Personal comment From Fear and Loathing in Great Britain: ” The lesson to learn from the government response to Philip Alston’s report on extreme poverty in the UK is that the Conservatives are driven by a deadly narcissistic ignorance that puts every one of our lives at risk, the exact same brutal ignorance that gave […]
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This charity chief broke the Tory gagging order on the effect of Universal Credit. Her words are heartbreaking – and infuriating
The lady in the video below is Ellie Waugh, chief executive of the charity Humanity Torbay, which aims to help the vulnerable secure homes, jobs and training. Part of that mission has involved working with the Conservative government – but this has come with strings attached, including a demand not to criticise Tory policies such […]
The Tories handling of Brexit is entirely consistent with their intent
Trying to fathom the Tory strategy over Brexit is not dissimilar to trying to work out where you were and where you were going in one of London’s infamous smogs in years past in which, sometimes, you were unable to see your hand in front of your face. I well remember being completely disoriented, not […]
Iain Duncan Smith back in charge of social deprivation
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,083 Tuesday 12 May 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, I see that Iain Duncan Smith is to stay in the DWP as the minister in charge of depriving people of the means of survival and dismantling the welfare state. The man is indefatigable and remorseless in targeting vulnerable […]
The DWP will starve you to death for trying to pay for your own funeral
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,042 Sunday 29 March 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, The Disability News Service (DNS) yesterday reported that a terminally ill woman “risked being charged with an ‘offence’ and would lose part of her benefits if she used an insurance policy windfall to pay for her own funeral”. What […]
Fear and Loathing in Great Britain 