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FOI – Do or Die!
Freedom of Information Act 2000 I’m getting this Freedom of Information (FOI) request in before the Nazi Nasty party start charging £600 to make a request; http://voxpoliticalonline.com/2015/09/17/tory-bid-to-put-freedom-of-information-out-of-your-price-range/ Here’s the article, originally published by the excellent John Pring on Disability … Continue reading
Posted in DWP, FOI
Tagged Alan Dransfield, Atos, coroner, deaths, Disability News Service, FoI, ICO, John Pring, Maximus, Mike Sivier, suicide, Vox Political, WCA, Whatdotheyknow.com
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IDS – NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE
Reposted from Kitty Jones – Politics and Insights This excellent article from Kitty shows us how arrogant this “government” really are. https://kittysjones.wordpress.com/2015/09/19/techniques-of-neutralisation-david-camerons-excuses-for-iain-duncan-smith/ Today, Debbie received the following written response to her question from the Prime sinister Minister:
Posted in DWP
Tagged benefits, Daily Mirror, David Cameron, deaths, dwp, ESA, Iain Duncan Smith, ICO, Kitty Jones, Mike Sivier, Ministerial Code, twitter, Vox Political
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A good day to bury bad news …?
Well, well lookie here … on the very same day that the DWP finally release the mortality statistics in respect of ESA, IB and SDA ; Iain Duncan Smith’s top special adviser has been awarded a peerage — on the … Continue reading
Posted in DWP
Tagged BBC, Daily Mirror, dwp, ESA, Iain Duncan Smith, IB, ICO, Jeremy Corbyn, Mike Sivier, mortality statistics, Phillipa Stroud, Vox Political, WCA
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Iain Duncan Smith brands petition for death statistics “disgraceful”
Reposted from the Mirror on-line What’s disgraceful Mr Smith is your refusal to publish these statistics and the only thing “frightening people” are YOUR harsh policies! He’s fighting a legal battle to keep the figures secret – yet the Work and … Continue reading
Posted in DWP
Tagged benefits, deaths, Debbie Abrahams, dwp, Fit for work, Iain Duncan Smith, ICO, Marie Rimmer, Mike Sivier, Petition, Vox Political
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Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
Reposted from the Mirror on line. ***warning – Ranty Post *** As some of you will know, I have been helping Mike Sivier, who runs the Vox Political blog, with his legal challenge to get the DWP to issue the … Continue reading
Posted in DWP, Freedom of Information
Tagged benefits, deaths, dwp, FoI, Iain Duncan Smith, ICO, Mike Sivier, Mirror, Petition, Vox Political, WCA
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Victory for Vox Political: DWP ordered to give details of benefit-related deaths
Iain Duncan Smith – the engineer and architect of so many DWP related deaths Just when you thought that this stinking government and its’ associates could not sink any lower. Mike Sivier, who as many of you will know, has … Continue reading
Workfare bidders – Yet another monumental waste of taxpayers money
In June 2014, Frank Zola via the Information Commissioners Office, appealed to the General Regulatory Chamber Tribunal to force DWP to release details of the Workfare exploiters successful bidders. DWP had originally turned down the request, on the grounds that … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Information
Tagged appeals, Court of Appeal, dwp, First Tier Tribunal, FoI, ICO, Upper Tribunal
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A funny thing happened on the way to the tribunal…..
Most of the regular readers of my blog will be aware of the DWP’s refusal to put into the public domain, the statistics of those people who were in receipt of Incapacity Benefit, who were deemed fit for work by … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Atos, dwp, ICO, Mike Sivier, tribunal, Vox Political, WCA, Western Mail
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GP exposes bullying tactics behind care.watch data scheme.
Reposted from Big Brother Watch This opt out (in?) only applies to England at the moment, but you can bet your bottom dollar they will bring it in for Wales, Scotland (unless they vote no in the referendum) and Northern … Continue reading
UK councils found to benefit from half a million hours of unpaid labour
Bexley council said many of its unpaid placements were in library services, where paid positions were lost in 2012. Photograph: Christopher Thomond Scores of UK councils have benefited from more than half a million hours of unpaid labour through government … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged benefit sanctions, dwp, ICO, Local Councils, workfare
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