Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

A delay in paying welfare benefits to two disabled people was unlawful, the High Court has ruled. This ruling is the latest blow to Ian Duncan Smith’s credibility and that of the DWP.  Anne-Marie Irwin, the public lawyer leading the cases, accor...

George Osborne’s economic plans depend on household debt growing three times faster than pay over the course of the next parliament, according to new analysis. It is all part of the `long term economic plan', which we are continually assured is `work...

The People’s Assembly are planning a ‘March against Austerity’ on June 20th  End Austerity Now - National Demonstration Saturday 20th June Assemble 12pm, Bank of England (Queen Victoria St) City of London Nearest tube: BankMarch to Parlaiment Sq...

A by-product of the austerity cuts is the rise of Do-It-Yourself Dentistry. The Department of Health said reports of DIY dentistry were anecdotal. “Official figures show that more people than ever are getting NHS dental treatment, which is completely...

Thousands could lose benefits in Government plan to end youth unemployment according to an article in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle. Thousands of unemployed young could be stripped of benefits under tough plans in the Government’s Queen’s Speech. D...

The row over agency nurses conties in the UK meanwhile;  A German study has shown the nursing industry suffering from migration laws and attitudes: Germans need more foreign nurses to care for an aging population, but 61 percent of nursing homes...

We recently met Adam Abo Henriksen who is involved founding:  Colchester Equality - is a new organisation launching to the public on the 9th July at Colchester: Quaker Meeting House, 6 Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NF We don’t...

We received a very nice apology today from HMRC. The telephone queues have been very long and we are told it is also the time of the year that are causing delays. Please see our previous article Taxpayer Avoidance. We have we have done some good for...

Full Employment and Welfare Benefits Bill This bill, as the name would suggest, is designed to achieve full employment "and provide more people with the security of a job". The aim is for two million more jobs and three million new apprenticeships to...

A JCP customer is recovering after taking an overdose, so upset was he at his treatment by the DWP. Mr P had a job interview in London and was told to arrive at a particular Jobcentre Plus at 09:00AM which he did. He was then told that the member of...