Spring Statement Discussion (link to documents here)
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i have 10 for not being able to go to unfamiliar places & a few 2's in others
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So Starmer says putin, breaking hollow promises. What about him ,he's broken every single pledge he made since coming to.power unbelievable
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In the proposed changes, it'd need to be a 4 in a Daily Living category.
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So basically no matter what what many of us will still lose all our benefits based on the 4 points criteria even if legal battle can happen.
Ty for being honest, but based on this I might as well say I am scr**** and save taxpayer money now by ending life as I will literally lose everything. And before anyone asks NO I do not have family as they have all passed away and my few friends either work hard on low wages or disabled.
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That's for mobility rather than "daily living" - daily living is what you need 4's for
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Just because they can do it does not mean as yet it's enshrined in stone. The point I wanted to make was to counter the idea that this is a done deal and once it becomes law we have no avenue through which to improve or fight back.
This is a long way from over, yet.2 -
Next UK general election is 15th August 2029
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Every 5 years
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He has answered on daily living hegets a 10 in one of the 10 catagories
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Where's that come from please?? There wouldn't be a GE during parliamentary recess and they can call one anytime in the last, 4th year. Not that I'm thinking that far ahead especially as I possibly won't vote in the future.
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In the unlikely event that the Government collapsed and there was a GE, I think a hung parliament would be the most likely outcome. There would probably be a coalition of several parties that might include a very different Labour Party.
Far more, likely is that a sizable rebellion could deliver a change of Chancellor and fiscal policy.
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A Government can be in power for five years but there's usually an election before then. The last Tory Government could have gone on another five months.
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@Zipz can't believe I forgot it was 5 yrs, must have been wishful thinking on my part although even 4 years of this lot feels like hell 😳
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Lets hope. I know Richard has his moments but Reeves is buckling already.
Darren Jones forced to say sorry for the "pocket money" comments,
Unions need to apply max pressure now.
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From the BBC:
The chancellor said it was "not the right analogy" when she was asked about the chief secretary to the Treasury's comments on LBC Radio.But she added: "My children and the chief secretary's children are too young, but if you have a 16-year-old and you say, 'you know what I'm not going to give you so much pocket money. I want you to go out to work'.
"And then the [Office for Budget Responsibility] does an impact assessment and says your child is going to be worse off - well, they're going to be worse off if they don't go and get themselves a Saturday job.
"But if they do go and get themselves a Saturday job, they'll probably be better off and they probably might enjoy it as well.
"Now, that's not the right analogy, but there are lots of people who have a disability that are desperate to work."
You’re damn right it’s not the right analogy. She is comparing us us to literal children.
“Go and get themselves a job”“They probably might enjoy it as well”
She is VILE. Absolutely vile.
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Sorry folks I can't engage more fully with you all right now, tremor's pretty bad. But thought you'd all be interested in this petition, put out by Richard Burgon MP. The petition calls for tax increases for the mega-rich instead of punishing us. You can find the link here:
Gov's own figures show it won't just push us into abject poverty, there'll be at least 50,000 kids too. Labour promised in the election campaign to end childhood poverty. No-one voted Labour for this. Reeves is being true to Osborne's playbook: austerity++ and casting us as shirkers as she does.
Sign the petition folks. I'll be in touch when I can x
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Not one for posting links to GB News but this piece regarding legal challenges to the Welfare cuts / reforms gives some hope - particularly for those suffering from mental health illnesses who will - as things currently stand - be disproportionately affected by changes to PIP and UC Health
https://www.gbnews.com/money/dwp-legal-action-pip-disability-benefit
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WHY aren’t journalists holding them to account more?
Yes there have been some who are speaking out against the cuts and some asking uncomfortable questions to the frontbenchers, but why is no one actually holding them to account and pressing them on it? It’s what journalism is for.
Instead of just letting them dodge questions about how harmful the cuts are with “disabled people MUST WORK” and then not going further into it, why aren’t they interrogating them over it?
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I'm pretty sure that we have very highly skilled construction workers , so why the need to hire them from abroad ? give the work to our people after all isn't that what reeves wants .
And that video made nil sense .
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