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The BBC has failed to explain why the host of its flagship current affairs programme Question Time has repeatedly pushed the idea that social security spending must be cut, while ignoring official figures that debunk claims it is “spiralling”. It is […]
The Liberal Democrat work and pensions spokesperson has pledged to do more to highlight that spending on social security is stable, so he can challenge right-wing politicians who claim it is spiralling out of control. Steve Darling told Disability News Service […]
The Conservative party has dodged regulatory action on its repeated false claims that spending on social security is “spiralling out of control”. The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has been reviewing a complaint from Disability News Service (DNS) about inaccurate and […]
Two major broadcasters have been unable to explain why key news presenters are failing to challenge politicians and commentators who repeatedly claim – wrongly – that spending on social security is out of control and needs to be cut. Presenters at […]
New official figures published alongside this week’s spring statement have again disproved claims that spending on “welfare” is “spiralling out of control”. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published its latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook report on Tuesday, and it showed […]
New official figures – hidden by government and opposition parties – have exposed months of lies by politicians and the media about “spiralling” spending on social security and the need to cut benefits. The updated statistics from the Office for Budget […]
The disability minister is facing further questions over his commitment to transparency after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) refused to release the names of his new advisers on work and disability benefits, or even the organisations they represent. Five […]
A minister has finally admitted that spending on working-age benefits is stable, and is not spiralling out of control, despite months of claims from his own department and fellow ministers. Sir Stephen Timms (pictured) made the admission as he told the […]
A Labour minister has dismissed a disabled MP’s warning that new anti-fraud legislation will open the door to “Orwellian levels of mass surveillance” of millions of people on means-tested benefits. Liberal Democrat Steve Darling, his party’s work and pensions spokesperson, told […]
A “groundbreaking” legal victory at the high court has provided fuel for disabled activists to fight the new government’s expected cuts to spending on disability benefits, and to call on ministers to meet their legal obligations to co-produce policy. Disabled activist […]