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Ian Duncan Smith has unveiled plans to force terminally ill people to stock shelves

Govt to force terminal cancer patients to stock shelves

Those with terminal cancer and other severe diseases in the UK face being forced to stock shelves in Tesco and doing other work experience or face losing their benefits, it has been revealed. The government announced that those with more than six months to live could have to do work experience or see their payments slashed under the scheme by[Read More…]

Courageous amputee beats all odd and lands modelling contract

Courageous amputee beats all odd and lands modelling contract

An inspirational young woman from Yorkshire in England, has defied all odds by becoming a model – despite being an amputee. Lizzy Holmes, 24 was born with ‘club foot’ – meaning both her feet were back to front. This condition has caused her to suffer a lifetime of chronic pain and as a result she has had to undergo no[Read More…]

HMRC awards itself new power to deduct £17k from your account

HMRC awards itself new power to deduct £17k from your account

The taxman has recently handed itself sweeping new powers to deduct £17,000 from British workers, it has been announced. HM Revenue & Customs will be able to take up to £17,000 from pay packets – compared to the current limit of £3,000. It will target those who it claims have underpaid income tax, capital gains tax or National Insurance contributions.[Read More…]

British sovereignty will effectively come to an end in November

The end of Britain? Why November 1st should worry us all

UK sovereignty will effectively come to an end next month under new EU rules. The burgeoning power of the EU will mean that on November 1st of this year, the right of parliament to legislate over us in 43 areas will be removed, subject to approval. Before parliament can legislate in these areas, it will be subject to Qualified Majority[Read More…]

MPs will be able to hide their expenses

MPs demand secrecy over public expenses while ordinary Brits subjected to more surveillance

MPs who are suspected of fiddling expenses will receive special protection under the law, it has been revealed. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority wants to withhold the names of those under investigation to save them from ‘reputational damage’. It also wants to raise MPs’ pay by 10 per cent and bar the public from hearings. While everyone else in the[Read More…]