Green Paper Discussion (from 24th March, 2025)

I've just signed this very important petition on change.org about the stopping the new 4 point PIP rule. It has just been bought to my attention by @charlie72

I was dismayed though by the fact that so few had signed it! 😳

COME ON PEOPLE!!! We can do better than this. 😊 👍

PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE!!!

They might be able to put it to a vote, like all their policies, rushed and ill thought out. Let them do it and make same mistakes tories did. You might find this interesting though!!

1. Green Papers Are Consultative – A Green Paper is not legally binding legislation; it is a proposal for discussion. Courts generally do not intervene in policy proposals unless there is a clear legal issue, such as an unfair or unlawful consultation process.
2. Judicial Review – If the government proceeds with policy changes based on the Green Paper without proper consideration of evidence (such as an impact assessment from the Office for Budget Responsibility), a judicial review could be brought. This would typically be on the grounds of:
   • Procedural unfairness (e.g., lack of proper consultation).
   • Irrationality (if the decision is unreasonable or lacks evidence).
   • Failure to consider key factors (e.g., ignoring financial or social impacts).
3. Parliamentary Sovereignty – Courts are generally reluctant to interfere in parliamentary procedures unless there is a breach of constitutional principles, such as the government failing to follow its own statutory obligations.

If a policy is later implemented without an OBR assessment and has significant negative effects, legal challenges could be stronger at that stage, particularly if claimants can demonstrate harm or procedural misconduct.

@secretsquirrel1

I've just read that article and feel rather better for doing so. I agree 100%.

Disability Activists like Ellen Clifford and Disabled People Against Cuts are undoubtedly going to take this back to the high court as they did will the last government and succeed in getting the current green paper proposals declared as unlawful as the Tory proposals were. I'd be very surprised if they didn't succeed in this again.

I hope you don't mind me putting in the link to the Guardian article.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/30/mps-to-vote-on-disability-benefit-cuts-without-knowing-full-impact?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Thank you , I thought exactly this . Very interesting

I just watched a video on YouTube, dynamic duo, apparently a report by DPAC claims that the £4 billion of cuts is a lie and it will be £7billion possibly £9billion . Links are on the channel if anyone wants to take a look .

'Half the country' hit by welfare cuts, says musician and charity chair

I found this link to the Dignity Declaration in an excellent article in The Canary by Jeremy Corbyn, who is a signatory. 😊

I've signed it myself and wondered if it would be of interest to anyone here. 🤔

It's part of a project to get an left wing nationwide political party under way, to give people like us a proper alternative to vote for instead of elitist and right wing parties who try so hard to misrepresent us so they can take what little we have away.

https://thedignitydeclaration.co.uk/

I only watch him , I wasn't impressed with Noah she seems to think the cuts are a good thing .

Yes absolutely I found that too . Only Noah and Phil on A different bias were all for Labour and the cuts. Now Phil has even spoken out as originally he said Labour wrote the cuts would be made solely by tackling fraud. But Noah definitely is all for the reforms. I also watch the justice journals with Alison , she used to work at dwp and took them to court .

I think they will definitely get it through, I’d say 50/50 for the legal challenge