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September 14, 2019

New report outlines how to fully fund social care

New report argues that a free and universal system of social care in which staff are paid fairly is perfectly achievable.
May 9, 2018

Planned changes to electoral system 'risk further weakening democracy'

Using the shifting population of registered voters to define constituency boundaries excludes millions who are eligible to vote but have not yet registered.
October 19, 2017

Why I launched the Chronic Illness Inclusion Project

Disabled people are all different. That may sound obvious but politicians need reminding of it sometimes.
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
March 24, 2016

Christian leaders want an end to cuts hitting disabled and sick people

High profile Christians from various walks of life have written an open letter to the new UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Stephen Crabb, asking him to stop cuts to support for disabled and sick people.
March 24, 2016

Changing direction: an open letter to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
August 17, 2015

New WOW Petition calls for impact assessment on cuts for disabled and sick

The WOW campaign today launches a new e-petition to remind the government that they have failed to honour the parliamentary motion in support of the WOWpetition.
February 28, 2014

Outcome of parliamentary Welfare Reform (Sick and Disabled People) debate

The full motion (the "question put and agreed", in parliamentary language) in the WOW petition debate on a cumulative impact assessment welfare reform in the House of Commons on 27 February 2014 is set out in full below.
February 28, 2014

Welfare reform critics welcome Commons debate and motion

Disabled and sick campaigners have welcomed the outcome of a parliamentary debate on the harmful impact on welfare changes.
December 9, 2013

New reports show harm to disabled and sick from 'fit for work' tests

Two new reports draw attention to the damaging impact of 'fit for work' assessments on sick and disabled people, and the underlying cause of their flaws.