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Monthly Archives: October 2013

Iain Duncan Smith owes us all an apology – but do we owe one to Rachel Reeves?

15/10/2013by SKWAWKBOX 2 Comments

Brilliant spot by Vox Political – once again, Iain Smith is caught lying to Parliament and breathing threats against unemployed people that even the DWP’s own guidance says are not […]

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Definitive video shows Plebgate should not damage confidence in police

15/10/2013by SKWAWKBOX 26 Comments

BBC News is today saying that a Police Complaints Commission report states that there has not been a proper inquiry into the ‘Plebgate’ row, in which MP and former Tory […]

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Jobcentre Plus crushes ‘Billy Elliott’

13/10/2013by SKWAWKBOX 13 Comments

I’ve written at length on the many insanities and injustices perpetrated by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and its Jobcentre Plus (JCP) ‘subsidiaries’. While it’s crucial to promote […]

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Another SKWAWKBOX announcement. Pls read and share.

09/10/2013by SKWAWKBOX 18 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, I posted an announcement about the company I started with a friend with the aim, in part, of creating freedom to write this blog. Because […]

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A distressed DWP employee implodes

08/10/2013by SKWAWKBOX 7 Comments

It’s not only the unemployed, the disabled and the supposedly ‘under-employed’ that Iain Smith’s DWP is terrorising. Those unfortunate enough to work for the Department of Work and Pensions are […]

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Watch out for this Universal Jobmatch scam

06/10/2013by SKWAWKBOX 36 Comments

Much has been written, both on this blog and elsewhere, about the serious problems with both the security of the DWP’s ‘Universal Jobmatch’ (UJ) system, and with the quality (or […]

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Tories’ GP plans will mean merger madness and a medical ‘Generation Game’

06/10/2013by SKWAWKBOX 11 Comments

So, this week The Tories announced plans to make GPs provide appointments from 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week. This was clearly a combination of populism and an attempt […]

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Lies, damn lies and DWP benefit cap claims

03/10/2013by SKWAWKBOX 6 Comments

The Coalition rhetoric about benefit claimants ‘earning more than the average household income’ would be nonsense even if it were true. But it isn’t. And the use of clear facts […]

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Lister Surgicentre’s £53m buy-out: staggering 26.5x (and more) what they paid

03/10/2013by SKWAWKBOX 27 Comments

In an article on the insanity of the supposed efficiency of NHS marketisation, which includes the government loaning or giving huge sums of money to private companies to help private […]

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