Green Paper Discussion (from 24th March, 2025)

@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

I think it will get voted through they have enough of a parliamentary majority even if all the opposition party members voted against ( which they won't ) there are not enough Labour MP's with integrity to stand against the Leadership. It will be voted through and enshrined into law. Hopefully there will be court challenges due to the OBR not publishing the full impact statement before the vote. Also breach of equality law may be grounds for legal challenges but legal challenges take time and may not be resolved before the implementation of the Green paper in 2026.

If I had any advice it would be to make sure you go to your GP as much as possible to keep on top of health issues to keep a paper trail of appointments, blood tests, scans, physio, hospital appointments, hospital stays ect. If you are under a mental health care team, again keep a paper trail of your appointments and have as much evidence as possible to present when your PIP review is due.

Get to know somebody at your GP practice so they know your health needs and your condition and give them as a contact on your PIP renewal form. ( I know it is not always easy to have continuity of care ) do the best you can to see the same GP, you can ask your GP to make your next appointment when you see them and explain you feel comfortable seeing them and would like continuity of care if possible. It is what I have done with my own GP and she books my next appointment when I see her. Obviously if an emergency appointment I have to take whoever is free but try and build a relationship if possible so they can advocate on your behalf to the DWP.