Universal Credit will lose free school meal
350,000 children ‘will lose free school meals in welfare reform’ – charity Children’s Society says coalition’s universal credit, as currently envisaged, seems a step backward Free school lunches are the main meal of the day for many children, says the Children’s Society. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian More than Continue Reading
Wheelchair Demo in London
Today protesters have gathered in the West End to campaign against the government’s welfare reform bill. Oxford Street, Regent Street and Oxford Circus have been brought to a standstill as people in wheelchairs chained themselves together. Campaigners from disability groups and direct action group UK Uncut chanted and waved banners Continue Reading