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When writing to the Tax Credits office...

When writing to the Tax Credits office to ask them to reduce the rate they recover a disputed overpayment they actually took action based on what was in the letter, rather than writing back two months later telling...

Read more (written 21st Apr). No responses yet.

The prerequisite for improving public...

The prerequisite for improving public services is to get rid of the target driven, punitive inspections regimes. Scrap the Audit Commission for starters. The management and inspection factories that have built...

Read more (written 21st May). 1 response

If the maternity allowance was increased...

The maternity allowance was increased to the minimum wage and based on the hours that you have worked in the past. This would bring it up from the low £120/week to at least £900 a month. That way we can still pay...

Read more (written 24th May). No responses yet.

Home Affairs Cttee on Visas

We have recently had examples of Malian musicians who have to travel thousands of miles to their nearest visa application centre in Dakar (3 days travel) and then had an expected wait of up to 10 days while their...

Read more (written 4th Aug). No responses yet.

Charging for Care should be based on ability to pay?

Wouldn't it be better if...

The Big Care Debate actually led to a fairer system for all?. One of the ideas put forward in the new Green Paper "Shaping the Future of Care Together", which government...

Read more (written 20th Aug). No responses yet.

student finance wales - based in scotland...

student finance wales - based in scotland, no enquiries telphone number and no website access for disabled student to register........... have had to go through the MP to get a form for finance! what a waste of ...

Read more (written 24th Aug). No responses yet.

I am in the process of fighting to get...

I am in the process of fighting to get my elder sons Mobility raised back up to high rate.

One random GP who never even met him decided he didn't need it despite me sending in 6 letters of support from...

Read more (written 3rd Sep). 1 response