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Labour need to re-define what it means to be "Working Class". And quick 21 Aug 2013 | 09:38 pm
There's been much talk about what Ed Miliband should and shouldn't do lately. We have heard a cocophony of voices telling him to stand with the left and telling him to stick to the centre, those tell...
Success? I'm just knackered 19 Aug 2013 | 11:05 am
That moment you cry with relief because finally... finally after two years, you've successfully negotiated the maze of an 18 month claim for disability living allowance, rejection, appeal, near-tribun...
PIP 20 metre rule VERY last chance to have your say 5 Aug 2013 | 10:15 pm
This is your very last chance to give your opinion on abolishing DLA and replacing it with PIP, particularly the 20m rule. We Are Spartacus have done our own response (see below) and hope it helps. Th...
Twitter Silence? Not for me. 4 Aug 2013 | 03:29 pm
I've just fully noticed the whole #TwitterSilence thing. I'd heard bits here and there, but to be honest, I hadn't engaged. For what it's worth, despite being a woman, writing about politics online,...
Tory West Sussex First place to be Fracked?? 3 Aug 2013 | 12:26 am
I feel shocking, so this will be short and sweet. But I couldn't let this go by! Did you see the #desolate hashtag on Twitter? A Tory peer, Lord Howell, who just happened to be George Osborne's fath...
So, How am I? 2 Aug 2013 | 12:18 am
I absolutely hate doing these posts. I believe they're vital in our fight. It's only by seeing HOW we achieve what we do that we can explain why there are barriers and obstacles others don't face. It...
Help me Beat the Daily Mail 1 Aug 2013 | 02:02 pm
Victory!!! OK, it took 18 months and a lot of energy from Child Poverty Action Group, not to mention blogs and emails from all of us, but the BBC have ruled that : "The Future State of Welfare with J...
Did I touch a nerve IDS? 29 Jul 2013 | 02:06 pm
Oh, IDS is a charmer eh? This petulant, boastful piece of fantasy in the Guardian yesterday smacks of a spoilt child not quite getting exactly what he wants. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/20...
Ex-Atos nurse tells of disgust at Assessments 28 Jul 2013 | 01:57 pm
It's clearly not enough for sick and disabled people to tell of their horrific experiences of an Atos Assessment for Employment and Support Allowance. It's clearly not enough for journalists to write...
"Superhumans"?? Again? I thought we went over that? 28 Jul 2013 | 01:02 am
Look, i can't help it, but the Channel 4 "Superhumans" ad, celebrating a year since the Paralympics got me all ggrrrrrrr. I would have had a little rant, but @Hossylass just sent me hers from last ye...
