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| Right wing 'welfare reformists' use lies and half-truths |
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To: Kathryn Hudson Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
2,213
of 3,000 signatures
of 3,000 signatures
Campaign created by
Jayne Linney
Use the full Powers of the Commission and investigate Iain Duncan Smith Secretary
of State for Work and Pensions, for his regular use of untruths and the
persistent deception misleading of The House of Commons, Select Committees and
the Media.
Why is this important?
There are numerous reports and accounts of our claim including the findings of
the Work and Pensions Select Committee and the Public Accounts committee - ( ). Further 105,344 people agreed with Debbie Sayers and myself when we called for
Hold Iain Duncan Smith to be held to account for misusing statistics , to no avail, this is despite the Government agreeing that "statistics should be
presented in a way that is fair, accurate and 'unspun' ". These distorted 'facts' are used to further deprive disabled people of the
essential benefits needed to manage their conditions; so far the 'Cuts' have
resulted in disabled people losing an average of £4,410 per person - 9 times more than the burden placed on most other citizens . These mis-truths are also responsible for justifying the latest proposals,
irrelevant of the Evidence
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