Good news

WhatThe · January 24

Nightcity, the letter published on 20th Jan came from the committee. It seems balanced Lab/Cons/Lib and cross-party members.

Sir John Bird co-founder of The Big Issue was not remotely sympathetic towards benefit claimants when I heard him speak in the Lords a few years ago.

Nightcity · January 24

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/973144#Comment_973144

I written to my MP asking her if this doesn't disappear if she'll vote against it.

I think our lives are miserable enough.

I don't know a single person who claims lcwra for extra money, they claim it because they're entitled to it to cover their genuine inability to support themselves in a job.

these toffee nosed fools should be made to prove this ridiculous theory of theirs and not in just a tiny handful of rare cases.

Catherine21 · January 25

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/973151#Comment_973151

Im thinking how different is from the wca cuts found unlawful ?? My thinking is if you unable to work it should be classed as a wage that you would get if you worked and didnt starmer get rid of a few lords and got otherson his side my rational mind is saying thier grasping at straws courts say cuts unlaw and he comes out with everyone should get the same so more cuts they must have been so angry after court case

Catherine21 · January 25

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/973048#Comment_973048

Oh thankyou ironside 1990 i hope your health is well

michael57 · January 25

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/973390#Comment_973390

thats a good idea all benefits classed as a wage then you would pay tax and national insurance on it save the country a fortune

Nightcity · January 25

Because I don't worry about the DWP or government I can read things without it affecting me, so I spent the whole day on and off looking at various sites, articles and subjects.

my conclusion is this government is extremely unpopular with many different groups of people.

I can also see there's serious backstabbing both within the government and between parties towards the government, I've seen sarcastic snipes across social media and extreme anger in comments sections.

there's been worry amongst them and plenty of backlash and warnings.

Therefore I am extremely confident that most of what they would like to do not just with welfare but with most areas will crash and burn along the way or in a courtroom.

There are more laws and clauses protecting us than I realised as well.

I visited old articles and similar "ideas" We've seen before and they always crash and burn or Take years.

the equality act prevents imposing of requirements that go against what a person can comply with.

so for example someone who is agoraphobic can refuse to visit a job centre

or someone who gets suicidal or aggressive, frightened causing inappropriate behaviour when forced to interact with either strangers, unfamiliar places or both could refuse point blank to interact with JCP at all.

in those examples and others if you were then sanctioned or harassed you are covered.

I see many activists are also ready to go to court if need be too.

in final summary, please just relax and enjoy the here and now and let the government nuke itself.

WhatThe · January 25

I don't like to get heavy but…

courts say cuts unlaw - once again, the consultation was ruled unlawful not the proposals.

so for example someone who is agoraphobic can refuse to visit a job centre - The Health Transformation Programme aims to 'help' a claimant with agoraphobia by inviting them into a job centre..

Nightcity · January 25

fair enough, but if the agoraphobic feels they aren't well enough any sanction etc would backfire.

the DWP and jcp don't "help" anyone they destroy lives and then bury the suicide stats, and put people in the state that poor Catherine is often in.

WhatThe · January 25

There's nothing fair about it. We've had 14 years of austerity and DWP failures.

Labour has published reports well worth a read.

Nightcity · January 25

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/973724#Comment_973724

l meant your view was fair enough, NOTHING the government do is fair as you say.

They don't learn though sanctioning people won't work, they need it to sink in that you can't bully and financially cut off s disability and it's severity just because you don't like it and want to save money.