diary of a benefit scrounger

https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/08/tory-west-sussex-first-place-to-be.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Tory West Sussex First place to be Fracked?? 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 p... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2012/06/ Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: June 2012 A site to share information on Welfare cuts, illness, disability and general, current, political thought. diary of a benefit scrounger june https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2012/02/another-crucial-day-for-welfare-reform.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Another crucial Day for Welfare Reform Today, Peers will return to the House of Lords to debate the Welfare Reform Bill. As you know, the Commons rejected all amendments out of h... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-few-bad-men.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: A Few Bad Men Anyone who has listened to the utterances of Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform over the last three years as he blunders through the mi... diary of a benefit scrounger bad men https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/03/tory-doubt-rare-but-potent.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Tory Doubt - Rare but Potent So, here's a funny thing. A while ago some Tory MPs got in touch. A few of them. They were distinctly uncomfortable about the direction we... diary of a benefit scrounger tory doubt rare potent https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/04/note-to-disability-sceptics.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: A Note to Disability Sceptics It might sometimes seem as though disability campaigners are asking you to take an awful lot on trust. We tell you that we are not opposed... diary of a benefit scrounger note disability sceptics https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-million-thank-yous.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: A Million Thank Yous ... and by the way, I just noticed that my blog has been read over a million - 1,000,000 - times. 1 million times!!!, Every last one of yo... diary of a benefit scrounger million thank yous https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2012/09/uk-uncut-video-and-dpac-press-release.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: UK Uncut Video and DPAC press Release on yesterday's Atos Protests Yesterday, I had the live stream of the DPAC protests (supported also by @UKUncut) against Atos and the DWP running on my laptop. I popped... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2014/03/suggestions-of-awesomeness.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Suggestions of Awesomeness Hello all. I've been asked to put together a list of leading social security experts and campaigners. I'm very very bad at this. This is o... diary of a benefit scrounger suggestions awesomeness https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2010/10/nhs-update.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: NHS Update . Although this is lifted directly from the Guardian it is late. It was just too important not to post on it's own thread. It confirms enti... diary of a benefit scrounger nhs update https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2015/01/new-job.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: New Job "I've agonised about how to write this post, but as with everything, honest and from the heart is always best. Those of you who love a... diary of a benefit scrounger new job https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/01/george-osborne-artful-tax-dodger.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: George Osborne, The Artful Tax Dodger Funny really. There's something about him. I always imagine little Georgie Osborne in a Victorian tailcoat, rubbing his hands together like ... diary of a benefit scrounger george osborne the artful https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/06/labour-welfare-rollercoaster-ed-liam.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: The Labour Welfare-Rollercoaster - Ed, Liam and Frank. Well, those politicians put us through our paces yesterday didn't they? The tension surrounding the much trailed speech from Ed Miliband o... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2010/11/carer-watch-letter-to-send-to-mp.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Carer Watch - Letter to send to MP http://carerwatch.com/mhealth/ Hopefully, over the last month, I've made it a little clearer just how a chronic illness affects me, my par... diary of a benefit scrounger carer watch https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-do-you-really-practice-patient.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: How do you really practice patient centered care? One of the great disconnects between doctor and patient is the difference between "learning" and "knowing". A competent doctor can learn t... diary of a benefit scrounger how do you https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2010/11/compass-report-into-esa-assessments.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Compass Report into ESA assessments. Normally, I would link to this in the Interesting Articles area on the right, but it's so interesting, I thought I'd give it it's own space.... diary of a benefit scrounger compass report esa assessments https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2012/01/guardian-looking-for-dla-case-studies.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Guardian looking for DLA Case Studies The Guardian want to hear about how your DLA helps you. Full details are here. Please share this everywhere and lets get them a good sel... diary of a benefit scrounger looking for https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/02/do-you-really-want-to-save-nhs.