Tag Archives: Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and the Ministers new Surgery

Posted on May 16, 2019 by ianchisnall

Based on my own very limited observation of Parliamentary debates, at one time only occasionally MPs would stand up and speak about one of their constituents and their experiences so that Parliament could be persuaded to focus on the realities … Continue reading →

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Dear Sarah [Newton, Minister of State for Disabled People],

Posted on January 4, 2019 by ianchisnall

According to a statement you made at the end of 2018 as Parliament was closing down on Thursday 20th December you claimed “The Department has been working at pace and taking the necessary steps required to implement the ruling. We … Continue reading →

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The men who stripped the roof

Posted on November 19, 2014 by ianchisnall

One of the regular phrases applied to the Brown/Blair Governments by the coalition when first arriving in office was that they failed to mend the roof whilst the sun was shining. The incomers made these accusations filled with confidence (or … Continue reading →

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Please add your voice

Posted on November 17, 2014 by ianchisnall

As part of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, the Government decided to remove a pot of money called the Discretionary Social Fund or DSF. This fund which was introduced in 1987 and distributed to Local Government across the country as … Continue reading →

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Government policies are a barrier to economic growth

Posted on August 11, 2014 by ianchisnall

It is not hard to find evidence of MPs who do not understand the realities of life in their own constituencies, but in this case a much deeper issue lies behind the comments. A month ago MP for Peterborough Stewart Jackson took … Continue reading →

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Send in the engineers?

Posted on February 20, 2014 by ianchisnall

In the last few days the tension between religious leaders and the Government has peaked over welfare reforms. The immediate catalyst for this was an interview in the Daily Telegraph last week with Archbishop Vincent Nichols in anticipation of his … Continue reading →

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Who will count for us?

Posted on August 1, 2013 by ianchisnall

Two years ago I began to blog on an occasional basis, two months ago I changed my approach to publish a new blog each day. In total I have written 178 blogs and I genuinely think that todays topic is one … Continue reading →

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Catchphrase Chris

Posted on June 6, 2013 by ianchisnall

Political leaders, from time to time become associated with a phrase that frames them and their work. Tony Blair coined the phrase ‘Education, Education, Education’ Margaret Thatcher ‘The Lady is not for turning’ and Harold Wilson ‘This will not affect … Continue reading →

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