The Green Paper Discussion (the document link is here too!)

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  • mangomungo
    mangomungo Online Community Member Posts: 175 Empowering

    I really do hope so especially after Ellen Clifford just won in court over the last green paper. You’d think though Starmer would know this as he was literally the top lawyer in the country at one point being director of public prosecutions so it’s cast doubt over whether this is a deliberate ploy to win votes from the right knowing it’s going to be challenged? Or does he just think so highly of himself that he doesn’t care anymore? I don’t trust this government at all after leaky Liz and her department the past week leaking all this to the press. But at least there’s a bit of hope it won’t go ahead so fingers crossed 🤞🏻

  • LouCie61
    LouCie61 Online Community Member Posts: 76 Empowering

    I would have thought so. It can't be challenged I suppose. More bad news 😢

  • charlie72
    charlie72 Online Community Member Posts: 130 Empowering

    Yes exactly, maybe i'm wrong but sure others on here are more legally minded than myself!!

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 620 Trailblazing

    and you’d think Starmer would know this . If I remember correctly it was starmer who took Blair’s government to court to win benefits for asylum seekers so he must know something of these laws . Either it’s gross ignorance of the laws or it makes me think perhaps they’re hoping to look tough for the right wing but actually know hardly anything will be implemented.

  • SadOldPanda
    SadOldPanda Online Community Member Posts: 18 Empowering

    Well I filled in the consultation form, I was as polite as I could be but it's oddly cathartic having a good rant at them even if it won't do any good. With a bit of creative thinking you can turn any of the questions into an opportunity to tell them they are going to kill people.

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 620 Trailblazing

    I hope it’s the same now and I can’t see how it would work ie carers , but I wouldn’t put anything passed them . I’ve been looking online and nothings popped up so hopefully it’s not true.

  • SadOldPanda
    SadOldPanda Online Community Member Posts: 18 Empowering

    Thankyou that got a much needed titter out of me

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 620 Trailblazing

    I looked it up . The 2010 disability act also includes MH. that isn’t classed as mild and chronic pain and fatigue conditions. So the fact that the points system can go against MH must surely be illegal. I have fibromyalgia and ME so they should also be protected

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 620 Trailblazing

    I commented the same regarding Starmer . They look tough on benefits but even if it’s implemented by the dwp if it goes to court and they lose it’s back pay for everyone. By then Labour will probably be finished anyway so no come back on them

  • Fuji
    Fuji Online Community Member Posts: 108 Empowering

    Everyone on pip and lcwra is protected under the equality act as we all have disabilities in some form or another. Labour obviously don't care anymore. If they cared about the equality act they wouldn't be doing any of this.

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 620 Trailblazing

    I’m leaving my body to medical science in the hope it helps to save animal experiments ( no idea if it would but it’s a nice thought) so I guess I could

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 620 Trailblazing

    they must know it’ll go to court even if it needs to go to echr. I remember one MP recently said they’ll never go against the echr. Is this their plan to look tough on benefits for the right wing vote knowing they’ll lose in court and they’re absorbed of responsibility? Plus of course we’d get back pay

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 620 Trailblazing

    I think and I could be wrong that they usually need a claimant to instruct them in their behalf and then that law if used in future cases . Although it may just be tribal laws . Either way they’ll be ready over everything with activists and charities.

  • Fuji
    Fuji Online Community Member Posts: 108 Empowering

    Labour have been scared of Reform for weeks now. They are appealing to the right wing votes so they can stay in power longer. They are power hungry and don't care about anyone unless you are are rich.

    What they are doing is breaking the United Nations disability thing they signed up to. Which means the UN will probably take them to court again like they did with the tories multiple times. But that doesn't seem to do anything because uk gov just seems to ignore them and doesn't care.

  • Vulcress
    Vulcress Online Community Member Posts: 83 Empowering

    Richard sums the situation up perfectly

    Timms who I once had great respect for has done a complete 180.

    They have a tonne of other options open, but the most disgusting thing longcovid and the pandemic aftermath have been totally ignored "but we are not at levels before the pandemic"

    Yes because a virus ravaged the Globe and we had a clown of a PM who was useless.

    We have a situation in which consultants within the NHS on 500k a year +

    are now in rental housing, money all gone reliant on PIP. Yes Liz they must be so happy they have lost everything and PIP is so Generous it beats making 500k a year.

    What Richard explains here is coming right to the heart of why Labour have failed.

    Her policies are A level student project, There's a story flying around Reeves and Starmer

    if this year goes as bad as expected will be out, guess who they want as PM? Streeting.

    167 seat Maj is impressive but when you look how many of those seats are under 1,000 majority to act like this they really are clueless.

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 880 Trailblazing

    Did you see how rude starmer was when Diane Abbott was talking

  • charlie72
    charlie72 Online Community Member Posts: 130 Empowering

    Hi, where did you find that PIP yest please? Do you have a link for it if possible, cheers.

  • Jimm19
    Jimm19 Online Community Member Posts: 50 Contributor

    My LCWRA award period expired in April 24 and I'm still waiting on reassessment.

  • Fuji
    Fuji Online Community Member Posts: 108 Empowering

    Doesn't surprise me. Starmer hates her. Labour have been trying to get rid of her got years

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