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Category Archives: Opinion
McVey Appointed
By: A.C. When someone in an elected office gets the heave–ho and loses their seat because of their massive unpopularity and support for policies that were affecting hundreds of thousands of people, then one does not expect to see them running … Continue reading
Hammond’s Comments
By:A.C. In the North –East of Scotland we have numerous Scots words in the local dialect that would describe Phillip Hammond when he made his statement about the unproductivity or burden of disabled people on the economy – as he … Continue reading
Mandatory Reviews and Targets
By: A.C. For years I have suspected that civil servants were on some kind of instruction, directive or incentive to knock back as many applications, of what used to be called Incapacity Benefit, which changed to ESA, and other disability benefits … Continue reading
ATOS Assement Appointment Scheduling and Rescheduling
By: A.C. There was a story over the weekend that caught my eye in the National as I browsed the Scottish News. The headline ran: “DWP tell stroke victim to use food banks after being left with no DLA payments” The article … Continue reading
Long-Term Illness Policy Changes
By: A.C. Usually when a press release is put out in the dead of night, it is probably to catch the newspaper & online media cycle for the morning. If an announcement is made hours before a political party gathering, … Continue reading
Open Season
By: A.C. We know it is autumn when those who enjoy blasting birds from the sky for fun take to the field, or indeed when Tesco and others fill their aisles with Christmas biscuits and chocolates, and start to use posters … Continue reading
‘nil carborundum illegitimi’
By: A.C. Over the years of the present UK Government, I have always had an attitude of ‘nil carborundum illegitimi’. To see what this ‘dog Latin’ means, you can search it on the web. Yesterday, whilst at my local supermarket, I … Continue reading
More on IDS Resignation
By: A.C. I usually try to avoid Andrew Marr on a Sunday Morning unless there is a reason for watching. As I get older, I no longer sit quietly and listen to politicians being interviewed. I seem to end up uttering … Continue reading
PIP changes
By: A.C. I have deliberately kept my computer silent over a longer period than normal. I did this because of the extraordinary changes in politics, that appear to be very right–wing and cares not about people’s rights, subverts court decisions, and … Continue reading →