Monthly Archives: June 2014

UPDATED – Disability discrimination. The DLA Piper tribunal decision cannot be appealed

This is an update to a recent post I made here: https://wirralinittogether.wordpress.com/2014/06/09/wirral-council-wins-in-court-vulnerable-people-lose-again/ Near to the end of the blog post, I promised to contact the Judge, Melanie Carter, to highlight some concerns and to see if her decision could be … Continue reading

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Shame Of The Church of England: Dean of Westminster Allows Hundreds of Police To Attempt Stamp Out Of Disabled People’s Peaceful Protest

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This is what Christianity looks like The leadership of the Church of England showed themselves to have the morals of sewer rats today after hundreds of police were drafted in to prevent a peaceful protest…

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Victory for Wirral In It Together. We defeat Wirral Council – again

25th June 2014 Freedom of Information.  Another victory over Wirral Council’s legal “team”. Yesterday, an email came in from WhatDoTheyKnow.com … https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/with_compromise_agreements_not_b#incoming-532480 This response is another calculated exercise in minimisation and a muddying of the water, couched in the blandest and … Continue reading

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Mayor to man. Man to Mayor.

Mayor to man: What are you doing here ruining this 100 year old citizen’s birthday party? Have you no feelings? Have you no empathy? Have you no shame? Man to Mayor: You started it.

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Pioneering Science. The Black Hole at the Heart of Wirral Council

Pioneering science.   The first glimpse of a black hole’s spin Scientists have measured the rate of spin of a black hole for the first time – and it is big… Measurements have been taken with a space-based X-ray telescope … Continue reading

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Wirral Council Wins at Tribunal. Vulnerable People Lose.

9th June 2014 Below is a report from Local Government Lawyer, explaining a recent First Tier Information Tribunal ruling in favour of Wirral Council: Local Government Lawyer report on ruling …from which the inconvenient phrase ‘disability discrimination’ has been omitted. And … Continue reading

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Rutherfords Tell PM: ‘Visit Our Home And You’ll Drop #BedroomTax’

Originally posted on Same Difference:
Paul Rutherford, grandfather to Warren Todd, a 14-year-old boy with a rare genetic disorder, knows that David Cameron must have an inkling of what his family goes through every day. Warren is one of only…

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