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The hardest hit – defending disabled people’s futures 11 May 2011
On Tuesday, Hardest Hit campaigners delivered the giant Hardest Hit Christmas card (with a design by Gerald Scarfe) signed by almost 25,000 disabled people, their families and friends to the government grinches – David Cameron and Nick Clegg – calling for a fair benefits system.
Unfortunately, when they arrived at Department of Work and Pensions offices at Caxton House, a smaller card intended for Iain Duncan Smith (The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) couldn’t be handed over as staff there refused to accept it!
However, staff at DWP have now apologised, saying there had been a “mix-up” about the card and they would accept it.
Hardest Hit campaigners are asking you to email your MP, to try and prevent them overturning Lords amendments when the Welfare Reform Bill returns to the Commons.
Sorry - my MP is Maria Miller!
Sorry - my MP is Maria Miller!
Oh dear. Might be worth mailing her anyway, to let her know that there are people not swallowing the rhetoric?