Too Many Red Bandages Not Red Tape Says Hazards Magazine The government may want you to believe we are a nation of greedy money grabbing chancers, says Hazards editor Rory O’Neill, but claims figures tell a different story. Even those dying of occupational diseases have precious little chance of securing a payout. In a major new article in this months Hazards Magazine website, the facts about compensation claims and payouts is laid bare. In the article, Rory begins by reminding of where this Tory-led Con-Demned government began in justifying their attacks on worker health and safety and by using untruthful and misleading propaganda: The Common sense, common safety report from former Thatcher cabinet minister Lord Young really set the prime minister’s dizzying programme of compensation-busting policies in motion. Its subtitle was a bit of a giveaway. “A report by Lord Young of Graffham to the Prime Minister following a Whitehall-wide review of the operation of health and safety laws and the growth of the compensation culture.” He adds: It all means there are fewer opportunities to claim and fewer lawyers willing to take them on anyway. Source: Hazards Campaign |