so no one thimks attacks on the poorest groups are worth commenting on?

This was posted on Notts Indymedia, but as it is likely to be of concern to people elsewhere (and is not specific to Notts) it has been moved to the UK / Social Struggles newswires, where I hope it will get the attention it deserves.

There have been concerns expressed by some charities:

Child Poverty Action Group chief executive, Kate Green, said: "The new bill should not reform an inadequate welfare state into an authoritarian welfare state. We need to create an active welfare state for the 21st century that empowers the powerless by breaking down barriers to work, increasing economic equality and enabling high-quality, self-directed skills development."

Charity group One Parent Families|Gingerbread has criticised the Government's decision to force single parents with children aged one and upwards to get job-ready or face benefit cuts as "unnecessary and inappropriate".

and even some MPs:

Labour MPs who campaign on behalf of trade unions in Parliament said opposing the welfare reforms will be one of their main priorities in the coming months.

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) said: "The Government has got its priorities all wrong. It has allowed the bankers to get away with extravagant bonuses and yet is turning on the poorest and most vulnerable.

"It is lunacy to force people into jobs that are not there and to force lone parents to take-up childcare which is either unaffordable or non-existent.

... but it would be good to see ideas for direct resistance by those (ie everybody) effected by this. "...next they came for the single parents... etc"