Paul Farmer Walks.

Mind's Chief Executive has walked from his advisory role with the DWP, on its benefit reforms, saying that the new system is 'deeply flawed'. But as usual the government is completely unyielding and simply claims that because its biased and discriminatory new assessments are kicking a third of claiments off welfare that it must be a sign that all of these people were in fact liars and cheats, determined to sit at home and do nothing all day. He says on the BBC news site that "The Work Capability Assessment really is letting people down... so it's not right for me to be seen to be associated with it." This new assessment puts far too much pressure on people with a stress related illness and there is nothing more stressful than money - particularly when you have little of it. There are rumours that Mind is preparing to take legal action against the government, to try and change the assessment so that it is fairer for mentally ill people and says Chris Grayling the work and pensions minister, this is why he could no longer serve on the advisory panel. Mind denies this.