Forum Brief: Workplace discrimination
Policy Consultation 7 May 2003
The Disability Rights Commission has called on the government to close a legal loophole which allows employers to discriminate against workers with progressive illnesses such as cancer, MS and HIV.
Forum Brief: Voluntary sector plans
Policy Consultation 1 May 2003
The government has unveiled plans to harness the voluntary sector to deliver £125 million into Britain's communities.
Forum Brief: Blindness
Policy Consultation 23 April 2003
Ministers announced a £27 million cash boost to help prevent diabetes patients going blind this week.
Forum Brief: Disability Discrimination Act
Policy Consultation 11 April 2003
Work and pensions minister Maria Eagle has responded to calls for new laws on disability discrimination.
Forum Brief: Aviation code of practice
Policy Consultation 20 March 2003
The UK aviation industry must focus on the needs of disabled people and work to achieve access for all, transport minister John Spellar has said.
Forum Brief: Transport for the blind
Policy Consultation 19 March 2003
Guide dog owners are set to welcome the passage of new legislation that outlaws discrimination by minicab drivers.
Forum Brief: Tackling poverty
Policy Consultation 12 March 2003
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a report on the long-term prospects for tackling UK poverty and disadvantage in the twenty-first century.
Forum Brief: Fireworks bill
Policy Consultation 28 February 2003
The Fireworks Bill will progress to committee stage after receiving its second reading in parliament.
Forum Brief: Fireworks
Policy Consultation 14 February 2003
The government has announced that it is to support a private member's bill which will place stronger controls on the sale and use of fireworks.
Stephen Timms: Corporate Social Responsibility
News Article 13 February 2003
I am delighted by the wealth of responses that my article generated. Clearly there are a large number of well informed and passionate people engaged in a wide variety of
Forum Brief: Internet use
Policy Consultation 10 February 2003
The growth in internet use has slowed, according to research by Oftel.
Blunkett finds every dog has its day
News Article 24 January 2003
David Blunkett has waived goodbye to his closest aide - his guide dog Lucy.
Forum Brief: Draft disability bill
Policy Consultation 22 January 2003
Andrew Smith, the work and pensions secretary, has announced that the government intends to publish a draft disability bill later this year.
Forum Brief: pensions green paper
Policy Consultation 19 December 2002
The Department of Work and Pensions has inivited ePolitix.com Forum members to respond to yesterday's publication of the pensions green paper "Simplicity, security and choice: working and saving for retirement".
Forum Brief: Pre-Budget Report - Economy
Policy Consultation 28 November 2002
The chancellor is to increase government borrowing to plug the gap caused by a faltering world economy.
