Britain has many troubling obsessions; retaining artifacts stolen from other cultures decades ago to fill the “British” museum, demoralising the working class, and blaming minority groups for…… Read more “Fake It ‘Til You Make It.”
Tag: PIP
Fit to Employ.
In the UK, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) oversees many of the financial benefit schemes supposed to help people stay out of poverty, including the…… Read more “Fit to Employ.”
Personal Independence Prison: Part 2.
Part 1 is available here. Trigger Warning: mention of suicide. The application process for PIP is long, humiliating, & drains both physical & mental energy to the…… Read more “Personal Independence Prison: Part 2.”
Personal Independence Prison: Part 1.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a brilliant idea; disabled people receive some financial support to help cover the cost of the additional resources & services they need…… Read more “Personal Independence Prison: Part 1.”
Big Brother.
The Department of Work & Pensions are best described as a necessary evil, & that’s being generous. You’d think that an organisation that is supposed to support…… Read more “Big Brother.”
Diary of a Disabled Person. 