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“Sick note Britain”

Disabled People Against Cuts and Winvisible taking direct action against never-ending scapegoating by politicians (photo: Disability News Service) Statement by Doctors in Unite in response to Sunak’s speech attacking sickness benefits * Doctors in Unite condemns the latest attempt by the Tory government to blame people who are unfit for work and their GPs for […]

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Labour must not shy away from radical social care reform

Fourteen years of neglect has left social care in a disgraceful state. There are 152,000 job vacancies (1). Exponential privatisation has lead to around 10% of its funding being lost to private profits – an estimated £1.5 billion annually (2). Labour’s “ming vase” approach to the next election has lead to them dropping a commitment […]