Cameron’s Britain: 7-year old cancer patients on foodbank handouts
(not satire – it’s Cameron’s Britain!) There was good news today after bad local publicity pushed the DWP to reinstate …
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Iain Duncan Smith’s portrait made from photos of people who died for being poor
(satire?) Click on image to enlarge: His victims: Edward Jacques: Graham Shawcross: David Coupe: David Groves: Trevor Drakard: David …
Terminal cancer patients now expected to attend work interviews or lose welfare support
(not satire) From Charlotte Ryan: “I have terminal cancer, my prognosis is 0-3 years and I was diagnosed in March …
Tory council tried to ‘auction off’ disabled man online to private care companies
(not satire – it’s the Tories!) Emma Knight found her local Tory-run council was inviting companies to bid online to look …
Benefits scrounging bear rakes in millions while pretending to be disabled on national TV
(satire?) The Department for Work and Pensions has announced it is launching a campaign to clamp down on benefit fraud …
Lib Dem voice of the year: “Lord Freud was right” and “motivated by compassion”
(not satire – it’s the Lib Dems!) Lib Dems love Sam Bowman. In fact, Liberal Democrat members are so fond of …
Meet MAXIMUS (the new ATOS) and its list of scandals in the US
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) UPDATE: There will be a day of action across the UK against Maximus …
89% of public say Foot-in-Mouth syndrome scientists should be aborted at birth
(satire?) A controversial survey has revealed that as many as 89% of the UK public think that scientists such as …
Tory Party declares war on British servicemen and women
(not satire – it’s the Tories!) The Tories seem to have declared war on British servicemen and women. Here’s some evidence: …
How the IDS ‘Iron Dome’ defence system shoots down incoming facts
(satire?) Iron Dome is a mobile all-weather defence system deployed around Iain Duncan Smith’s head, designed to intercept and destroy short-range and …
Telegraph columnist Toby Young reckons he was accepted into Oxford ‘by mistake’.
(not satire – it’s Toby Young!) Telegraph columnist Toby Young likes to boast about how he is a perfect example of how …
DWP declares dead man “unfit for work” (not actually satire)
(not satire – it’s the coalition government!) In early 2013, I wrote this satirical blogpost which went a bit viral: ATOS declare …
Heartless government cut pay of police officers injured in line of duty. And threaten the sack.
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) Looks like the Tories are taking revenge on the police after their falling …
British Paralympian: “I’ve been tossed on the scrap heap”
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) Paralympian wheelchair basketball player Jon Pollock says he has been “tossed on the scrap …
Tory councillor calls disabled children a ‘burden’
(not satire – it’s the Tories!) Tory councillor Les Ford – deputy leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council – …
Modern Tories on rape, Down syndrome, Pakistani children and black people
(not satire – it’s the Tories!) The nasty party isn’t all in the past I’m afraid. Here are ten recent opinions from …
ATOS denies being ATOS (not satire!)
(not satire – it’s ATOS!) Government statistics reveal that between January 2011 and November of the same year, 10,600 sick …
A new low for the UK: disabled man starves to death
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) A severely disabled and sick man – who had his benefits stopped after …
ATOS declare themselves fit to declare themselves unfit for work
(satire?) In a surprise move, ATOS have declared themselves unfit to declare whether people declared unfit for work are fit for …
DWP blames cancer patient for her illness
(not satire – it’s the UK today!) This letter from the Department for Work and Pensions was posted by Chris …
Huffington Post claims autistic children just need to ‘learn patience’
(not satire – it’s Simon Stevens!) Simon Stevens is the Uncle Tom of disability activism. I’ve written about him before: …
Dangerous Breeds of Bitches Face Ban After Child Savaged by Katie Hopkins
(satire?) There have been calls for stricter controls and even an outright ban on dangerous breeds of bitches after a …
Autumn Statement: Britain can no longer afford workshy grannies, warns Osborne
(satire?) In a speech to the House of Commons on Thursday, the Chancellor George Osborne set out more details of a …
“Back to work” scheme prevents unemployed from …. getting back to work!
(not satire – believe it or not – it’s the UK today!) Another one to add to my growing collection …
DWP crackdown on stuffed toys after disabled bear caught working on Children in Need
(satire?) The Department for Work and Pensions has announced it is launching a campaign to clamp down on benefit fraud …
Let’s be clear – Tory and Lib Dem MPs have decided terminally ill patients should work or starve
(not satire – it’s ConDemNation today) Back in 2011, Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs joined together to reject an amendment …
Proof that ATOS expect people with incurable conditions like cerebral palsy to “get better”
(it’s not satire – it’s ATOS!) I’m not a doctor. I have no medical qualifications. But I do know cerebral …
So-called disability consultant Simon Stevens dropped by charity for being ‘offensive’
(it’s not satire – it’s Simon Stevens!) So-called disability ‘activist’ and ‘consultant’ Simon Stevens – who recently wrote an article …
Disability Activists – Lions ‘Led’ by Donkeys
(not satire – it’s the sad state of the UK today) I never usually reveal my personal situation in blog …
One-legged man accused of benefit fraud after DWP examined wrong leg (not satire!)
(not satire – no really, it’s not!) Here’s another one to file under “headlines which look like satire but aren’t” …
