
On 13 September, the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee held an evidence session for its inquiry into preparations for ...
Zarah Sultana accuses the Tories of being on a ‘mission of cruelty’ at RMT ticket office closure demo
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) descended on Downing Street on Thursday 31 August. It was ...
The reality for unpaid carers is laid bare in a new report – while most of the public say they need more money
The majority of people think unpaid carers need more money than they currently get. That's the verdict of a new ...
People ask #WheresTom after a Tory minister no-shows a UN meeting on disabled people’s rights
The Tory government failed to attend a meeting of the United Nations (UN) regarding its treatment of chronically ill, deaf, ...
Oxford NHS issues a flippant response on its ‘discriminatory’ use of language towards people with ME
An Oxford NHS trust has caused further outrage with its response to complaints about a job advert for a clinical ...
Tories have backed out of a UN meeting on their breaches of human rights
The United Nations (UN) is once again investigating the UK government over its treatment of chronically ill and disabled people. ...
RMT taking the fight over ticket office closures to Rishi Sunak’s front door
The National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) will be taking the fight to stop ticket office closures ...
The Tories are already talking about more benefit cuts – and blaming public sector pay rises for them
The Tories are already coming up with proposals for more cuts to benefits. It comes as the government says inflation ...
Around a third of chronically ill people are now in debt and struggling to pay bills
A survey has shown that just under a third (30%) of chronically ill people, or those who are injured and ...
People have been out in force protesting rail ticket office closures
As the scandal around ticket office closures rumbles on, the National Union of Rail, Transport, and Maritime Workers (RMT) has ...
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