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France
What does it mean that the French parliament has folded ? Is that a good or bad thing
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Tonight's QUESTION TIME panel..
If you thought Dispatches was bad…(I didn't) Tonight's panel of four includes two Tories and Nigel Farage 🙄 I will watch. I prefer knowing what these people think and say, however unsavoury.
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"...and basically these people are frankly parasites"
Read our response to Isabel Oakeshott's recent comments: James Taylor, Executive Director of Strategy and Social Change at disability equality charity Scope, said: “Isabel Oakeshott’s views on people who claim benefits belong in the past. Calling people “parasites” is utterly disgraceful and fuels a dangerous and damaging…
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The White paper
@pooleemily29 hey! Folks. I'm going to talking about this white paper I've just skimmed throughin my personal view they're putting too much focus on the NHS and nog enough on disabled people this make work pay scheme labour have cooked up I really did sir Keir when he said " we will change Britain" just last week I read…
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Toxic
I'm in tears so tired They are moving My dad from his flat to do his bathroom as he lives in squalor you can literally tidy up next day filthy so left on me only child to help him so spoke to manager Friday said leave key in fob he didn't baring in mind it was horrific getting out door today didn't want to be seen anxiety…
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Waspi
Hi no doubt there may have been discussions before about the waspi findings, it says you can apply online, I'm 64 so I think I might qualify, I'm not holding my breath that I will get a £1 or 2, it states that you have to give evidence of financial + emotional impact it's had on you because of the delayed pension from age…
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Is it worth joining a trade Union?
During Covid my grandson was working frontline in a school. It was then he joined a trade Union. He needed someone in the workplace to protect him. They did. I’ve read some parts of the Easy Read version of the White Paper and it seems they intend to consult unions on lots of areas. There is a Union for Disabled People but…
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The official 2024 budget discussion.
Howdy folks. So today is the day many have been dreading, so to help us support each other and keep things a bit tidier, I thought it'd be good to have just one discussion about the budget, so others needing help don't get lost in lots of discussions saying the same thing. Scope will of course make an official statement,…
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Waiting longer for benefit reforms
so need to worry longer cheers goverment Department for Work and Pensions@DWPgovuk The voices of disabled people will be at the heart of the benefit reforms that will be set out in spring 2025, while the Get Britain Working White Paper that will be published soon will set out how the Government will extend opportunity to…
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Liz Kendall on Laura Kuensberg
Did anyone see the interview this morning 24/11/24 on Laura Kuensberg's BBC1 political program? She was being pressed by Kuensberg as to why so many people are economicaly inactive and why they are mentally ill, and basically why aren't they working? What a horrible woman she is, to be fair Kendall was sticking up for us ,…
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White paper
I heard on TV that the white paper being published next week is that true ? I've seen a easy to read one online but is that a old one. Of course the talk tv were saying the cost and how many where on pip etc and out of work
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Labour's Benefit "Crackdown"
I woke up to this article. I've been physically disabled from a young age. I can only deteriorate. The stress of the change from legacy benefits ro ESA and DLA to PIP damaged my mental health. I don't know how I can cope either physically or psychologically with another "attack".
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Farmers
so first they go after old peoples heating moneys then disabled people and now the farmers turn why did we vote the clowns
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Right to Buy this may help
Please sign to stop the massive reduction of the rtb discount. Please help https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700226 Wales got 1-2 years to prepare for this and they are only giving us a few weeks. I urge everyone to please share this far and wide and to sign all of the petitions to make our voices heard. Thank you…
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Oakeshott mentions being blunt & Frank
Mentions being hauled over the coals for a hate crime ..She doesnt mention the words she used ..But we know her use of the word "parasites" 2min 14..
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Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall wants to reform PIP
picking on disabled again will it ever end :( DWP PIP to be overhauled with voucher system not ruled outWork and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall wants to reform PIP - and did not say the voucher proposal was off the table
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50 pages!!! The esa to uc guide
As much as I am grateful for advice and guides, so adding this one here for others. How many people actually won't be prepared and then fail to migrate? Anyone receiving migration letters currently it looks like it's the test and learn stage before they migrate everyone else. As claimants we shouldn't need to be the ones…
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Greene King Pub named The Midget changes its name. What do people think?
Hi A couple of months ago the press ran a story about a pub called The Midget in Abingdon in Oxfordshire and a petition demanding the pub change its name as its name, The Midget, was offensive. The pub was named after the classic MG EX 127 known as The Magic Midget. I saw today that Scope tweeted a story from the local…
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Barry Gardiner
Seen video of him saying people have had enough and lots more was very moving he meant every word basically saying you can't treat people so bad and think it's ok
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Trump
Why people worried Trump got in