U.C. ILL-EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH LONG TERM SICKNESS
The Resolution Foundation warns that the benefits system, Universal Credit, is ill-equipped to deal with rising long-term sickness levels, as the number of people signed off without having to look for work hits 2.3 million. The think tank highlights the challenges facing the next government as Universal Credit begins a Continue Reading
IMF PRESSES FOR CUTS TO UK BENEFITS
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Britain and other rich nations to cut benefits and taxes to tackle the worklessness crisis. Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, vowed to “do whatever it takes to get Britain working” as the IMF said men in particular would be encouraged to Continue Reading
London – The Great Divide Map of 2022
Which boroughs in Greater London experience the highest deprivation in any kind is depicted on a new map by the Office of National Statistics. The map, which depicts the whole United Kingdom, was created using data from the 2021 census, which clearly shows a north-south divide. The map illustrates what Continue Reading
The Miracle Worker
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and hearing after a bout of illness at the age of nineteen months. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven Continue Reading