[Image: 6-piece blue colored background with a Siamese cat with blue eyes. Text reads: “Declared fit for work - In a coma”]

I’m sure anyone from the UK who reads this blog is already aware of this story. But for the rest of you, this is about ESA - Employment Support Allowance, a benefit for those who are unfit for work due to disability, chronic illness, terminal illness etc. The assessments for this are run by a private company, ATOS, who appear to be a complete shambles pulling stunts like running their assessments from buildings only accessible by stairs then failing wheelchair users for not turning up, and now they have declared a coma patient fit for work.