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Do you REALLY want to Save the NHS? It's nearly too late. NHS "efficiency savings" are being finalised - 20 Billion pounds worth of them and yesterday, False Economy revealed ... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/06/why-do-we-have-minister-for.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Why do we have a Minister for Disabilities? Here's a quote about the first ever Minister for Disabled People. It sounds to me like he saw a great need for his role. "Affected by his... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/04/1930s-means-test.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: 1930s Means Test I've just gone all cold. Just google "1930s Means Test" I cried a bit. If you follow this blog, I think you'll feel much as I did. Hers'... diary of a benefit scrounger means test https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2010/10/that-sinking-feeling.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: That sinking feeling..... An epic 8 hours after I left the house, I'm back from my hospital visit exhausted and dazed. I've spent many, many months as an in-patient... diary of a benefit scrounger sinking feeling https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2010/11/trumpet-blowing.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Trumpet Blowing You've probably all seen the Guardian CiF article by now, but in case some of you missed the brouhaha (how good is that word? Possibly my fa... diary of a benefit scrounger trumpet blowing https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/04/so-how-am-i.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: So How Am I? As regular readers will know, 8 weeks ago, I had yet another major operation to free up my petulant and sticky bowel from the knots and tan... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/04/liz-crow-bedding-out.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Liz Crow, Bedding Out I LOVE this project. In a few minutes, I'll post my own "Bedding Out" video for you all to see. It's remarkable how personal it feels, h... diary of a benefit scrounger liz crow bedding https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/01/are-disabled-people-protected-from.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Are disabled people protected from Government cuts? diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-unum-paradox.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: The Unum Paradox Those of you who saw my article about an invitation to speak at a Unum event may know that the responses in the comment thread were fairly ... diary of a benefit scrounger unum paradox https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/10/amendment-to-keep-legal-aid-for-welfare.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Amendment to keep Legal Aid for welfare cases - Today Legal help with welfare benefit appeals would be retained under Liberal Democrat amendment to the Legal Aid Bill. Campaigners urge last min... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/09/lib-dems-pass-motion-and-amendment-on.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: LIB DEMS PASS MOTION AND AMENDMENT ON ESA!! Wow!! With elation, relief and astonishment I can tell you that the LibDems just passed motion F6 (P17) and the Glasgow North amendment on... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/ Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: 2013 A site to share information on Welfare cuts, illness, disability and general, current, political thought. diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-dwp-law-and-atos.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: The DWP, the Law and Atos Great news this morning - on the BBC and everything - that the National Audit Office have found "weakness" in the contract between Atos and... diary of a benefit scrounger dwp law atos https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/12/new-spartacus-report.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: NEW SPARTACUS REPORT Yesterday, Paul Litchfield finally released his Year 4 report into Work Capability Assessments. There are some good recommendations it it.... diary of a benefit scrounger new spartacus report https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/07/no-ifs-no-buts-mr-laws-benefit-fraud-is.html?spref=tw Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: No Ifs, No Buts Mr Laws, Benefit Fraud is a Crime Having been found guilty of 6 breaches of Commons Rules and suspended for 7 days, David Laws is back ! " Mr Laws resigned after just 17 ... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/03/you-in-for-todays-little-task-esaendgame.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: You in for today's little task? #ESAendgame *Waves at all the #ESAendgame people blushes a little there are so many, clears throat* So, most of the public don't have a clue what ESA ... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/04/last-day-for-submissions-to-esa-inquiry.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: LAST DAY FOR SUBMISSIONS TO ESA INQUIRY Today is the last day for submitting your evidence/experiences to the ESA enquiry. -If you have experience of an ATOS Work Capability Ass... diary of a benefit scrounger last day https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/06/ Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: June 2013 A site to share information on Welfare cuts, illness, disability and general, current, political thought. diary of a benefit scrounger june https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2010/11/pain-3.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Pain 3 I wrote a while ago about pain and how impossible it is to describe. http://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2010/10/pain.html I thi... diary of a benefit scrounger pain https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2010/11/secret-garden.