Blog - Disability Arts
Crippen asks, “Is eugenics influencing government policy?”
March 30, 2020 - by CrippenDisabled people have long been the focus for those who support the eugenics movement. From the extremes practiced by the Nazi party during WWII when over 200,000 disabled people were killed and more than twice the number were sterilised, to such statements as made by ...
Crippen asks – “Are you important enough to have access to the best care?”
March 27, 2020 - by CrippenAs ‘high profile people' start getting Corona virus symptoms, it will be interesting to see the different levels of care that are being offered! At the time of going to Press, Prince Charles, Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock (Health Secretary) and Nadine Dorries (Health Minister) have all ...
Crippen exposes loss of benefits in Northern Ireland
March 27, 2020 - by CrippenThousands in Northern Ireland have lost their benefits in the transition to PIP system Almost one in four disabled people in Northern Ireland who were claiming Disability Living Allowance (DLA) have had their benefit taken away during the transition to Personal Independence Payments (PIP). PIP is designed to replace DLA ...
Crippen says “just let the Tories shoot themselves in the foot!”
March 26, 2020 - by CrippenWell, what can I say?! Seems like if we leave the Tories alone, they’re more than capable of shooting themselves in the foot! The first one comes from Boris Johnson, who in response to a question from SNP MP Mhairi Black about whether one of her constituents had enough to ...
Crippen exposes scandal of changes to DWP health assessments
March 25, 2020 - by CrippenThe full scandal of benefit tampering can be revealed after the DWP admitted nearly 7,000 health assessments were changed or binned over two years. Last month, the Daily Record revealed how one of two firms working for welfare chiefs had “audited” the paperwork ...
Crippen asks will they be withholding treatment for elderly and disabled as the virus worsens
March 23, 2020 - by CrippenAs Dominic Cummings whispers in Boris Johnson’s ear about letting the elderly and vulnerable die off to help the economy, an open letter from Dr Matt Morgan, Intensive Care Consultant, from the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, has generated much more speculation about ...
Crippen asks “did you know that the Tories are going to tear up the Care Act?”
March 23, 2020 - by CrippenAre you aware that this government are proposing a Coronavirus Bill that will effectively free local authorities of their duties to provide social care support under the Care Act 2014? This will have a devastating impact on the lives of thousands of Disabled people, especially those of us who need social ...
Crippen compares the death rate of the Corona Virus to that held by IDS
March 20, 2020 - by CrippenIain Duncan Smith (IDS) must be feeling a bit side-lined as a virus comes out of nowhere and threatens to overshadow his record of deaths created whilst head of the Department of Works and Pensions (DWP). I don’t suppose we’ll ever know just how many disabled people have died due to ...
Baadmowfin announces a new era for social care – Greenwich Mean Time
March 20, 2020 - by Baadmowfin'Bristol’s Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) are protesting decisions made by their local council concerning disabled people, but without consultation with the disabled people it will impact upon. Council cuts to social care are imminent, attached to rhetoric about it being about creating better services. not cost savings, so ...
Crippen shows how you can have your say about the DWP
March 18, 2020 - by CrippenThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing yet another investigation into Universal Credit. It comes as a storm around one of its most contentious aspects grows. After disbanding the select committees that kept an eye on the various departments working within government, the Work and Pension Select Committee ...