Wednesday 1 August 2012

CHANNEL 4: BRITAIN ON THE SICK

Using undercover filming, reporter Jackie Long investigates the controversial processes used to assess whether sickness and disability benefit claimants should be declared fit for work by the UK Government contractor company ATOS Healthcare. If you are not a cynic beforehand you will be after!

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/4od

PANORAMA: Disabled or Faking It

A thoroughly shocking programme shown on Monday 30th July 2012 on BBC2 showing that people on disability and sickness benefits are being systematically victimised by the UK Government to try to get them back into work with in many cases disastrous or even fatal consequences.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01lldrc/