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That's why thier doing all this virtual face to face it's All a fast they see the back lash and going through motions
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according to Starmer we have to change our behaviour and stop acting disabled, he really is a total clown. When the DWP cure me I will change my behaviour and run down the job centre every day. Can’t wait to become a builder or warehouse worker, getting so bored of pretending to have all these disabilities.
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morning Catherine,
I think she’s got it wrong on this 4 points . It doesn’t make sense
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It was quite an eye-opener yesterday when Keir Starmer, the same leader who once treated the OBR’s forecasts as gospel, suddenly declared the watchdog’s analysis flawed simply because it wouldn’t endorse Labour's claims. Frankly, I side with the OBR. Why should they rubber-stamp Starmer and Reeve's questionable spreadsheets full of hypothetical savings? The watchdog is doing its job, asking the obvious question we’ve all been raising for months, "Where’s the evidence these jobs actually exist and disabled people will take them?"
Starmer looked visibly uncomfortable when Debbie Abrahams reminded him that the Tories pulled this exact stunt in 2017, slashing benefits, promising a jobs boom, and delivering nothing but rising poverty and disability claims. Now, with even more disabled people relying on support, Labour’s rerun of the same failed cuts and reforms is staggering.
Yes, he’ll likely plough ahead, his massive majority, plus Tory backing, guarantees these reforms will pass. But let’s not forget last month’s rebellion when backbenchers forced him to U-turn on freezing PIP rates after a furious backlash. If he wants to avoid another humiliation, he’ll either have to water down these cuts or finally produce hard proof they won’t just plunge thousands into poverty.
If the OBR continues rejecting Starmer's unsubstantiated jobs claims and the disabled taking the actual hypothetical jobs nobody knows at this stage actually exist, he risks triggering further backbench revolts. This puts Labour in an awkward position, having legislated to strengthen the OBR's role and explicitly promised in their manifesto to 'never sideline' the watchdog, they now find their own fiscal credibility undermined by the very institution they empowered. Until then, the OBR’s scepticism isn’t just justified, it’s essential.
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What did she say I don't know what gets me about her it's her voice I get on edge watched her twice why what did she say
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Wow he said that actually why am I surprised ! No he best change his he best enjoy his power trip it won't last
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Apparently labour passes a law to say the OBR doesn't have to side with government sorry I don't explain it well maybe somebody else has a better idea
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Done
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The Labour government can still go ahead with welfare cuts, even if the OBR disagrees. However, this would break Labour's promise in their manifesto to always listen to the OBR’s advice and not ignore it for political reasons.
While the OBR can’t stop the government’s decisions, ignoring its warnings could lead to problems. For example, the OBR has highlighted that these cuts might push 250,000 people into poverty. If that happens, there could be legal challenges, as UK courts can block welfare cuts if they cause unlawful harm, particularly if they disproportionately affect protected groups like disabled people.
In my personal view, Labour’s credibility is on the line here. It’s not a good look to make a manifesto pledge, like promising never to sideline the OBR, only to ignore it at the first sign of disagreement.
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it’s funny you saying that as I read in her comments someone else mentioned she shouts , apparently she has hearing problems due to a car accident. I’m particularly deaf so I shout too 😂.
She basically said the dwp has just announced the 4 points affecting pip pip rule now affects pip . She reckons it was just lcwra /health element originally not pip. But yesterday they announced it was also to claim pip the 4 points were needed. Ppl in the comments said it was always 4 points for pip from next year but she said it wasn’t. It doesn’t make sense as without pip we won’t get the health element anyway . I left messages for scope to clarify but they haven’t. Nonbelieves replied and said she wrong too.
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scope please can you watch the justice journals video from yesterday regarding the 4 points for pip and clarify if it’s true please as it doesn’t make sense to me . Thank you 🙏
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Nice one, @Catherine21!
Great to see our community so motivated-supporting each other and fighting back against these cuts using all available resources.Have a beautiful day!🙏🏽
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try this @Catherine21
Sharing Personal Experiences:
If you want to share your personal experience with the campaign regarding benefit cuts, you can email
Disability Equality NW at hello@disability-equality.org.uk
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Wasn’t the 4 point rule always for PIP though? How would it affect LCWRA (beyond people without Daily Living PIP being ineligible for LCWRA under the new rules)
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I managed to get a ticket to one of the in-person consultation events, which should be interesting
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Wow, @Catherine21, you’re on a mission today! Loving the vibes!👏👏
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I don’t doubt he’ll get them voted through but hopefully the courts or the ECHR will protect us .
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Great, @evelyncourtney! I tried last night, but the tickets were sold out, so I had to send them a message.
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exactly what I thought and so did many others in the comments on the video.
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