Why is Blair attacking sick people?

Tony Blair’s institute has published a report proposing sweeping cuts to UK social security by redefining mental illness, ADHD, autism and other health conditions as “non-work-limiting.” This will force many who are unable to work to look for jobs and leave them destitute if they cannot find them, as is likely

Worryingly, his whole report includes not a single reference to medical support for the reforms he is proposing. He is targeting those with ill health for the sole purpose of cutting taxes due by the wealthy, whose interests he seems to now serve. 

His report ignores the real causes of poor health in Britain, which has increased because of:

• austerity

• poverty

• insecure work

• poor housing

• ultra-processed food

• NHS underfunding

Meanwhile, healthy life expectancy in Britain is collapsing.

This is not reform. It is coercion.

And it could leave millions worse off.