Disability – 2018 and Now.

Blog post from Sally Callow, MD of Stripy Lightbulb CIC. This was an article that was originally posted on my LinkedIN page in 2018, when Stripy Lightbulb CIC first launched. I re-posted it earlier this week as it struck me …

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‘Keep Britain Working’ – DWP Review

We have a few thoughts on the Department for Work and Pensions press release that was published on Friday 24th January 2025. This DWP review focuses on the rising levels of long-term sickness, its impact on the economy in Britain, …

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2025: Building Blocks

A room with white walls and white floor are scattered building blocks. of different colours shapes and sizes.

Firstly, Happy New Year!  This coming year can’t be as bad as the past 5….can it?! I’m hopeful and will be working to make sure 2025 ends up being a positive year by seeing our work as building blocks. I …

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‘Getting Britain Working’ – Our Concerns

At the start of October 2024, we saw initial Government messaging about their plan to get chronically sick people ‘back to work’ and we identified a few red flags. We hoped that by pre-empting the White Paper we would be …

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