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Secret Garden I have a secret garden. It's tucked away, behind the hospital, only reached by a maze of corridors. It's a long walk. By the time I get to... diary of a benefit scrounger secret garden https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2012/09/lifes-crooked-path.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Life's Crooked Path I started a blog. But you all know that. Like tens of thousands of others, I decided to air my grievances in public in the hope I might ri... diary of a benefit scrounger life crooked path https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2012/07/good-gp-can-it-possibly-be.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: A Good GP? Can it Possibly Be? I've been in many medical tight spots. If you have a rare and complicated condition that requires lots of surgical intervention and dru... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2012/07/my-netroots-speech.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: My Netroots Speech At last, I get to see one of my speeches!!! And so do you. I hope you think I represented you all as best I could. I dedicate this post to... diary of a benefit scrounger netroots speech https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/07/work-and-pensions-committee-inquiry.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into Housing "reforms" If your fingers are not worn to nubs writing letters to MPs, taking part in consultations and generally letting me know how welfare reform i... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/01/good-evening-doctors_29.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Evening doctor. "Evening Susan." "Evening doctor." (Eyeing each other warily") He is not my doctor, mine has a day off. This doctor is cruel and dislikes ... diary of a benefit scrounger evening doctor https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2010/10/it-wasnt-me-miss-osborne-refrain.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: It wasn't me Miss!! The Osborne Refrain. So, there we have it. George Osborne has announced his spending review. All in all most of it was so well leaked, I might as well have tak... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2012/08/who-is-to-blame-for-wca.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Who is to "blame" for the WCA? Earlier today, my friend wrote a blog post over on http://allbigideas.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/in-defence-of-atos.html I left the foll... diary of a benefit scrounger who is https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/11/europe-calls-on-governments-to-protect.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Europe Calls on Governments to Protect Disabled Citizens I reproduce this letter on behalf of the European Disability Forum. On first reading, I'm not sure our UK government can claim to meet any o... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/06/chris-grayling-how-do-you-sleep-at.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Chris Grayling - How do you Sleep at Night? Here's Mr Grayling telling you that assessments used to determine whether or not someone is "fit for work" or not are "Not money driven," ht... diary of a benefit scrounger how do you https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/09/ Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: September 2013 A site to share information on Welfare cuts, illness, disability and general, current, political thought. diary of a benefit scrounger september https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2010/ Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: 2010 A site to share information on Welfare cuts, illness, disability and general, current, political thought. diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2010/11/sorry.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Sorry! Having just caught up with the comments on my blog after I posted the last update, I see that many of you were worried and I'm so sorry I c... diary of a benefit scrounger sorry https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2014/06/at-last-atos-turn-whistle-blower.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: At last, Atos turn whistle-blower!!!! We knew this day would come. We've known for a while that it was coming, but finally it's happened, as it always had to. The gloves have c... diary of a benefit scrounger at last https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2012/09/labour-finally-accept-that-esa-isnt.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Labour finally accept that ESA isn't working Every single email and phone conversation I've had with Labour over the last two years have started with the line "If you don't accept your ... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2012/09/tory-tim-gets-chop-but-why.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Tory Tim gets the Chop - but WHY? I live in Worthing. No offence, but you could pin a blue rosette on a park bench and local residents would vote for it come election time.... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/12/dear-un-sos.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Dear UN : SOS!!! The quite excellent John Pring at Disability News Service dug up this murky little nugget of breathtaking cheek from our delightful coalitio... diary of a benefit scrounger dear sos https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/01/rip-jake-shoe.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: RIP Jake Shoe RIP Jake Shoe. 1960 - 2011 Bon viveur, stubborn mule and unrivalled friend. A Spoonie who lived every moment until he died. "How d'you... diary of a benefit scrounger rip jake shoe https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/04/uk-growth-surges.