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Blogger at www.thepoorsideof.life Likes taking photos and writing. Working class and proud of it.
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From Safety Net to Free Fall: Why Welfare Is Essential for Society’s Survival
A rather concerning story is being told by the government via media outlets that support for the poor, the sick, disabled and the elderly is somehow opposite to supporting workers. This claim is no…
https://thepoorsideof.life/2025/08/21/from-safety-net-to-free-fall-why-welfare-is-essential-for-societys-survival/
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NEW from me. Stephen Timms and His Troubling Stance on Disability
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Stephen Timms and His Troubling Stance on Disability
Stephen Timms, the Minister for Disabilities at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), has been seen to show a distinct lack of compassion and understanding following a contentious meeting wit…
https://thepoorsideof.life/2025/06/06/stephen-timms-and-his-troubling-stance-on-disability/
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NEW from me. Hidden Injustice. How Changes to PIP and Universal Credit Threaten Disabled People’s Livelihoods And Lifes
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Hidden Injustice. How Changes to PIP and Universal Credit Threaten Disabled People’s Livelihoods And Lifes
Recent proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit (UC) eligibility are quite rightly raising serious concern. The proposed adjustments would disproportionately imp…
https://thepoorsideof.life/2025/05/31/hidden-injustice-how-changes-to-pip-and-universal-credit-threaten-disabled-peoples-livelihoods-and-lifes/
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British vets could face price caps on medicines, prescriptions and other services like cremations, the regulator has indicated, as it outlined changes it is considering to the way the UK's £2bn veterinary sector operates.
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Vets may face caps on charges for prescriptions and cremations
The regulator is considering a range of measures to limit vets bills including price caps.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c985617r7ejo
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An Irish woman who has been living legally in the United States for decades has been taken into detention by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a trip to Ireland to visit her sick father.
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Irish woman living legally in US for decades detained after returning from visit to Ireland to see her father
Cliona Ward (54) lives in California but is being held in a large immigration prison in Washington state
https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025/04/27/irish-woman-living-legally-in-us-for-decades-detained-after-returning-from-visit-to-ireland-to-see-her-father/
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‘Disability, Illness and Impairment are the Norms of Human History – Living Through This Labour Government’s Benefits Cuts Is Brutal’ – Byline Times
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‘No significant progress’ made on rights of disabled, says UN. Exactly one year later, and with a ‘Labour’ government, there’s STILL no progress!
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‘No significant progress’ made on rights of disabled, says UN | Morning Star
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A clean slate
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A clean slate
I’ve been taking some time lately to do other things, both online and offline, not as much I should. If I take a break from my regular work I have emails piling up that need to be gone through. I s…
https://thephilosophicalmuse.blog/2025/04/27/a-clean-slate/
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MPs have quietly been handed a pay rise while the rest of us suffer a cost of living crisis. But every MP has the option to refuse to take it, or donate it to charity. We call on every MP to turn down the pay rise. Sign the petition:
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NEW from me. The Price of Parenthood. Why the Two Child Benefit Cap Is Failing Families
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The Price of Parenthood. Why the Two Child Benefit Cap Is Failing Families
The two-child limit is a harsh policy that unfairly pushes many families into poverty. This limit means that parents with more than two children receive no additional financial help for their third…
https://thepoorsideof.life/2025/04/27/the-price-of-parenthood-why-the-two-child-benefit-cap-is-failing-families/
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Political Time Bomb. Proposed Welfare Cuts Threaten Labour’s Strongholds
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Political Time Bomb. Proposed Welfare Cuts Threaten Labour’s Strongholds
As discussed in previous blog posts the proposed PIP cuts threaten the political stability of the Labour Party. At the time of writing approximately 80 Labour MPs could face the daunting possibilit…
https://thepoorsideof.life/2025/04/18/political-time-bomb-proposed-welfare-cuts-threaten-labours-strongholds/
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NEW from me. Invisible No More. The Catastrophic Impact of Pip Benefit Cuts on Disabled Individuals
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Invisible No More. The Catastrophic Impact of Pip Benefit Cuts on Disabled Individuals
The UK government’s recent decision to cut £5 billion from disability benefits signals a very worrying shift in how we support our most vulnerable citizens. Experts that have spoken out warn that t…
https://thepoorsideof.life/2025/04/10/invisible-no-more-the-catastrophic-impact-of-pip-benefit-cuts-on-disabled-individuals/
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Bob Dylan & Bruce Springsteen - "Forever Young" | Concert for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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The Hidden Cost of Cutting Disability Benefits. A Looming Crisis for Local Economies
Hidden within the announcement of the governments proposed disability benefit cuts there’s a probable crisis that could threaten to unravel the financial and social fabric of local communitie…
https://thepoorsideof.life/2025/04/04/the-hidden-cost-of-cutting-disability-benefits-a-looming-crisis-for-local-economies/
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Proposed PIP Changes Could Threaten the Dignity and Survival of Disabled Individuals
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Proposed PIP Changes Could Threaten the Dignity and Survival of Disabled Individuals
The government is reportedly considering a drastic overhaul of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) system, raising alarm about severe consequences for disabled people. This transformation could…
https://thepoorsideof.life/2025/03/14/proposed-pip-changes-could-threaten-the-dignity-and-survival-of-disabled-individuals/
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Exposing the Department for Work and Pensions' Lack of Accountability
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The Future of Poundland in Jeopardy: What It Means for Shoppers and High Streets.
