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Benefits Rules for the Terminally Ill need changing. They don’t have time to waste!

By Michael
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June 21, 2021
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Today is Global MND Awareness Day when we highlight the need to raise awareness of a disease which in the UK kills on average around six people per day. MND or Motor Neurone Disease, is a fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord.   It attacks the nerves that control movement so muscles […]

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Having the same or having enough? Inequality & poverty in a Post-Covid Recession.

By Michael
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August 17, 2020
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As the Office of National Statistics (ONS) confirms that the United Kingdom entered into the sharpest recession since records began in 1955, it is clear that Covid-19 has wrought untold damage with very few economic sectors left untouched by the pandemic. Over 113,000 jobs lost since the March lockdown began with the aviation, retail and […]

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What Would Shakespeare Make of It?

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July 6, 2020
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I originally wrote this blog for 2020UK.org back in 2012. Given where we are as a nation slowly emerging from the COVID-19 lockdown, I though this might be an opportune time to bring it up to date, given that politicians these days seem to have shorter careers than the average Reality TV star. My sources […]

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Balancing Rights & Responsibilities

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June 22, 2020
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Society has long tried to provide or understand the link between rights and responsibilities – and the individuals place within it. Politicians and others with an interest in these matters often refer to them for example, when justifying the latest government legislation or proposing amendments to existing laws, such as doubling prison terms for assaulting […]

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