Betraying Disabled People And Welfare

[Atheist-Lite]

http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/14675

Betraying Disabled People And Welfare

This short research paper maps out the contours of a revolution in Britain’s benefits and welfare system. But the evidence Karen McAndrew examines and evaluates indicates that, far from enabling and supporting sick and disabled people, the changes and cuts the UK government is making – disguised by a superficial rhetoric of compassion and empowerment, and eased by ungrounded prejudices stoked in sections of the media – are causing real harm and destroying the fabric of national care and genuine opportunity. Putting human impact centre stage, this paper sets out disturbing evidence that disabled people are being betrayed, the public misled, and the welfare system endangered. Here is yet more indication that the 'Big Society' is punishing the most vulnerable and eschewing social justice, by making cuts and implementing an inadequate patchwork of policies whereby under-resourced voluntarism cannot substitute for official, statutory neglect.

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[Rum]

This government are pushing a wide range of reforms under numerous banners and clichés like 'empowerment', 'the benefits trap' and so on. They are loving it because there is real pressure is to cut spending and they have great excuse which actually ignores and leaves unsaid the real motivation - ideology and prejudice.

[Atheist-Lite]

This government are pushing a wide range of reforms under numerous banners and clichés like 'empowerment', 'the benefits trap' and so on. They are loving it because there is real pressure is to cut spending and they have great excuse which actually ignores and leaves unsaid the real motivation - ideology and prejudice.

Who they trying to fool, there's no one left?

[Feck]

They trialled the changes to benefits in Aberdeen cost them a fortune they didn't get anything like the reduction in claims they thought they would .And even if they do the benefit they move people onto costs more to administrate ... the cost of the process is more than they say they are saving . Ask the Dawktor about this .

[Pappa]

This government are pushing a wide range of reforms under numerous banners and clichés like 'empowerment', 'the benefits trap' and so on. They are loving it because there is real pressure is to cut spending and they have great excuse which actually ignores and leaves unsaid the real motivation - ideology and prejudice.

I forget what he was talking about, but I saw Cameron on TV the other week coming out with some amazingly obvious Orwellian Newspeak.

[PsychoSerenity]

I forget what he was talking about, but I saw Cameron on TV the other week coming out with some amazingly obvious Orwellian Newspeak.

When ever I see it (and either I'm too cynical or there's a hell of a lot of it) it leaves me wondering how many people can actually be taken in by it. But then clearly plenty of people were convinced by the lies they spread about AV.

[laklak]

Does this mean they'll have to get jobs? Fucking ace! Nothing like kicking the crutches out from under the newsboy for a good laugh.

[Feck]

Does this mean they'll have to get jobs? Fucking ace! Nothing like kicking the crutches out from under the newsboy for a good laugh.

What jobs ?

[Atheist-Lite]

Does this mean they'll have to get jobs? Fucking ace! Nothing like kicking the crutches out from under the newsboy for a good laugh.

What jobs ?

He'll provide jobs when He returns, don't worry about that.