In some parts of England, the state of housing in some areas is like a Dickensian novel. There are families of five or six or more in one bedroom properties, and children are being bitten by rats, and teachers have observed children reaching in bins for food, and going through other children’s pack lunches. WeContinue reading “Growing Numbers Of Children Are Living In Appalling Conditions In The United Kingdom”
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Should Parents Be Allowed To Smack Their Children?
An MP has stated the law about smacking children is complicated and parents should have more autonomy to control their children. David Lammy believes parents should be able to smack their children without having to worry about being sent to prison. Legislation changed back in 2004 to help protect children against harm at home, butContinue reading “Should Parents Be Allowed To Smack Their Children?”
Being Rejected For Disability Benefit
Approximately 8,000 people have died within six months of being rejected for a key disability benefit, with new figures unveiling that 7,990 people had an application for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) turned down, only to die inside six months since 2013. 3,680 of them were turned down less than three months before their death, andContinue reading “Being Rejected For Disability Benefit”
Cutting Free Bus Passes For Disabled People
A Tory-led council has provoked anger after asking the public if they would support an end to free bus travel for disabled people and pensioners. East Sussex County Council asked in a consultation whether it would be reasonable to charge elderly and disabled people half-fares for off-peak bus journeys that they can currently take forContinue reading “Cutting Free Bus Passes For Disabled People”
True Horror Of Universal Credit
A spirited group of unique mums reported the real chaos of Universal Credit in a damning testimony to Parliament. The ladies explained how the Tories six in one benefit, intended to be a better system that makes work pay left them with £1,000 childcare charges, overdue payment fines and even being booted out of theContinue reading “True Horror Of Universal Credit”
Forced To Quit Job To Look After Relatives
With social care funding cut to the bone, more and more families are forced to step in to look after vulnerable family members owing to an extreme shortage of trained assistance, and many are leaving work and endangering their jobs and their own well-being and happiness to shoulder the responsibility of a task that shouldContinue reading “Forced To Quit Job To Look After Relatives”
Inside The Newcastle Food Bank Made Famous By ‘I, Daniel Blake’
Stepping into the Newcastle West End Foodbank made famous by I, Daniel Blake, Ken Loach’s scorching film about the victims of Tory austerity, a humble little old lady held a cheque. Aged 80 and living nearby, in a faint Scottish dialect she modestly declared a regretful life had been made harder than in her saladContinue reading “Inside The Newcastle Food Bank Made Famous By ‘I, Daniel Blake’”
What Could A No-Deal Brexit Actually Mean For You?
Theresa May’s Brexit Deal has been voted down by MP’s, meaning we’re getting nearer and nearer to a No Deal Brexit, but what could a No Deal Brexit mean for us? So, we wake up on March 30th 2019, and the United Kingdom has now left the EU. The idea was to have a dealContinue reading “What Could A No-Deal Brexit Actually Mean For You?”
Army Is On Standby To Help Police
As many as 10,000 troops could be deployed on the streets of Britain in case of a No Deal Brexit chaos, and plans have been put into motion for soldiers to assist the police and the NHS if the United Kingdom ends up leaving the EU without a deal. And as well as the thousandsContinue reading “Army Is On Standby To Help Police”
Not Effective Or Safe Says Watchdog
Clayhill Medical Practice, Vange Health Centre, Southview Road, Vange in Basildon, Essex has been rated as inadequate by the Care Quality Commission. The practice has more than 6,000 patients and has been ordered to improve by the health watchdog. Some performance information which includes screening data was lower than local and national averages, and someContinue reading “Not Effective Or Safe Says Watchdog”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 