About the PM's (Sunak's) speech: Stop demonising us
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SummerLove, from what I'm reading will Keir Starmer be blamed for the harmful welfare reforms in operation because he will not be able to stop the UC acceleration? Or am I misreading this? He opposed benefits cuts, consistently. He wasn't in charge of his party in 2015 when they were voted in.
I've no idea how many disabled people voted Tory for the past 14 years or didn't use their vote or abandoned Labour over Iraq and helped them that way… I just know I wasn't one of them.
The Labour Party created The Welfare State, the NHS, the Child Poverty Act, Tax Credits…
The Conservative Party has spent the last 14 years dismantling public services and social security.
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Can he stop migration if he wanted ?
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I don't believe so. This is a rogue department. Sorry that sounds dramatic, Catherine.
DWP is responsible for the Windrush scandal and how ignored must those affected feel now?
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My assessment report is peculiar because it notes down a lot of the things I raised and then ends most sections with, but I think x can do this so I am awarding no points. If what you just quoted is accurate, maybe I've been criticising the assessor unfairly all this time. Sad stuff though.
One of the biggest issues for us in this is how parties are conflating all the benefits when we all know and claim differently depending on what our needs are. Some have ESA, some don't, some PIP, some don't, some UC, and so on. So when they lump it all together like it's one thing, how are we meant to understand the impact?
It would be nice to see them speak to us and include us but it so rarely happens. Someone commented above about disabled people not being at the table. Imagine if that happened with other diversity positions…it just wouldn't be accepted. But at present the head of the DWP is an economist committed to budget cuts, with no knowledge of welfare or disabilities. Rather like employing a bus driver who can't swim as a pool lifeguard…I have my postal vote as of yesterday. I've had paperwork from my incumbent Tory and from the local Labour candidate, who I didn't think was credible but seems to be pushing their case. Waiting for the Lib and Greens. If Reform deliver anything to me it will go in the shredder. I agree that as a protest vote it's a scary choice, especially as a disabled person. They want to take us out of the ECHR, which as disabled people, we need more than most.
Libs are also positive on the disability front, albeit I didn't see them talking about raising benefits specifically.0 -
I'm dreading it no good so dyslexic filling forms even asking for help I find impossible I was so relaxed thinking 2028 why you think he brought it forward
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She'd be another Margaret thatcher
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It's shocking absolutely shocking how they get away with this !! So thier going after us all now the ones that survived the barbaric inhumane treatment directed at us sickening to the core something has to be done I don't know about you but I will be made homeless loss everything I just don't have the capability to work it's really as simple as that if I did I wouldn't be caught in this torturous system not knowing the future never having peace of mind wondering when my time comes I have no family friends say thier there for you but if it happened be no where to be seen so done with the cruelty
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So you have to pay to take them to court
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leader@labour.org.uk
Found this so we can email Kier Starmer about concerns. If a lot of us do , he hopefully take it in consideration even though he may not able to do everything at once due to the mess , we in.but hopefully we will get treated fairly instead of 2nd rate which the tories treat us
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Sent email and I will do everyday thankyou
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The poster is in keeping of how those of us who struggle and the government rhetoric of late, unfortunately 😕
Got a 7th assessment for disability benefits imminent and the way , IAS treats those who change assessments from phone to F2F is nothing short of punitive, full of bureaucratic nonsense and red tape
So many others stressor anyway as we all have, and then this on top , plus a unrelenting worry of bring disallowed, Mandatory reconsideration, and inevitable ESA assessment, forced on to UC, exhausted, disillusioned, and despairing, hope everyone is doing as ok as they can
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I just can't move today in bed the speech given back in November from goverment got me bad out of my mind pure terror holding onto labour thinking labour will see support us to crashing down demoralised down beaten empty but full of fear is there any hope the psychology damage is torturous the reality of is anyone going to see us help us give us one minute pea e if mind I'm trying to push forward but mentally physically I'm worn out despair is the word no Hope tired
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One problem we have is that the disabled Labour chair of the Work and Pensions Committee has not been honest about the changes voted for in 2015 and has held his constituency seat for 30 consecutive years. Frank Field before him was not entirely honest about those changes either.
Sir Keir will need to choose his cabinet wisely and select colleagues with integrity for ministerial roles ie not one who has spent his entire career working in social security such as the one above.
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Honestly this worry is making me feel sick, I'm on esa and housing benefit, so like you I thought it was another few years before UC . I also have dyslexia and autism, I know you pay council tax yourself. It was bad enough with pip changes but now this. Can't cope
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Same as me dyslexic autism adhd bpd you name it I'm terrified
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I've just emailed Kier Starmer, to tell of my worries, hopefully he have time to read it
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I hear you I try to stay away from social media but I get stuck on it for hours I appear to look fine even talk fine but I'm masking years of masking leave me unable to connect to anyone have no one in my life my home I cant stand company I know I don't have the ability to hold a job will give it my all for couple months then I cant go in leave the house and there would be noting that would let me go I'm like you I cannot cope no one to talk to everyone gaslights me oh your bo OK you have noting to worry about being awake is unbearable go to cmht they say breathing exercises I cant talk let alone breathe
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I'm going to email everyday got noting to lose
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I've been on a group for benefits thier saying noting is in stone and even if was changes they wouldn't happen overnight and disabled groups would be fight against thier was a lady called Ellen clifford who was taking dwp to judicial court but don't know if that go ahead probley will if labour start the same things so noting is immediately worse case they said take years and have to get pass so many stages I think facing uc migration doesn't help let's get prepared with all information we need Try have restful day
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I don't understand my head all over the place is that good or bad
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