Monthly Archives: May 2010

ELECTION 2010: Policies on public services ‘will be crucial’

05/05/2010 – 1:40 pm

The most important election issues for disabled people are the benefits system, the NHS and social care, according to a new survey.
Many disabled people will also look at parties’ policies on poverty and equality when deciding who to vote for in the general election, the poll found.
The survey by ComRes for the disability charity Scope [...]

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ELECTION 2010: Parties mired in welfare reform confusion

05/05/2010 – 1:36 pm

Conservative policy on incapacity benefit (IB) reform appeared in disarray today after the party’s disability spokesman contradicted public comments by his boss.
Last week, Theresa May, the Conservative work and pensions spokeswoman, told the BBC that all “2.6 million people on IB” would be reassessed to determine if they could work.
May made it clear that there [...]

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