Finn O Donnell takes a no-holds barred approach toward the continuing housing crisis that affects the people of Donegal and the island as a whole. Here, he writes of what has be done - or what has not been - and what people can do to change the system.
Showing posts with label social disadvantage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social disadvantage. Show all posts
Pauline Mellon with a piece that featured in The Diary of a Derry Mother on 30 September 2014. Pauline Mellon is a Derry blogger and rights activist.
Welfare reform is a term we hear quite frequently these days. This so called ‘reform’ is said to be designed to save money. This is not true, what welfare reform will do is label the unemployed and deflect from the failings of those in government by manipulating the unemployment figures. After all, if you’re on one of those ‘work for your dole’ schemes you are not technically unemployed. Furthermore, welfare reform will impact harshly on the poorest and most vulnerable in our society.
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Welfare reform is a term we hear quite frequently these days. This so called ‘reform’ is said to be designed to save money. This is not true, what welfare reform will do is label the unemployed and deflect from the failings of those in government by manipulating the unemployment figures. After all, if you’re on one of those ‘work for your dole’ schemes you are not technically unemployed. Furthermore, welfare reform will impact harshly on the poorest and most vulnerable in our society.
Pauline Mellon calls on citizens to reject all cuts. The piece featured in The Diary Of A Derry Mother on 23 September 2014.
Reject all cuts!
Today I received a letter which has been circulated to all NI library staff advising that the library budget is to be cut by a further £1.4 million by March 2015. This notification of cuts was delivered to the library service last month by the Department of Culture Arts and Leisure (DCAL), the same DCAL as headed up by Sinn Fein Minister Caral Ní Chuilín.
Reject all cuts!
Today I received a letter which has been circulated to all NI library staff advising that the library budget is to be cut by a further £1.4 million by March 2015. This notification of cuts was delivered to the library service last month by the Department of Culture Arts and Leisure (DCAL), the same DCAL as headed up by Sinn Fein Minister Caral Ní Chuilín.
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