Poundland has found themselves to be , facing an uncertain future as its parent company, Pepco is considering selling the chain. Pepco, which acquired Poundland in 2016, is now exploring this sal…
https://thepoorsideof.life/2025/03/17/the-future-of-poundland-in-jeopardy-what-it-means-for-shoppers-and-high-streets/
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Unlawful Benefit Deductions Are Hurting Universal Credit Recipients
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Unlawful Benefit Deductions Are Hurting Universal Credit Recipients
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have been using a process deemed in the high court as “unlawful and unfair” to deduct money from people’s Universal Credit (UC). This ha…
https://thepoorsideof.life/2025/02/27/unlawful-benefit-deductions-are-hurting-universal-credit-recipients/
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Unemployed Doesn’t Mean Untrustworthy. The Wrongful Assault on Benefit Claimants
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A society cannot call itself as being just and fair if it prioritizes punishing the poor over holding the affluent accountable.
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The Sanction Scandal: Why Punishing Claimants is Unjust. Shocking New Sanction Data Revealed
Well it appears that we’ve gone full cycle back to where this blog started reporting about benefit sanctions. We’ve known for many years that the practice of imposing sanctions on benef…
https://thepoorsideof.life/2025/02/24/the-sanction-scandal-why-punishing-claimants-is-unjust-shocking-new-sanction-data-revealed/
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10 months ago
Unmasking Predudiced Myths.The Struggle for Mental Health Benefits
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The Sanction Scandal: Why Punishing Claimants is Unjust. Shocking New Sanction Data Revealed
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@vamroses.bsky.social Hit by the household benefit cap: Forcing people to live on less than they need
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The Fake History Hunter
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"If a woman fancies that she looks better or feels better in men's clothes, there is no reason why she may not indulge in so harmless a fancy." The illustrated book of manners: a manual of good behavior and polite accomplishments by R. De Valcourt, 1866.
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NEW from me. Invisible Disabilities A Call For Greater Understanding And Fairness.
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Found the brilliant Charlotte Hughes on Bluesky (
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A Charity Commission inquiry concluded the late Captain Tom’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband, Colin Ingram-Moore, were culpable of “serious and repeated” instances of misconduct, mismanagement and failures of integrity.
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Captain Tom’s family personally benefited from charity they founded, report finds
Watchdog’s highly critical inquiry finds Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore culpable of ‘serious and repeated’ misconduct
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/21/captain-tom-family-personally-benefited-from-charity-they-founded-report-finds
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The New York Times
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Gisèle Pelicot’s sons appeared in court, addressing their father, who admits to having drugged their mother over years and inviting scores of men to rape her while she was unconscious. “You need to know this trial is a trial of a devastated family,” said David Pelicot, the eldest son.
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Gisèle Pelicot’s Sons Tell of a ‘Devastated’ Family at Rape Trial in France
The men appeared in court, addressing their father, who admits to having drugged their mother over years and inviting scores of men to rape her while she was unconscious.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/world/europe/gisele-pelicot-rape-trial-france.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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Tax rises in budget sap UK consumer confidence and will hit pay growth, say reports
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Tax rises in budget sap UK consumer confidence and will hit pay growth, say reports
Survey shows households’ economic fears, while Goldman Sachs predicts impact of increase in employer NICs Tax rises in the budget have sapped consumer confidence and will lead to sharp reductions in private sector pay growth next year, two separate…
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Lane
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Nine out of ten Amazon addictions can prob be traced back to the Scholastic Book Fair.
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Latest book haul. In my house, we don’t call it CRT. We call it history, and we learn about the things that define us as people.
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The Guardian
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The Guardian view on children’s homes: cap profits and don’t stop there | Editorial
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The Guardian view on children’s homes: cap profits and don’t stop there | Editorial
Private sector reform is overdue, but councils need funding if young people are to have the chances they deserve Curbs on profiteering in the children’s social care sector cannot come soon enough. It is getting on for three years since the Competition…
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Press Gazette
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The Associated Press is planning to make cuts affecting 8% of staff, of which less than half would impact news staff, Press Gazette understands. Most of those affected are expected to be in the US
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News media job cuts 2024 tracked: Dotdash Meredith lays off 53 people while AP plans buyouts
Last year was brutal for journalism industry job cuts - but in 2024 so far the tide has yet to slow, with hundreds affected in January alone.
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/journalism-job-cuts-2024/
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I will never understand how a billionaire, the richest man on Earth, spent millions to buy an election for ANOTHER billionaire, and told us that his policies would cause all of us non-billionaires “temporary hardship...” ...and the public didn't tell BOTH OF THEM to fuck off.
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Gisèle Pelicot rape trial: children tell of ‘devastation’ caused by their father
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Gisèle Pelicot rape trial: children tell of ‘devastation’ caused by their father
Couple’s two sons and daughter beg Dominique Pelicot to reveal if other family members were abused Gisèle Pelicot’s children have described their “devastation” to learn that their father had drugged their mother and invited dozens of men to rape her,…
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Hi folks I've just created my account. I'm the writer of the blog
www.thepoorsideof.life
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NEW from me. Invisible Wounds. The Unseen Toll of Homelessness on Over 120,000 Children and Teens in the UK
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Invisible Wounds. The Unseen Toll of Homelessness on Over 120,000 Children and Teens in the UK
At the time of writing this there is an alarming crisis that goes unknown by many. It remains hidden yet is extremely important because it has the potential to greatly damage the fabric of our soci…
https://thepoorsideof.life/2024/11/18/invisible-wounds-the-unseen-toll-of-homelessness-on-over-120000-children-and-teens-in-the-uk/
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The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀
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Unchecked Eviction Crisis: UK Tenants Face Growing Threat of Homelessness
As the government’s long-promised ban on Section 21 evictions slowly approaches, a chilling wave of uncertainty crashes over tenants in the UK. Recent figures released tell a grim tale showin…
https://thepoorsideof.life/2024/11/17/unchecked-eviction-crisis-uk-tenants-face-growing-threat-of-homelessness/
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