{"product_id":"the-department-how-a-violent-government-bureaucracy-killed-hundreds-and-hid-the-evidence-9780745349893","title":"The Department: How a Violent Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A must-read expos? of one of Britain's biggest \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehidden scandals' \u003c\/b\u003eFrances Ryan, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eCrippled: Austerity and the Demonisation of Disabled People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is the definitive proof of how government austerity hasn't just harmed disabled people, it has killed them' \u003c\/b\u003eJohn McDonnell MP \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the early 2010s, reports began to emerge of deaths linked to a government department. Suicide notes, coroners' reports, and research by disabled activists pointed to failings within the Department for Work and Pensions - the DWP - the government body responsible for the disability benefits system. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As years passed, and austerity tightened its grip, the death toll mounted, and an even more disturbing picture emerged: bureaucracy, politicians, and the private sector had combined over thirty years to reckless, deadly effect. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For the last decade, disabled journalist John Pring has meticulously pieced together how the DWP ignored pleas to correct fatal flaws in the social security system and covered up its role in the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands, of disabled people. Having spent years researching the heartbreaking stories of twelve individuals who died, he describes how their bereaved families have fought for justice and accountability. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Pring\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and editor of the news agency Disability News Service. He is the co-creator of the Deaths by Welfare timeline and co-editor and specialist advisor on the award-winning Museum of Austerity project. His stories have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePrivate Eye\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eLongcare Survivors: The Biography of a Care Scandal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Pring is founder and editor of the news agency Disability News Service. He is co-creator of the Deaths by Welfare timeline, and co-editor and specialist advisor on the award-winning Museum of Austerity project. He has written for mainstream publications including the Guardian, Observer, Daily Mirror and Private Eye, and was associate producer on the award-winning Dispatches documentary, The Truth About Disability Benefits. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eLongcare Survivors: The Biography of a Care Scandal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50916133667090,"sku":"9780745349893","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9b1fa50f-fe61-4ed5-866a-6ced3b67a147.jpg?v=1738840505","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-department-how-a-violent-government-bureaucracy-killed-hundreds-and-hid-the-evidence-9780745349893","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}