‘London More Expensive Than Birmingham’ SHOCK!
More than twice as many families in one London borough will be hit by the £26,000 benefits cap as in the whole of Birmingham, it was revealed today. Well, blow me down! Who’da thunk it? Minister for...
View ArticleDisability Hysteria
The ‘Guardian’ has been running a string of increasingly more and more strident and alarming articles warning of the terrible consequences of the ConDem actions to change the welfare bill, feeding from...
View ArticlePositively The Least Persuasive Argument Against ‘The Cuts’ Ever!
Britain’s greatest Paralympian, Lady Tanni Grey-Thompson, has warned that disability benefit cuts will affect the development of top athletes and undermine the Games’ key legacy aim of widening access...
View ArticleWho Better To Tell The Government Their Policy Proposals On Benefits Won’t Work…
…than John Sutherland, a Professor Emeritus of Modern English Literature at UCL? When asked why he gave money to beggars who would only spend it on drink, Samuel Johnson replied: “And why should they...
View Article“You’ll Go To Bed Early With No Supper..!”
“….not because you’ve been bad, it’s just easier and cheaper for us…” Elderly and disabled people are being put to bed earlyin a bid to save cash, the Daily Echo can reveal.And one Winchester pensioner...
View ArticleWords Of Wisdom From ‘CiF’: “Eeeeew! Work! Yuk!”
So says Ellie Mae O’Hagan, who according to her bio ‘currently works with Unite the Union on its community membership project, which aims to unionise the unemployed’. Oh and she’s also ‘an active...
View ArticleOut Of The Mouths Of Babes…
Their names are Claire, Billy, Amira, Sydnee, Trey. Regular east London kids, some of the many who came along to the Poplar Boys and Girls Youth Club in Tower Hamlets during two days in August to have...
View Article“It affects everywhere, and action is necessary everywhere.”
‘It’ being the scourge of drugs. Of course. Given the threat of drugs, you can excuse anything – even this: Ten police officers with a sniffer dog swooped on a secondary school and searched 2,000...
View ArticleTranslation: “Woah, Gravy Train, Watch Out For Those Buffers!”
Racism remains a significant issue in Wales, with many incidents going unreported, a new study out today has said. The research commissioned by the Race Council Cymru… Ah. Right. There’s a...
View ArticleThe Return Of The Poll Tax..?
Local authorities have conceded that up to 84% of people on low incomes will refuse to pay council tax after being caught in the net by benefit changes this April, and admit there is little they can do...
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The Reality Of Food Banks – Who Are They Really Supporting?
The shocking levels of food poverty in the region has prompted the Lancashire Telegraph to launch a campaign calling on readers to back local foodbanks. Pony up some groceries for the poor folks,...
View ArticleGive Us More Money Or Granny (And The Road) Gets It!
Local authorities will be forced to cut spending on infrastructure and social care to support households losing out through the government’s welfare reforms, according to a study on the impact of...
View ArticleModern Conservatives … Again!
Andrew Boff, Leader of the Conservative group on the Greater London Assembly, said: “I don’t think [Sir Robin] actually likes Newham. I think he wants to change it to some other borough. I think he’s a...
View ArticleCouncil Cutbacks, Kagoul-Wearers Hardest Hit!
England may be a green and pleasant land, but getting around it on foot is proving harder than ever as council cuts leave footpaths blocked, run-down and overgrown, according to a report. A report by...
View ArticleHow To Lose The Goodwill Of The British Public…
A cat stuck up a tree, a seagull trapped in brambles and a cow stranded in a ditch may not get a free rescue from firefighters in future. Changes to the Localism Act now allows fire and rescue services...
View ArticleRemember This When Councils Whinge About ‘Tory Cuts’…
Haringey Borough Council are offering people the opportunity to learn how to make healthier versions of their favourite takeaways. As part of the Healthy Haringey campaign, free cookery classes are...
View ArticleIt’s Called ‘Competition’, Charities, Get Used To It…
Charities have labelled plans to use clothes banks to fund council services as a “regressive” act that would reduce their income by hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. The criticism follows plans...
View ArticleContinuing The Entitlement Generation…
Dozens of volunteers are this week making free packed lunches to feed youngsters during the school holidays. Why? Does child benefit stop during the summer months? I’m pretty sure it doesn’t, so why...
View ArticleSpending Taxpayer Money Wisely…
Just under half of adults (49%) say they eat bread every day, with 38% buying two loaves a week. But the survey commissioned by Love Food Hate Waste also found that 18% admitted to throwing away a...
View ArticleIf There’s No Incentive To Turn A Profit, Is It A Business At All?
Former Labour councillor Zena Brabazon is more sceptical of the new opening hours. She said: “I do not think it will make a difference to their repayments. “They were given a grant which they do not...
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