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2012Responsible Reform, also known as theSpartacus Report, is published in January.The report analyses the UK coalitiongovernment’s proposed welfare benefitchanges and claims that the government’sconsultation of changes to Disability LivingAllowance fails to meet its own codes ofpractice; and that its report presents ahighly misleading view of the responsesit received.The report is widely circulated on Twitterusing the hashtag #spartacusreport.On the date of publication it becomes atrending topic and receives backing fromthousands of users including Stephen Fry,John Prescott, Alastair Campbell, Billy Bragg,Sue Perkins and Tim Minchin, as well asvarious disability rights campaigners.500 BCEThe holy book of Hinduism, theBhagavad Gita begins with ablind King, Dhritarashtra, askingabout the victory of his sons inbattle. In the story, the author,who also appears as a character,wants to give the blind king sightso that he can see the horrors ofthe war which he started.23