Black Triangle - Anti-Defamation Campaign in Defence of Disabled Claimants
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Birmingham City Council social care cuts ruled unlawful by High Court - West Midlands News - News - Birmingham Post
Birmingham City Council social care cuts ruled unlawful by High Court - West Midlands News - News - Birmingham Post: "Unison welcomed the ruling, with the union's regional head of local government Tony Rabaiotti describing it as a 'landmark ruling and a tremendous victory for thousands of vulnerable people across Birmingham who rely upon social care provision'."
Another council faces court action over cuts to support
Another council faces court action over cuts to support: "In the latest cases, a disabled Lancashire woman and the parents of two disabled boys – Boy A and Boy D – are seeking judicial reviews of decisions made by Lancashire County Council.
The disabled woman is challenging cuts to adult social care and possible cuts to her own care package.
The council wants to raise the eligibility threshold for support from “moderate” to “substantial”, saving £2.5 million a year for the next two years; cut spending on personal budgets and home care by £12 million over three years; and increase revenue from charging by more than £5.5 million over four years."
The disabled woman is challenging cuts to adult social care and possible cuts to her own care package.
The council wants to raise the eligibility threshold for support from “moderate” to “substantial”, saving £2.5 million a year for the next two years; cut spending on personal budgets and home care by £12 million over three years; and increase revenue from charging by more than £5.5 million over four years."
BBC News - Birmingham City Council disabled care limits 'unlawful'
BBC News - Birmingham City Council disabled care limits 'unlawful'
"It explained that only those whose needs had been assessed as "critical" would qualify for council-funded care...but the judges ruled that the council business plan was unlawful because it failed to comply with Section 49a of the Disability Discrimination Act."
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Mandatory Work Activity contracts announced | Indus Delta
Mandatory Work Activity contracts announced | Indus Delta: "Mandatory Work Activity contracts announced
Submitted by amielouisewilliams on Fri, 15/04/2011 - 11:56am
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the results of the recent Mandatory Work Activity (MWA) programme bidding round."
Submitted by amielouisewilliams on Fri, 15/04/2011 - 11:56am
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the results of the recent Mandatory Work Activity (MWA) programme bidding round."
| CPA | CPA Name | Preferred Bidder |
|---|---|---|
| CPA1 | South East | JHP Group |
| CPA2 | South West | Rehab Group |
| CPA3 | London | Seetec |
| CPA4 | East of England | Seetec |
| CPA5 | East Midlands | Ingeus |
| CPA6 | West Midlands | ESG |
| CPA7 | North West | JHP Group |
| CPA8 | Yorks & Humber | BEST |
| CPA9 | North East | Ingeus |
| CPA10 | Scotland | JHP Group |
| CPA11 | Wales | Rehab Group |
Disability Rights Watch UK
Disability Rights Watch UK: "The project aims to ensure that disabled people, Disabled People's Organisations (DPOs) and our allies, are fully involved in monitoring the UK's performance in implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities."
Sunday, 17 April 2011
The Crutch Collective: Daily Mail Glasgow offices invaded by Anti-Benefit Cuts Protesters
The Crutch Collective: Daily Mail Glasgow offices invaded by Anti-Benefit Cuts Protesters: "Disabled people, people with illnesses, parents, people on low wages, unemployed people, carers and others demand an end to the defamation by the Daily Mail of people who need benefits to survive."
14/04/11
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
http://www.socialworkfuture.org/images/documents/swan_statement_on_cuts_and_resistance.pdf
SOCIAL WORK ACTION NETWORK
The scale of the present assault on the poorest in our society is unlike anything any of us have witnessed for several generations. The time has come for those involved in social work to make a stand against the social violence being unleashed by the ConDem coalition: to speak out, campaign and join the movements of resistance.
Another world is possible!
SWAN Steering Committee
http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/339347/Work_Capability_Assessment_call_for_evidence_Aug_2010_final.pdf
Royal College of Nursing & the Work Capability Assessment Régime Call for Evidence - Communiqué Paper from August 2010
Sunday, 10 April 2011
Art of War by SunTzu [SunZi] -English Hypertext
Art of War by SunTzu [SunZi] -English Hypertext:
3. The art of war, then, is governed by five constant
factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations,
when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.
4. These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth;
(4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline."
factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations,
when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.
4. These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth;
(4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline."
Well enough to work? -- McCartney 342 -- bmj.com
Well enough to work? -- McCartney 342 -- bmj.com:
BMJ 2011; 342:d599 doi: 10.1136/bmj.d599
(Published 2 February 2011)
Cite this as: BMJ 2011; 342:d599
Feature
Medical Work Assessments:
'Well enough to work?'
Margaret McCartney, general practitioner, Glasgow.
International Socialism: The return of fear
International Socialism: The return of fear: "They have revitalised the disability movement and have led to the creation of militant new organisations such as Disabled People against Cuts and the Black Triangle Campaign, both of which have shown a willingness to engage in direct action."
Government admits Jobcentres set targets to take away benefits | Politics | guardian.co.uk
Government admits Jobcentres set targets to take away benefits | Politics | guardian.co.uk: "'The secretary of state should issue a full and public apology. When MPs return from their Easter break he should also be asked to explain to parliament why he tried to mislead the public."
Benefits: Department of Woeful Practices | Comment is free | The Guardian
Benefits: Department of Woeful Practices | Comment is free | The Guardian: "In this new world of rough justice, most claimants will receive no real justice at all. The government has proposed abolishing legal aid in social security cases, even though these naturally involve people in no position to foot their own legal bill. The coalition's creed is looking less like the liberalism that it proclaims, and more like a desiccated libertarianism – which talks up the freedoms of people with means, and hurls those with none to the dogs."
Friday, 8 April 2011
Government admits Jobcentres set targets to take away benefits | Politics | guardian.co.uk
Government admits Jobcentres set targets to take away benefits | Politics | guardian.co.uk: "Department of Work and Pensions backtracks on denial of Guardian investigation that some jobcentres have been taking people off benefits amid pressure to meet targets"
Thursday, 7 April 2011
The libertarian cheerleaders of the government's class war
The libertarian cheerleaders of the government's class war
The march of the reactionaries in support of the cuts
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