people with cancer, arthritis and amputees among 40% denied UK disability benefits.
Govt way of forcing vulnerable people on to charity or vanish.
Meanwhile HMRC fails to collect £35bn a year in taxes due to evasion/avoidance.
https://t.co/Xo3cTk8SEf
‘Minister warned about mental pressure of benefits system after applicant kills himself’ - the Government should not cut benefits https://t.co/zaW62Xwjjn
The view from NZ: "Accounting for only 3.8% of the population, Indigenous Australians die on average eight years younger than the wider population...and suffer from diseases in the remote Outback that have been eradicated from other wealthy countries."
https://t.co/V5gskZYdH8
The government has signed a contract targeting 20% cuts to the number of new education plans for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) to bring down costs. This is all about significantly reducing provision for disabled children. https://t.co/6SBT8SIZrR
Now there’re rumours that govt is considering not increasing benefits in line with inflation in the autumn statement This will punish disabled people struggling with a cost of living crisis. It would be catastrophic with frightening consequences for them. https://t.co/xsfNCMv1o5
🇧🇷 Brazil has a new law guaranteeing equal pay for women and men 💰💰💰
🙌 This is a historic step for a country where women workers earn lower average wages than men, even when their levels of education, jobs and length of service are similar.
https://t.co/NE5DCJvlKX
#UnionWin