Lana Hempsall

Welfare dependency begins at school

7 September 2025 4:04 pm

Over the past five years, Britain has seen a dramatic rise in the number of people claiming disability benefits. There…

The truth about PIP

23 August 2025 3:15 pm

Britain’s health and disability benefits bill is ballooning out of control – yet still Keir Starmer refuses to face reality.…

Don’t forget why welfare reform matters

2 July 2025 5:19 pm

On Tuesday, despite the opposition of a huge swathe of Labour MPs, the government’s welfare bill managed to scrape over…

Motability won’t give up its lucrative business without a fight

15 June 2025 4:27 pm

Motability, the scheme set up to provide vehicles, scooters and powered wheelchairs to disabled people, has become something of a…

The Motability scheme needs to be put into reverse

5 May 2025 4:48 pm

Keir Starmer’s government has taken some important first steps to bring the welfare budget under control. But expenditure on disability…