Spring Statement Discussion (link to documents here)
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He will if the supreme court decide the cuts are unlawful. That would be a day to get flags out and party π€©
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Thanks @sarah_lea12 what you've said has made my day! π π€ If the Supreme Court make that decision, what a celebration that will be!! ππ₯³πβ¨
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If you still are struggling to email your MP for any reason or worried about not being able to word it in exactly the right way for greatest effect, as I've been doing, here's what I consider a truly excellent template on the Benefits and Work forum. I hope that it might help some of you. π€π
Letter template to MPs about green paper - Benefits and Work Forum
Good Luck!! π π
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I have been notified by Disabled People Against Cuts of a new petition to sign on UK Government and Parliament' website to Protect Disabled People Who Cannot Work from Planned Cuts to Benefits.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/721547
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE!! ππ
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Thank you for letting us know and Iβve signed it
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We probably need one on the Scottish Government petitions page as well
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You're welcome! @Martinp ππ
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Petition, that was sent to me via organise.network (over 100000 signatures)
Prevent the DWP from scrutinising disabled people's bank accounts
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an open letter to the chancellor please sign and share
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WARNING! β οΈ β οΈβ οΈβ οΈ
PLEASE READ AND SHARE! ππππ
I've been sent this notification from Disabled People Against Cuts on X, which I've copied and pasted here.
If you are not on X I've included all the details. If you are on X I've included the link below if you are interested in reposting and commenting. π
The vile & toxic DWP are sending out a horrific survey asking disabled people how they spend their PIP money
DWP have no legal right to ask & you have no legal obligation to fill it in
if you send a letter of opposition tell them what you think of their vile cuts
https://x.com/Dis_PPL_Protest/status/1913518543615807498?t=iKFhpcHa8ba-Kz5VVSqFHg&s=190 -
WARNING β οΈ β οΈβ οΈβ οΈ
IF YOU RECIEVE A SURVEY FROM THE DWP PLEASE DO NOT FILL IT IN!!!!
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SEE BELOW!! ππππππππππ
The Canary (no pay wall) has more detail on the DWP Survey asking disabled people how they spend their PIP.
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This is to be signed by healthcare professionals only I think, I think would be discredited if it started been signed by claimants.
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Thereβs a section on the letter for disabled people and carers to sign. I think if you just write next to your name it adds you to the right section.
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Some encouraging news at last!! π€π€π€π€
This article from the Observer (The Guardian on Sunday) shows that what we are contributing to the campaign against the cuts really is working.
However, there is so much more that we can do so WE MUST keep the pressure up on government. We've done an incredible job so far, we must see it through to the very end!β
WELL DONE EVERYONE !! ππππ
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AN ADDITIONAL WARNING β οΈ β οΈ β οΈ β οΈ to the one that I outlined yesterday about NOT filling in the survey the DWP are sending through the post, asking you tell them what you spend your PIP on.
THEY DO NOT HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT to this information and it's none of their business anyway. Most of all, the Government are using the information to MANIPULATE AND MINIMISE the amount of support they think we should have, for their own ends!! π‘
I filled in survey for Carer's UK after finding out about it on the Benefits and Works website. They were also asking for evidence of what you spend your PIP on AND, at the end of the survey, asked permission to allow MPs to use the contents of the survey, anonymously. I found out from the Canary (read below hereπ)
that the government are also using these surveys for the same reason π€ Carers UK aren't be the only DPO unwittingly doing this.π
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Yes, you can sign as a disabled person . Pls donβt be put off by the laurels
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PLEASE DON'T FORGET that the Local Elections are coming up on 1st May 2025. If it is possible for you do so I URGE YOU TO VOTE. π’ Please don't think that Local Elections are for local issues, they can make a great deal of difference to national policy making too. ββββ
It is vitally important as we have a chance to vote against the Labour government, with 80 MPs being in unstable swing seats where disabled people in each of their constituencies (each MPs area) can easily vote them out, as long as THEY DO turn out to vote.
Each vote in every other constituency IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THOUGH.
Whatever you do please don't doubt that YOUR VOTE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ββββ PLEASE THINK COLLECTIVELY, THE MORE OF US ACT TOGETHER THE BETTER!!
For those of you who believe that none of the main political parties represent you and you would normally stay at home and not vote did you know THAT YOU CAN SPOIL YOUR BALLOT? π€
For the sake of keeping it simple, just write a big cross β like that from edge to edge of the whole paper, right through all the candidates, like the example below. ππππ
Please don't put a mark of ANY KIND by any individual candidate as it will be considered as a vote for them.
I know by experience, of course, just how tough it is with our health conditions to even consider going out, for many of us (including me) and we all feel so ground down by the vile government treatment of the disabled but this is something that COULD MAKE A VERY REAL DIFFERENCE TO OUR FIGHT AGAINST THESE PROPOSED SADISTIC, IMMORAL AND POSSIBLY UNLAWFUL CUTS!!
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE HAD A POSTAL VOTE WILL HAVE SENT IT IN BY NOW BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE.ππππ
Firstly, you must be on the ELECTORAL REGISTER, if not make sure that, when the letter comes later in the year to sign you up to it, you do so for future elections.
Please check that there is an election in your area (constituency) at the link below.ππππ
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/your-election-information
ON THE DAY PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO TAKE PHOTO ID as you will not be allowed to vote without showing it!! You don't have to have a passport or driving licence, there are many other types of ID that you may already have or can easily acquire before the day. The full list is at the link here. ππ π π
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id
If you have trouble with either of the links highlight the text and press OPEN on the menu that comes up beside it.
Unfortunately there isn't a Local Election in my constituency this year!! π±π± π± π± so please make a difference too for those of us who have no opportunity to vote at all at this crucial time!! π
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It seems fairly obvious when looking at the questions that they are directly linked to the descriptors in PIP, that really jumped out at me and I believe this is the intention, good God they are so sneaky and will stoop to any and all levels to get this green paper through and implemented. It is a worry that if folk not on social media will fill this questinnaire in blindly thinking it will help.
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I'm finding the multiple icons really hard to manage ππππππππ ALONGSIDE CAPITAL LETTERS !!!
I scan read and icons interfere with the text. Hope my explanation makes sense.
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