Labour's New Benefits Proposals

Everytime I see a proposal like this from New Labour, I think, "close your eyes, and can you distinguish it from something the Tories would do?"

Jon Sparkes, chief executive of the disability charity Scope, said he had "deep concerns about the tone of these reforms and the target-led ethos underpinning them" He added: "Disabled people face a myriad of barriers in finding employment, including negative attitudes from employers and inadequate social care support. Punitive measures against individual disabled claimants will do nothing to remove these barriers."