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#Climate voices from #Bangladesh/#India – by Hay You
June 16, 2013
http://cop0.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/climate-voices-from-bangladeshindia/ by Hay You Climate voices from Bangladesh/India
#Children in working families fall below the #Poverty line Emily Dugan, Andrew Grice
June 15, 2013
Children living below the poverty line are now twice as likely to come from working families struggling on low incomes and falling wages than those whose parents are unemployed, official figures have revealed. The number of children growing up in absolute poverty in “breadline Britain” increased by 300,000 last year – an annual increase […]
“Jump over this barrier but we will cut your legs off and tie you down and put a tarpaulin over you” #Disability #Poverty
June 15, 2013
Labour poverty taskforce set to target ‘fitness for work’ test http://disabilitynewsservice.com/2013/06/labour-poverty-taskforce-set-to-target-fitness-for-work-test/ #Disability #Poverty #ConDems #Labour QUOTE OF THE WEEK “’The government is saying we expect you to jump over this barrier but we will cut your legs off and tie you down and put a tarpaulin over you. That’s not the way to get you […]
Nelson #Mandela on #Poverty and #Greatness
June 10, 2013
Liz Davies “Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. […]
Department of Work and Pensions sentence #MentallyIll #Disabled Man to Death #UK 2013
June 8, 2013
Black Triangle Anti-Defamation Campaign in Defence of Disability Rights Please share this tragic story of desperation from another group member of Respect For the Unemployed & Benefit Claimants – trying to be heard in a ‘modern Britain’ of ignorance & censorship within the wider media. “I suffer from crippling depression And anxiety. I also have problems […]
Universal Declaration of #HumanRights – 25 #DisabilityCull #BenefitsCull #UK
June 8, 2013
“Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond […]
The #UK Government have got it wrong about our #HumanRights #DisabilityDiscrimination
June 6, 2013
Ariadne Jones http://kittysjones.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/the-uk-government-is-on-the-wrong-side-of-human-rights/ The UK Government have got it wrong about our Human Rights. kittysjones.wordpress.com The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights has conducted an inquiry into …the UK Government’s implementation of Article19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabi…See more http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fkittysjones.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F05%2F30%2Fthe-uk-government-is-on-the-wrong-side-of-human-rights%2F&h=hAQG-rWLz
Stunning #Photography from #Nigeria by Jujufilms
June 4, 2013
Olumirin Waterfalls Erin Ijesa Osun State, a photo by Jujufilms on Flickr. Traders in Ijebu Ode, a photo by Jujufilms on Flickr. Via Flickr: Traders in Ijebu Ode Ogun State, Nigeria
#UK trapped in ‘vicious spiral’ of falling wages and depressed investment by Katie Allen #EconomicPolicy
June 4, 2013
The ILO’s annual World of Work report notes that any growth in UK employment has not made up for jobs lost since the financial crisis. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images Katie Allen http://www.guardian.co.uk/ International Labour Organisation warns of threat of rising child poverty in Britain if measures to combat unemployment are not introduced Britain […]
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Most shocking statistical lie yet: #Child poverty #UK Government #PostTruthPolitics
June 17, 2013
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Iain Duncan Smith’s most shocking statistical lie yet: Child poverty.