Green Paper Discussion (from 24th March, 2025)
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Hi all, I think we are at risk of getting a little off track with the Trump discussions here.
Please can we move the discussion back on to the Green Paper issues. There's lots that we won't agree on when it comes to politics, especially with the world as it is now! But let's try to keep the conversation civil and on topic where possible please 😊
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You can use Google Translate to read Ukrainian and Russian news channels as they describe the same situation on the front. And also translate Russian and Ukrainian versions of BBC.com
😋
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Trump won by a landslide ! He hammered Harris, obliterated even. Figures Don’t lie - and liars Don’t figure….
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I don't think you understand my post
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What does Trump have to to do with us losing our benefits?
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Nothing, really. (Thread drift). Back on topic folks.
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Do scope moderators have the ability to mute or suspend accounts on here ....
Far to many posts which aren't relevant to the benefits cuts
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I’ll start. My pip (lower mobility rate) came on Tuesday, and I got a “rise” from £28.70 to £29.20 - a fifty pence rise! That’s incredible! , I mean …..
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whatever will you spend it on lol
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I’m staying off this thread at moment for the exact same reason. It needs brought back into focus.
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He didn’t. Around 38.7 percent of eligible Americans voted for Trump. His approval rating has gone down further since the election and is now lower than his contemporaries at this time for sixty years. Kamala was unelectable having being ‘shuffled’ in but it was by no means a landslide. He is particularly unpopular with voters on the economy at the present time. This is not a forum/ topic about Trump and I’ve asked moderators to remind folk of that but you should revisit facts about his popularity.
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I've been unusually busy today. Could anyone explain what the various charities/ organisations hope to gain by boycotting the discussions around this green paper?
Have they concluded it is a waste of time/energy as it's already a done deal? 😕
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worried, I have seen someone else mention it is seeded in an earlier change as well, but I would love a link to these two acts so I can read myself, because if it was in those acts then surely it would have led to changes been enacted earlier, so I would prefer to read these acts. But maybe I can skip that, If I am right you mean the planned removal of LCW/LCWRA in their entirety?
Search legislation.gov.uk
No, don't skip them! They need to be read and understood - the 2011 amended ESA regulations in conjunction with the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
We need Greens and Lib dems to merge, for some reason they wont do it, the latest polling graph has Tories, Labour and Reform at the low 20s support, if Lib Dems and Greens merged, they would have combined 23%.
Sadly, Ed Davey helped pass the 2015 cuts into law after the LibDem/Tory coalition government got the "reassessment regulations" through in 2010. Many other sitting MP's were serving then.
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I remember my first 10- bob note Sarah - in my 10th year birthday cards! Felt a rich boy at this time (oh, Probably way before you were born though )😀
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Dear Scope Community,
It saddens me deeply to see tension and disagreement emerging among us, especially around who deserves disability benefits. I completely understand how passionate and personal these topics are-we are all navigating difficult circumstances, especially with the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming Green Paper and Spring Statement proposals .
But now, more than ever, is the time for unity. We need to stand together against the proposed welfare changes that affect us, our families, and our futures,not against each other. Every person’s disability experience is unique, whether visible or hidden, and deserves to be met with empathy and understanding.
I also feel that some discussions,particularly those drifting toward political systems abroad,may not help us constructively at this moment, and can be emotionally draining to many. Speaking personally, I’ve found some recent comments affecting my wellbeing.
Please know that I say this with kindness and respect to everyone here. This community has always been a place of safety and support for me and everyone on this forum , and I share this out of care, not criticism.
Let’s try to refocus our energy on supporting each other with compassion and shared strength, and steer the conversation back to the core purpose of this thread.
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Well said, @noonebelieves 🙂
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beginning of the end for Starmer ?
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Welfare reform in the United Kingdom (2010-Present)
Reforms
Legislation
- Welfare Reform Act 2012
Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016- Housing and Planning Act 2016
- Welfare in the United Kingdom
- United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 2016
- This page was last edited on 27 March 2025, at 10:27 (UTC).
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Sorry to hear you have been affected and I agree we have to unite. However I just want to say my opinion.
If we don't do something about it then it definitely will be who deserves it and who doesn't because the 4 point descriptor will hit hard and it is designed to hit hard. It will be who is more disabled and who isn't. It will be who is more effective at the point scoring and who isn't. It will be the haves and the have nots. Millions will suffer. This is almost very close to happening. They are trying to make it happen. Those that say nothing is happening right now, nothing is for certain, well, they are going ahead with it aren't they?
It will be who is more disabled and whose disability deserves financial help and whose doesn't. That is what the reforms are all about this is why they designed it.
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