So now we all know!! The Chancellor has spoken and the axe is being wielded!! I guess we all accept that cuts are inevitable Britain faces serious financial difficulties and we are clearly overspending. My problem is I’m not sure about the fairness of some of the proposed cuts. Most analysts seem to agree that slashing benefits will hit the poorest hardest and among them of course are disabled people. Cuts in services and benefits paid to enable independence will have profound effects on those with the most severe impairments. For example someone who relies on support workers to get them up and get them to work. These benefits are paid for by the local authority or the independent living fund and the cuts mean these services are may be dramatically reduced. Employers are not likely to accept for very long poor or unreliable attendance that the withdrawal of such services will cause. Losing a job as result means one less taxpayer and the state having to pick up the bill. This week’s new...