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Alan Johnson | We need to talk about Islamism
21:38Telegraph politics blog
If I had slept through yesterday, woken up this morning, and gone online, I might have thought the EDL beheaded someone yesterday. There is a lot of displacement on Twitter and FB, as if it's all too ...
Polly Toynbee | Jeremy Hunt's blundering blaming of GPs makes for bad politics
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The health secretary is taking a risk in gunning for family doctors. The public trust them more than they do those in government The inevitable NHS crisis has begun to rumble even sooner than predicte...
Cathy Newman | Well I don't think I've ever interrupted anyone as much as I just did @anjemchou...
19:47Cathy Newman
Well I don't think I've ever interrupted anyone as much as I just did @anjemchoudary but I'm afraid it had to be done
The government is claiming credit for a reduction in the immigration figures. B...
19:19Roger Helmer
The government is claiming credit for a reduction in the immigration figures. But the recession played a large part.
Political Scrapbook | Green Party try to give Kitcat the finger on Brighton Council
19:17Political Scrapbook
A leaked Twitter exchange has exposed attempts by Green Party councillors to stab the leader of their flagship council in the back. The direct messages reveal attempts by Cllr Alexandra Phillips (@Ale...
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5 December 2012
Responding to the Autumn Statement, Mark Lever, Chief Executive of the National Autistic Society, said:
“Times are tough for everyone but the mark of a good society is how it treats its most vulnerable in difficult times.
“Many disabled people rely on support and benefits to help them live their lives day to day and rely on Government to provide these vital lifelines.
“Benefits are a necessity for disabled people, not a luxury.
“Today's Autumn Statement offered up a mixed bag for people with autism and other disabilities.
“As we move into 2013 and another year of the Government's spending squeeze, we urge it to change its rhetoric on benefits and to acknowledge the profound and real effect that benefits can have on the lives of thousands of disabled people up and down the country.”