Upcoming changes to benefits
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Rosie at Scope has updated the link for me, it should now work, iv'e posted it below, if it dosen't work from my copied one she has included it somewhere on here as well.
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@charlie72 Not at all! There was nothing wrong with the link you posted. Sometimes you just have to go to the end of the link address you've copied and press space to get the system to recognise it properly, it's a pain sometimes!
Thanks for sharing it with everyone!
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He has also now been on tv this morning with his usual distraction tactics over NHS England being abolished. His attempts at misdirection are pathetic, I did better at my 9th birthday party doing magic tricks!! He wants to avoid the negative press he's been getting over these cuts to put a different headline in the media, one of hope, and how great he's doing, what a plonker he is, and he's certainly not fooling myself, and no doubt others on here.
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Everyone is talking about it being 'unfair', it's more then 'unfair', it's not like those on disabilities benefits are 'partying' and living the 'high life'. Lets take food, we know there is a 'cost of living crisis', we know disabled people will have to make choices, food being one of them. This is what the United Nations says on food:
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Just twitter, or is there a blog or videos as well? I seen another doctor talking about this on tiktok, and is against the cuts, but I think its only a one off video for her as she usually is a mixture of topics.
The nice thing is on her tiktok video, is the usual people claiming false stuff, and she is correcting them all in replies given her occupation.0 -
I don’t know about anyone else, but my panic over this nonsense has turned to rage, at the government AND the Tories and everyone who believes the dehumanising rhetoric that we’re lazy scroungers and second-class citizens. None of them could even imagine what it’s like to live a day in the life of someone severely disabled. None of them can understand what it’s like to be unable to work or adequately care for yourself or, for some people, even live independently. And if they DO have experience of that (eg disabled family members — looking at you, Keir!) then their disregard of us is almost even crueller.
This is hard, but we are stronger. We need to stick together and fight this. We will NOT let them treat us this way!
(Can you tell I was a political activist before my SDMI got bad?! I’ve stopped reading the news or getting involved with politics the past few years… but this has spurred me to start.)
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They can talk about all the cuts they want, will be intresting to see how the legal side of things progress after the 26th march.
Their really isn't much else to cut and they say they will support the most disabled, what about those who are disabled in general. Our conditions are all different and for the goverment to label this in a way is digusting.
Labours most votes are from those who have been punished! they are well and truly finished all just to get a few votes of reform! talk about desperate its laughable.
Liz kendal how on earth is she part of labour, i don't think the torys would be this evil.
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Your right, and after 14 years labour have learned NOTHING.
The fight goes on.
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Welcome to politics, changes are always justified with the word "most" put in front of vulnerable/sick/disabled. To try and mask that they moving the goal posts. I of course completely agree with you, its sickening to pretend someone suddenly is cured just because of cuts.
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Evelyn, I'm going through the exact same thing. I'm worried but the worry invariably gets replaced with bitter anger. Like we asked to be either incapacitated mentally or physically, I've read this from other people, they would give all the benefits back if their physical or mental incapacities/disabilities were gone.
The money is a life line, it's rest bite from the living hell many people who are disabled/incapacitated go through.
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they could save by stopping the constant assessments. I have conditions which have no cure or treatment. Cancel the outsourced assessments and bring it in house . I’m hoping any reforms can be delayed until they get voted out at next election but even then the other two main parties also hate us . We have 3 right wing main parties now so why bother voting.
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Hi everyone. Tori from our campaigns team has just shared a new form to send an email to your MP in case anyone is interested: Get your MP to act against cuts. I've added the link to the first page of this discussion too.
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Jeremy vine's radio 2 show was talking about welfare cuts today.
It is right at the start of his show just after the first track (diana ross) You can skip forward through the track. Quite interesting.
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I feel scared at times really scared but I can't go to that place again life hard enough oh bless your son I promised my daughter I wouldn't get like I was the was crying I get newsletter from DNS jobn pring about updates on disability news there's alot of movement going on plans been made by many charities andalot mps not happy about the proposals oh I'm so glad your back on oh OK I get it yes you start opening the box stored in your head and it finishes honestly my mind does as well but not as bad as sunak sicknote Britain or if I read something I remind myself it's clickbait this group helped so much so so much I believe they will be pulled up in court not just over this over alot of stuff thier doing God my writing doggies good thankyou remember we are all in this together xx
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The biggest issue which I feel needs the most focus is the eligibility changes to PIP, as anyone affected by that will be hit extremely hard. They will delay the planned changes to as late as possible as it makes it harder for them to be challenged.
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Kendall should have crossed the house years ago. Even when I was still working I remember some of her policies and sound bites were well to the right. It’s her billion pounds going to local job coaches!!😂 that’s the laugh out loud bit. DWP would have to sack all their staff in my area, they’re burn out, hostile and unresponsive.
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We could do with more people like yourself on ourside(which you undoubtedly are anyway) as you probably have more knowledge of how to get the governments attention, as in protests etc to make them, or give them little choice to hear our concerns. They seem to hate negative press, for obvious reasons, and the backlash these proposals are having on Keir Starmer and his looney party are not going down well at all with him, or his lackies, Reeves, Kendall, Timms etc.
It just seems the louder we are shouting about these cuts, the more they are shutting us down, and making out we're the problem and not them. I agree with you, Iv'e gone from blind panic, to now being enraged at Starmers constant disregard for us, and his nonchalant attitude.
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one MP Alison Gardner has apparently removed her name from the letter of support, according to bbc I believe
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Honestly I was the same I was phoning people asking to take pixie fifi It was like it was happening In my mind I could see myself outside my house with black bin bags I was roaring Out loud or I'd wake in blind terror looking around at my home crying not eating sleeping couldn't even bare to move like you said horrific horrific and I have to tell myself that was a year and a half ago was same when bedroom tax came out god that was bad that wad 13 years ago I'm still here I have to keep telling myself it would take years Honestly they know that's why halting announcement I'm dns article said alot of new young activists on board full of passion and hope hold in there x
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I too read the interesting article in Disability News Service, it put my mind at rest a bit knowing we have great people, activists, and some Labour mp's like John Mcdonnel on our side. Its a worthwhile read, if anyone wants to look at it iv'e put the link below(hopefully this link works okay this time!!)
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/we-can-force-government-to-back-down-over-benefit-cuts-if-we-turn-anger-into-action-say-activists/
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