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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Soon you will have to prove your nationality before receiving NHS treatment
Originally posted on Mike Sivier's blog:
‘Papiere, bitte!’ An NHS nurse checks a patient’s claim to be British in the ‘fair’ NHS of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition government. Suppose Michael Schumacher had moved to Britain and had his accident…
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One in 10 older people now work, reports Saga
reposted from Guardian Society Number of working pensioners rises by a third since 2010 to 1m with many postponing retirement to combat falling living standards Saga reports nearly that more than 1m, or 10%, of people aged 65 or older … Continue reading
RIP Tim Salter and Denis Jones. Is This What You Wanted Iain Duncan Smith?
Originally posted on the void:
Ever since this Government weren’t elected the question has been raised whether Iain Duncan Smith really is a murderous tyrant, or whether he’s just a fucking idiot. The truth is that it doesn’t really matter…
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Food banks: cowardly coalition can’t face the truth about them
Reposted from the Guardian I went to the Trussell Trust food bank round the corner from theObserver’s offices just before Christmas. If I hadn’t been reading the papers, I would have assumed it represented everything Conservativesadmire. As at every other food bank, volunteers who … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatives, David Cameron, Esther McVey, food bank, Iain Duncan Smith, Trussell trust
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Former Archbishop of Canterbury calls Iain Duncan Smith’s remarks “disturbing”
Originally posted on Pride's Purge:
(not satire – it’s Iain Duncan Smith) In an escalation of the war of words between church leaders and the coalition government, the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has called Iain Duncan Smith’s…
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Christmas Food Bank Use Triples In One Year
Reblogged from the Huffington Post The number of people using food banks this Christmas has tripled compared to last year, according to a charity which runs 400 across the UK. Over the two weeks leading up to Christmas Day, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Mould, Christmas, David Cameron, food banks, Frank Field, Trussell trust
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We Must Stop the ‘Painful Increase’ in Need for Donations of Food and Clothing
On the busiest Christmas shopping day of the year staff at Action for Children are working to support the poorest families across the UK stay warm and fed. This is a sad reflection of the worsening effects of the tough … Continue reading
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Tagged Action For Children, Child Poverty, Children, Financial Crisis, food banks, Government Cuts, UK Impact, unemployment
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The worst benefit tale yet?
Originally posted on Benefit tales:
From the facebook page ‘The People vs the Government, DWP and ATOS “Curious if you know if its possible to sue dwp as I lost my child at 20 weeks gestation and believe the stress…
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Food Banks … my ar*e!
Concerned: Ricky is upset that families have to turn to food banks The TV comedy star is furious that a “prat” like Tory Government minister Lord Freud says people are just going to take advantage of a free meal When … Continue reading
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Tagged dwp, Esther McVey, food banks, Iain Duncan Smith, Lord Freud, Ricky Tomlinson, Trussell trust
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Britain’s highest paid bankers in line for a £100m income tax cut after top rate drops to 45p
Britain’s highest paid bankers are on course to receive an income tax cut of almost £100m this year following George Osborne’s decision to reduce the top rate from 50p to 45p. Figures compiled by the Labour Party suggest that the … Continue reading
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