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: UK Growth Surges Figures released this morning show an unexpected surge in UK growth. Growth, which had previously been falling, surged by a whopping 1.6% ... diary of a benefit scrounger uk growth surges https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/05/welfare-for-people-by-people-continued.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Welfare for the people, by the people - Continued THE PREVIOUS THREAD IS NOW FULL. ALSO THE LAST FEW COMMENTS HAVE BEEN CHEWED UP BY BLOGGER. PLEASE DO KEEP CONTRIBUTING ON THE COMMENT... diary of a benefit scrounger for the people https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2016/01/and-rip-rhydian-fon-james_17.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: And RIP Rhydian Fon James How very sad to be writing two obituaries in a row. Two faces smiling out from this page together, the full stops to this blog. The ful... diary of a benefit scrounger rip rhydian fon james https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/12/camerons-terror-no-election-needed-if.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Cameron's Terror - No Election needed if Coalition Fails The blogosphere and Twitterati are fizzing and sparking with excitement today. It seems Mr Clegg and Mr Cable are furious about the EU fia... diary of a benefit scrounger https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2014/09/how-not-to-be-doctor.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: How not to be a Doctor When I read this article earlier in the week, I found it hard to believe that a doctor, in the UK in 2014 had actually put the words to pap... diary of a benefit scrounger how not to doctor https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/01/introducing-signor-cojones.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Introducing Signor Cojones There's a spring in my step this morning - my kids keep telling me to stop singing Porgy and Bess over the Pink Panther. The Right Honoura... diary of a benefit scrounger introducing signor cojones https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2012/01/beautiful-words-to-soothe-abuse.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Beautiful Words to Soothe the Abuse I'm not going to wish you all a Happy New Year. If you're anything like me, a very long illness tends to erode the goodwill attached to th... diary of a benefit scrounger beautiful words https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/01/is-this-fair.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Define Fair diary of a benefit scrounger define fair https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/02/who-exactly-are-they.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Who exactly are "They" "They" are beginning to get on my nerves. "They" didn't manage to predict the global credit collapse, the biggest financial disaster in li... diary of a benefit scrounger exactly https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/06/john-prings-disability-news-roundup.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: John Pring's Disability News Roundup The latest from the tireless John Pring Tens of thousands of disabled people who have found it impossible to break into the jobs mark... diary of a benefit scrounger disability news https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2014/01/ Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: January 2014 A site to share information on Welfare cuts, illness, disability and general, current, political thought. diary of a benefit scrounger january https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/01/benefit-uprating-bill-today.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Benefit Uprating Bill - Today! As most of you will know, I'm desperately unwell at the moment. Today, parliament will be sitting to hear the second reading of the Benefi... diary of a benefit scrounger bill today https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-scientific-deity.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: The Scientific Deity My earlier post today about patient doctor relationship has sparked a wide ranging and welcome debate from patients and health professionals... diary of a benefit scrounger scientific deity https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2014/03/musings-on-rally-speech.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Musings on a Rally & a Speech As most of you will already know, I shlepped up to York at the weekend for the TUC "Better Way" demo. A course of anti-biotics had been tr... diary of a benefit scrounger musings rally speech https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2011/03/friday-funnies.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Friday Funnies Enough of the doom and gloom. Enough! These will cheer you up, surely? "Mr Cameron, can I just ask, How do you sleep at night? The Joh... diary of a benefit scrounger friday funnies https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2010/11/liberty.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Liberty What a strange thing it is to be a patient. Here we are in my little bay on ward C6, four ordinary women, various ages, various profession... diary of a benefit scrounger liberty https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2010/11/fridays-toast.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Friday's Toast My gastro team are in the news! Look, there's Dr Parkes, one of my consultants : http://www.cuh.org.uk/addenbrookes/news/2010/november/c... diary of a benefit scrounger friday toast https://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.com/2013/07/ex-atos-nurse-tells-of-disgust-at.html Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Ex-Atos nurse tells of disgust at Assessments It's clearly not enough for sick and disabled people to tell of their horrific experiences of an Atos Assessment for Employment and Support ... diary of a benefit scrounger

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