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Tim Farron tables Early Day Motion on LGBT Rights in Russia

Lib Dem party president Tim Farron MP has tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament on LGBT rights in Russia. The MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale said, "As a long-time supporter of Amnesty International I believe human rights are inalienable and something we must protect and extend throughout the world. The recent laws passed in Russia are the equivalent of the awful section 28 laws we had in the UK. I hope the government will use every avenue of diplomatic pressure possible to make them drop these laws, this is an area we can take a stand and I hope we will."

9 Sep 2013

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Force claimants to work for benefits, government urged

A US-style "work for the dole" scheme could save £3.5bn a year in welfare costs, a campaign group has said.

9 Sep 2013

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If you could say just one thing to Mark Hoban.....

Finally, after months of petitioning by Michael Meacher and myself, after a debate in parliament specifically on meeting "Spartacus", next week (10th September) myself and two other "Spartacii" who have been heavily involved in all ESA research will be meeting with the DWP Minister Mark Hoban.

9 Sep 2013

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Why do we bother educating disabled people?

Many disabled people with live long conditions consider themselves unable or unfit for work and can be assessed and tested accordingly, currently writing them off as able of make any contribution to society. So why do we not go a step further and use ATOS to assess people to see if they were worthy of an education if they will never be able to work? Using this logic, it means fair not to waste money educating people who will not benefit from it!

9 Sep 2013

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9 Sep 2013

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South Lakes MP Tim Farron backed a report by Macmillan Cancer Support in parliament last week. The report, Improving care for people with cancer, highlights the patient experience for people suffering from cancer.

MP calls for govt to improve cancer services

NHS England recently published results from the third national Cancer Patient Experience Survey. The survey aims to record and measure how cancer patients feel about their experience of care, such as:

9 Sep 2013

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