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What is valuable in your message is that you realize that you are a participant in a war. An eternal war between the people and the government. Losses are guaranteed if you play only by the government's rules, you must use the government's methods against it.
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Is this legal?
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This is just some anonymous scribble. It turns out that the government can introduce any rules for summing up points and no one can object to it at all, did I understand correctly?
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What did they say ?
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Oh yes all planned
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What does it mean when says we expect your needs to change said that on mine
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I got 13 for daily living 4 for face to face means noting as all will. Change next assessment
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That's weirds weird my doctor did me a letter last June no problem
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I took sleeping tablets all through the day yesterday couldn't deal with thinking it's gone 3 in the morning I'm emailing mps agreeing to cuts saying 1.3 million people asking you to not vote for these horrific cuts and the public will never forget who did vote for them
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At the very least, you need to set up ventilation in the subfloor.
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On layman's terms what does this mean ? No challenge this is the way forward
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he gave an emotional speech saying he can’t continue in the party . 3 labour goons sat in front of him not sure what to do with themselves
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That"s what my GP told me.
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I am not seeing anything that go to challenge the decision. This is going to happen I start to accept that now.
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Template Letter to Local or National Churches – Speak Out Now!
Hi All,
As we head into the final weeks before Parliament votes on these devastating welfare reforms, I’ve drafted a respectful letter that can be sent to local church leaders, national faith organisations, or any group with a public voice on social justice.
You don’t need to be religious to use this—many churches already support disabled and vulnerable people in their communities, and have a tradition of speaking out when that support is under threat. Their voice could make a real difference, especially now.
Please feel free to copy, adapt, and personalise the letter below. You can also use it as the basis for an email or conversation with local clergy or community organisers.
Every voice counts.
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Template Letter: Urgent Request to Speak Out on Disability Benefit Cuts
Subject: Urgent Request: Church Leadership to Speak Out Against Disability Benefit Cuts
Dear [Name or Title],
I’m writing to express deep concern about the UK Government’s proposed changes to disability benefits, which are set to harm hundreds of thousands of people living with chronic illness and disability—particularly those with invisible conditions who have already faced disbelief and systemic neglect.
These changes include:
New eligibility rules for PIP, requiring claimants to score 4 points in a single daily living activity. This could disqualify the majority of people with conditions such as chronic pain, mental health disorders, arthritis, and post viral conditions.
Linking PIP to Universal Credit, meaning those who lose PIP will also lose access to the UC health element, pushing many into serious financial hardship.
The planned removal of the Work Capability Assessment, which will make PIP the sole gateway to additional support within Universal Credit—despite PIP not being designed to assess fitness for work.
A reduction in the UC health element for new claimants, slashing it from £97 to £50 per week, with a freeze until 2030.
These are not minor adjustments. They represent a dramatic withdrawal of support from people whose lives are already marked by physical and emotional illness and exhaustion, social isolation, and the daily battle to survive.
The fallout, if these changes go ahead, will be widespread:
Overstretched NHS and mental health services
Food banks overwhelmed
Increases in homelessness, crisis admissions, and suicidality
Families and communities pushed beyond breaking point
Churches and faith-led organisations have long stood up for the vulnerable. I’m reaching out because I believe that, regardless of personal beliefs, church institutions hold a unique place in public life—capable of speaking with authority and compassion on matters of social justice.
As the parliamentary vote approaches, please consider making a public statement or writing to MPs to raise concerns. A collective voice from the country’s churches could make a real difference in these crucial final weeks.
With respect and thanks for all the support many churches already provide in the community,
[Your Full Name][Optional: Your Town or Region]
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I have ME/CFS myself. It is so debilitating and makes me so ill and incapacitated that I can hardly imagine what it must be like to have fibromyalgia and be in so much additional pain with arthritis too.
I have an anxiety disorder and depression too. The anxiety disorder causes frequent non epileptic seizures which become very frequent to continous if I'm under great to extreme stress, which is dangerous too.
The last time the DWP tried to force a work focused assessment on me caused by a change of circumstances from ESA to UC, they phoned me to say that the interview was the next day.
My partner had to get the phone from me as I immediately started having a series of seizures and he had to help me whilst dealing with the call.
She at least sounded pleasant and helpful and she said that because of what was happening, I wouldn't have to go in. I expect that I just got lucky that day. It didn't feel like it, with it making me really ill for days afterwards.
The possibility of having to deal with "having a conversation" with a work coach is obviously dangerous for both of us, just in different ways.
Starmer, Reeves, Kendall and Timms should be looking more closely at their own despicable behaviour instead of attempting to force a change of "behaviour" (disability) upon us by taking our benefits and therefore support away.
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That's what I'm taking from it.
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