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They came from all over the country: 80,000 mainly young people joined the national demonstration SOCIALIST OUTLOOK No.70, October 22 1994, Page 2 CASH-STRAPPED NHS against the Tory Criminal Justice Bill - and were savagely attacked by police. See back page.
IL with 'sleep out' protests in • Student accommodation TORY ministers are planning to push through new legislation to block extra benefits to blind people, according to a leaked circular.
In April, the House of Lords upheld a case brought by Eric Mallinson, a blind man from Manchester, in which he argued for an allowance to pay for a guide dog when he visited unfamiliar places.
However civil servants have since stepped in not only to obstruct subsequent similar claims, but even to deny Mr Mallinson the extra money he is due.
Instead an official circular to disability appeal tribunals in September says that "It is the intention of the government to lay a short bill before Parliament which will presum-