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Hopping mad! *trigger warning*
I lived in one of five trial areas for Incapacity Benefit migration in 2011 and was used and abused by JCP. Pathways to Work rolled out in 2008 and I was put on that. JCP followed up with two mandatory referrals to Work Programme. Employment schemes were tested on guinea pigs like me and proved to be harmful even fatal. I…
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Related benefit reforms discussion
This discussion was created from comments split from: Green Paper and Benefits Reform Updates.
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Elephant Calf Abandonment
I wonder if the council will let me adopt an elephant? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/02/baby-elephant-abandoned-herds-calves-human-conflict-thailand-assam-aoe
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MBE Turned down
The head of a leading disability rights charity turned down an MBE in the New Year Honours over what she described as the "simply intolerable" situation facing disabled people in the UK. Tressa Burke, chief executive of the Glasgow Disability Alliance, was recognised by the prime minister for her services to people with…
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What & How Do Morals & Ethics Govern Artificial Intelligence Today
Time and time again, we always hear that Artificial Intelligence is the root of all our problems in today's society - the perceived toxicity of social media, how life before Artificial Intelligence was somewhat better, etc. Unfortunately, time moves forward and not backwards and as a result the advancement in technology is…
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First christmas alone research
A week before Christmas, I become a researcher again. Not the neat, academic kind with clean questions and manageable variables. The kind you become when your life turns into an experiment you didn’t consent to and your only tool is attention. I study my own days the way a historian studies a crumbling archive: carefully,…
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dentures i need replacement for my bottoms ones emergency
hi can anyone help me i was really sick with bug and i flushed my bottom dentures anyone know what i can do i cant afford to go private and i'm really effecting my mental health i have not been out them in 11 years apart from when cleaning them i am devastated
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Response from mp ive started emailing about digital ID
I wont say which mp but this is one mps response
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UK spying bank accounts: Eligibility Verification Measure
hi With the upcoming new bill giving the government more surveillance on welfare claimants, I’ve been trying to find any exact info on what are they proposing. Without much luck as some of it it’s very vague. does anyone have any links on it, detailed law of the proposals etc, like: Eligibility Verification Measure…
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Single, disabled parent
Well what can I say, being ill sucks. Parenting a child while disabled and ill. Seeing your past partner move on and enjoy his future. I had not always been disabled, we met I was perfectly healthy. He left when the going got tough, I just get to bring up his son. My family really don't get it, they forget I'm not who I…
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Meta
If you put /Reset-AI for WhatsApp or messenger it wont allow your data to be used for AI training i been searching for hours to limit my phone activity I have actually deleted WhatsApp now but thought id make people aware for thier phones research it if your imtreasted
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Digital ID petition debate in Parliament this afternoon
Parliament later today is debating Digital ID cards, after nearly three million people signed a petition against them. The debate starts at 4.30 pm. It’ll be interesting to see how many MPs join in.
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Bills
At the moment, I am with EDF energy for my electric. I have requested for a change in meter, as I still have the RTS meter. I have not had a reply from them yet. Is it possible that they will ignore me to charge me a lot more.
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Article from Disability News Service
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Children wellbeing bill
Not any media news on this but it has passed house of commons moving to house of lords if you have kids or grandkids maybe look and email your mp against it shocking what thier pushing through whilst keeping people distracted
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Car tax - two nominate drivers ?
Hello all. 8 year old daughter has just been awarded HRM. Both parents use a car for her. (A normal car - not a Motability one). Can either parent register the car as "disabled class" at the post office? And can either parent then go on to drive the car either with the daughter or for her (such as food shopping) ? Or do we…
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Disabled organisations
Has anyone heard of Purpl and the National Disabilty card , which you pay for a year and get reductions in shops, travel , etc Wonder if it was real or a scam
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Andy Burnham
Had an interview saying west minister responsible for homeless by cutting benefits on day government announcement putting 3.5 billion on homeless irs heartbreaking how many people sleeping on streets i like andy burnham
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Petition against hate crime towards disabled
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/748439?fbclid=IwY2xjawOlYXNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7q_mNGGUewqzBNcHY9i7QSzQOxoy7S9oGdW_onH3ncHcFYagnw0FeWZ394Iw_aem_AIa_Ijj3yRHmPeo3RbIoIA This was on Facebook to highlight a petition that has been set up
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Fraud bill
Was passed by royal Desent
