We need to carry on, not give up campaigning. Never give up to retain our welfare rights

MadMilan2019

My understanding is that we are at the 2nd Stage of consultation: green paper of the Welfare Reform Act. You can still write to your MP: Google ''FindyourMP UK'', and write to the media, be it TV, radio, social media, or the press. You may think all is lost, or not, but this not the time to succumb to cynicism and apathy. Age UK sent me an email today to say that the Starmer Govt. is reconsidering Winter Fuel Payments, because they did poorly in local elections. And to thank everyone for campaigning. Similarloy, I thank everyone for campaigning, and ask you to keep writng to your members of parliament, and to the media. And be guided by SCOPE Campaigns; they may organise another mass lobby of parliament. My perception is many Labour MPs are on our side, as are the trade unions, pensioners associations, who are all advocating a bit more tax rom the rich to fund welfare, NHS, and public services as a whole. So, keep going, keeo on truckin'. I am sorry for my absence, partly due to illness, stress of ASB/gang crime in my locality. Tomorrow I will post where I am at with my proposed legal action, hope fully to build on Ellen Clifford's victory in the High Court.

Mary_Scope

Hi @MadMilan2019

It's amazing to see how passionate and dedicated people are to campaigning about the reforms. I hope you are doing okay and looking after yourself. I am interested to read hyour post about the reforms tomorrow!

MadMilan2019

Thank you Mary-Scope your appreciation is very much appreciated.

I am very LOW at the moment have been for months, but whilst I am suffering great adversities with antisocial behaviour , e.g. noise and vibration from music at night from a gang neighbour, I persist. Am reporting gang crime and ASB in my locality, and it has ben reduced, but not enough for me to get a decent nights sleep.

I am feeling suicidal, resisting it, because of the other appreciations shown to me by friends, and many on this SCOPE Online Discussion forum of the Welfare Reform Act, and also from a Buddhist point of view, suicide solves nothing, meaning only you come back in non-human form, and a human life only contains the possibility of nirvana.

I may not be able to update people on my proposed legal action, which contains a request for members advice about how best to go about it as I have 2 options. But it ill be in the next few days.

I want to thank people from the bottom of my heart for all their kind compliments, and sensitivity they have shown to me, and othermebers. Such kindness I did not expect; I thank people for their courage in writing to MPs, to the media, and supporting all of SCOPE's campaigns.

We need to keep keeping, on as:

• the only failure is someone who does not try;
• as Mandela said: ''The impossible always seems impossible until it is done.''
• We may not win everything, but we can win something

Mary_Scope

I'm sorry to hear how you have been feeling @MadMilan2019but it like you are very strong to keep going, even when things feel overwhelming. It sounds like you're in a difficult position with the neighbours as well especially as it is affecting your sleep but you're doing the right thing in reporting it all.

It's lovely to hear that you are you finding the community a lovely place to be, you're definitely not alone here and it does sound like you are making a big difference.

We are going to send you an email in a little while so please keep an eye out for it😊