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5,000 people marched against the Welofare Reform Bill on 11 May 2011, photo by Paul Mattsson
30 October 2012
The 'hardest hit' are being hammered - fight all cuts to benefits and services
A new 'Hardest Hit' report points to the huge impact that cuts are having on disabled people
13 June 2012
From pillar to post: reassessment for ESA
Last September I found myself on incapacity benefit. But just weeks later, the government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) told me I had to re-apply for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)...
9 December 2011
Fighting for disabled people's rights
Following The Hardest Hit campaign's dozen regional marches and rallies on 22 October, its next 'action' on Tuesday 13 December is to send a giant Christmas card to David Cameron
20 October 2011
Stop the Welfare Reform Bill - fight all cuts to benefits and services
The thousands on this Saturday’s Hardest Hit regional demonstrations know the ugly truth of what the government's plans will mean if the Welfare Reform Bill becomes law
Hardest Hit Protest: Disabled people and their families protest in central London against government spending cuts, photo Paul Mattsson
18 May 2011
The Hardest Hit march and rally
I attended the disabled people's protest in central London on Wednesday 11 May as part of a group organised by the Royal National Institute of the Blind, writes Adrian Picton.
Half-Million strong TUC demo 26 March 2011, photo Dave Beale
6 April 2011
Con-Dems declare war on essential services: Like an arrogant bully, the Tory/Lib Dem coalition is pushing ahead with many of its assaults on the lives of working class people...
6 April 2011
Austerity measures take away the basics
Opened in 1983, Derbyshire Unemployed Workers' Centres, where I am training as an adviser, provide welfare rights and debt advice to some of Derbyshire's most deprived communities, writes Karen Seymour.
31 March 2010
Future Jobs scam: attacks on young unemployed
The Future Jobs Scheme is the government's new initiative aimed at getting young people back into work. But it appears to be more about driving the young unemployed off benefits, writes Vincent Leonard.
10 December 2008
Welfare 'reform' - fight these attacks
Editorial: The 'reforms' to welfare benefits announced in the Queen's Speech last week are an attack on some of the poorest people and families...
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