Today May promised to end austerity. Just like she promised SIXTEEN months ago
In her closing speech to the Tories’ conference today – that it wasn’t as bad as last year’s car-crash seems to be the most that can be claimed for it […]
Tag Archives: disability
Hodges’ latest fail even more vile than usual
Right-wing Corbyn-obsessive and Mail ‘journalist’ Dan Hodges has a remarkable history of ‘self-ownage’ and an ability to be uniformly wrong that can only be considered impressive. However, while his ‘fails’ […]
Leaked letter shows Atos incentivising staff for VOLUME of disability claimant assessments
Atos is a French-based company that holds contracts with the UK government to carry out billions of pounds worth of services But not without controversy. The government announced in 2014 that […]
‘Happy’ Valentine’s Day – with a threat from the DWP
Someone at the DWP thought this was a good idea – an animated gif for Valentine’s Day, threatening people with prosecution for finding love and not declaring it: Claiming to […]
Excl: DWP commits – no one downgraded when 1.6m #PIP claimants reassessed
Disability activists and others have raised concerns that the government will be reassessing all 1.6 million PIP (Personal Independence Payment) claimants – a process expected to take around four years […]
May’s McVey appointment is a huge f-you to disabled people
Monday’s ‘reshuffle’ of Theresa May’s cabinet was largely a non-event, with none of the ‘big beasts’ moved and Jeremy Hunt keeping his job by – allegedly – crying about it. […]
Sarah’s story: #UniversalCredit cost us £2,500 immediately
Sarah Spoor is a London-based full-time carer and disability activist. She appeared on Channel 5 on Wednesday and this morning will appear on the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme to talk about […]
Barrister confirms expulsion unlawful – Labour compliance unit ‘incompetent’
Last night the SKWAWKBOX publicised the story of Clare Ayton-Edwards, a 70-year-old disabled woman who was expelled from the Labour Party after decades of membership for a single tweet in […]
Labour HQ unlawfully expels mentally-ill member. Ignores pleas for help
A couple of months ago, the Labour Party expelled a 70-year-old disabled member. That member, Clare Ayton-Edwards has appealed to the SKWAWKBOX to publicise her case in spite of its […]
A very different barrister needs your help
Duncan Shipley-Dalton is a long-standing friend of this blog who has given many hours of his time providing expert legal opinion on matters of importance to SKWAWKBOX readers, as a […]