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December 23, 2020

Application submitted for second inquest into death of Jodey Whiting

A Consultant Psychiatrist concluded that there was likely to have been a causal link between the DWP failings and Jodey Whiting’s state of mind immediately before her death.
November 19, 2020

Disabled student wins right to be considered for universal credit

It has been estimated that the Secretary of State’s unlawful policy in operation since 2013 could have adversely affected 30,000 disabled students.
June 30, 2020

Disabled student launches legal case for right to claim universal credit

The government’s policy supports those already receiving universal credit to access higher education and does not seek to support those who are already in education.
March 22, 2019

Book review: Austerity's Victims: living with a learning disability under Cameron and May

There are almost a million adults living with a learning disability in the UK.
March 2, 2019

Why is government held to account on money lost, but not lives?

In recent days the media has positively revelled in Chris Grayling’s reputation for incompetence, and almost every report focused on what his failures have cost in financial terms.
November 6, 2018

Welfare reform, deaths, and the reluctance to make a connection

When the government said it would delay reducing the stakes on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT), Tracey Crouch resigned from her Ministerial post,
October 27, 2018

Disabled people can be more than £300 a month worse off under Universal Credit

A worker must be assessed as not fit for work to receive targeted in-work support.
November 9, 2016

The day we met Iain Duncan Smith

In July 2015, Ekklesia and the Centre for Welfare Reform published an open letter to Iain Duncan Smith from Catholics asking him to abandon his welfare r
November 4, 2016

Consultation on replacing ESA
October 27, 2016

Toby Young and I Daniel Blake, continued

I recently wrote a response to Toby Young’s review of the film I, Daniel Blake. In it Mr.