About the PM's (Sunak's) speech: Stop demonising us

Catherine21

You know pls excuse spelling dyslexic you know the policy tories had for WCA changes was anyone who was on LCW or LWCRA wouldn't be reassed it would be new claimants so I thought have at least two years of being OK but now here we go again

Meg24

I say again, no news is good news in this case. Labour cannot come out in direct support of benefit claimants, the Tories and their presa have ensured that it's just not possible to do that in an election because they have succeeded in demonising us all in the eyes of many swing voters.

A word of extreme caution, I am active on a few forums and I have seen today a HUGE amount of new or anonymous accounts declaring that this silence means that Labour 'will be worse than the Tories' and terrifyingly either suggesting we all vote Tory or Reform. I am DEEPLY suspicious of this activity and the timing of it, I know we are all scared and they may be some who genuinely believe this, but I would ask people to be cautious about jumping on this particular bandwagon. Ths facts are we KNOW what the Tories will do because they've said, (and of course already done, repeatedly) we do NOT KNOW what Labour will do.

For me, Labour cannot do worse to me than the Tories.

Catherine21

I know I hear you but my question is why not we deserve to know. What our future entails no

Catherine21

Oh OK I read again I get your point I'm just rabbit in headlights

Meg24

WWe all are I think, it's understandable that we will think only the worst, who can blame us. However last time Labour were in power there were almost no food banks, almost no sanctions, no bedroom tax, no benefit cao, no 2 child policy and the list goes on. Times may have changed, but Labour still stand for the same principles, to not make the poorest pay for the mistakes of the rich. They WILL be better, let's fact it with what the Torie have done and say they'll do again, how could Labour possibly be worse!

Andi66

It annoys me ,is the media saying the welfare bill is so high and blaming those on sick and disabled. I get so annoyed, do they not think we like being in pain, unable to do things. Mine won't get better it's chronic and one is genetic. Only to get worse. Oh yes I love being like this. What do they think . I used to work until last year.when the job caused one of these. Why pick.on the vunerable. The torys wasted all that money during covid with false bogus contracts . All that money with the non existed Rwanda scheme .HS2 .and have a go at us, belittle us. Make us scared and worried about what's going to happen. There ok because there rich.

Catherine21

Since autum budget with cruel speeches towards disabled made me so ill on top of everything else the fear blinding terror gut just want to sleep to.Block it all out cant eat waited for today with such hope what is the work well project who will it affect draining absolutely drainning

Andi66

I'm the same , it makes me almost paranoid checking what's else they doing or saying .mental health has got worse because of them.They want people to take and look after mental health then the torys, media etc are doing the opposite

Catherine21

Me too I cant look if I had the ability to work god I would it's easier than this at the mercy of goverment thinking of ways to support myself and there is none let's hope it becomes more clearer as days goes by sorry dylexic spelling bad after autumn budget I was out of my mind running to cmht screaming at Doctor awful awful so we have to keep ourselves strong push through whatever happens and it's true it cannot be worse than tories !

ThundyUK

I don't think there is any viable option to vote for right now for this election. It's going to be a Labour landslide and the only thing you can do really is protest vote if you don't want Labour.

Spoil your ballot, vote for a small part, vote Reform - any of those is just a protest vote.

Catherine21

Can I ask why its difficult to change disability benefits I don't understand any of it is the WCA for LWC and LWCRA still going ahead I am voting labour

Andi66

Some of reform ideas ok, but the welfare no, it was written by Richard tice before Nigeria took over leader as I read it before this. I probably do labour. I'm still waiting for my esa review which I sent back in January so I have no idea if I've been moved because my health has deteriorated

ThundyUK

Yeh Reform do have some meritorious ideas, as do Labour really. I just think at this point all we're in for is five years of a Labour super-majority doing nothing blaming their inability to effect any meaningful change on the fourteen years of Tory government.

Then they'll get voted out in 2029.

Catherine21

I read labour looking at it ?

Catherine21

And a lady called Ellen clifford taking to judicial court for wca would that not go ahead now so sorry will that still go ahead if dissolved

Catherine21

What does that mean tories would scrap for existing claimants

Catherine21

Well that sounds like be OK if already claiming lwcra ? And for new claimants only ? Either way I vote labour it's the not knowing say for millions of us I wonder when they say anxiety depression does that include bpd bdd adhd autism dyslexic pmdd how will they define anxiety depression

Catherine21

Thankyou

Catherine21

Oh wow yes cancsee it clearly now let's prey that doesn't get brought in by any party thankyou for explaining

Catherine21

I thought green was a wasted vote