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The Department, How a Violent Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence
How a Violent Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence
Book • 2024
John Pring's "The Department" is a meticulously researched exposé of bureaucratic violence against disabled people in the UK. The book details how government policies, implemented over decades, led to the deaths of hundreds of individuals.
Pring meticulously documents the systematic failures and cover-ups within the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).
The narrative highlights the devastating impact of austerity measures and the role of private companies in the assessment process.
The book serves as a powerful indictment of systemic failures and a call for accountability.
Pring meticulously documents the systematic failures and cover-ups within the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).
The narrative highlights the devastating impact of austerity measures and the role of private companies in the assessment process.
The book serves as a powerful indictment of systemic failures and a call for accountability.
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Mentioned by Chris Brown as the book that details the British government’s Department for Work and Pensions and its horrific work capability assessment.

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Radicals in Conversation: 2024 Curated Highlights
Recommended by Ellen Clifford as a resource to understand the continuity of harmful policies towards disabled people across different UK governments.

Novara FM: Against Assisted Dying w/ Ellen Clifford
Mentioned by Beatrice Adler-Bolton as an intensively researched book meticulously detailing how the UK government inflicted bureaucratic violence on disabled people.

The Human Cost of Welfare Reform w/ John Pring (11/21/24)