The DWP placed sanctions on a schizophrenic man when he fell into difficulties. It was an aggressive and destructive way to treat someone so vulnerableLuke Alexander Loy was not one of George Osbornes “tough-working people”. The 42-year-passe had schizophrenia and was unable to work (or “execute the right thing”,as David Cameron now ominously terms being employed . But Luke’s story – his life – is one worth talking about.
Luke lived with his mother in their two-bed council house in Birmingham and had built a steady rhythm: carving wood sculptures as art therapy in their front room, going for walks five times a day, or shopping for his elderly neighbours.
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Source: theguardian.com