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  • Passerby
    Passerby Posts: 169 Empowering

    We shouldn't be counting much on the upcoming local elections scheduled to take place on Thursday 1 May 2025 because they'll be held only in 24 councils out of England’s 317 councils. The 317 councils include district, county, metropolitan and unitary authorities along with London boroughs and the City of London Corporation.

    Among the 24:

    • 14 county councils
    • 8 unitary authorities
    • 1 metropolitan district
    • The Isles of Scilly, which has a unique governance structure.

    Among the 24:

    • 1 has a Labour majority
    • 16 have a Conservative majority

    And the remaining six are under no overall control.

    As you can see it, currently, among the 24 councils, Labour has majority only at one council. Therefore, if they've to lose, they would only lose one council. And if they don't gain any additional council(s) in this election, they'll still be fine, as they already have the control of 107 councils (34%).

    If these elections had been taking place in all England’s 317 councils, Keir Starmer and his clowns would be in total panic mode by now.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,293 Championing

    The latest is adhd and autism doesn't exist Trumpy boy saying same thing thier all in it together

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,293 Championing

    I'm so sick of labour everyday they bring more misery thier actually unbearable

  • egister
    egister Posts: 886 Empowering

    At least three parties with the same number of seats are needed in parliament.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,293 Championing

    Yes she did she said she won't be freezing pip or vouchers said that as clear as day the person you watch made me so ill I never watch her

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,293 Championing

    Who will replace thier all horrific imagine khan getting it Jeremy Corbyn imagine just imagine I feel worse over this lot than I did the Tories

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,293 Championing

    They really are and have till July 14th oppt out of The Who Convention starmer will take us into that be worse bill gates supports it

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,293 Championing

    That will have to be challenged god this labour is vile they making everything go back in time

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 674 Championing

    Have you seen the new questionnaire? I thought it was just about what we spend our money on but I watched YouTube and it showed that form with question 11 missing. But it showed the return date as July 2024 . I’m confused as the form mentions vouchers and catalogues again when they were dismissed by Kendall.

  • MW123
    MW123 Scope Member Posts: 1,077 Championing

    The form you saw mentioning vouchers is likely from the Conservative consultation in April 2024, which closed on 22 July 2024. However, Liz Kendall clearly rejected the Tory voucher plans in Parliament on 18 March 2025, stating that disabled people should have choice and control over their support.

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 3,755 Championing
    edited 11:12AM

    OBV, "altering the result of a Tribunal" Same here. The decision was never uploaded.

    My start and end dates were also re-sequenced more than once.

    2008 was when my IB/IS claim began, according to the DWP. In their speak, my claim was "put back on the system". It had "fallen off the system". But it was now a 'new claim' under new rules which disadvantaged me and put me at substantial risk of harm and homelessness.

    There is no Legal Aid funding or expertise available to remedy systemic failings of the state.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,293 Championing

    Why don't they leave us alone on about bank checks and my worry if he signs for The Who Convention starmer would have us all controlled I wish I never caught sunak speech before that never bothered with politicians makes people so ill if that's possible to be worse call doctors noting that can do feeling very deflated want to disappear

  • onebigvoice
    onebigvoice Scope Member Posts: 899 Pioneering

    This is, like you a faliure to amend files altered by the DWP and PIP. If they were to alter the files in my case (which they did) and like yours changed the outcome because they called it welfare reform then they have to show the supporting evidence of this.

    this is where I am now, and by also getting everyone here and on other sites to realise what is happening, with the guise of Welfare reform or Human Rights, or the Disability act of assessment as a need to get people who can do something else, and grouping us with Working age people it looks good on paper.

    Sincce I have taken my casee to a Tribunal many years ago. In fact 2008 was one of them, Social Security and benefit entitlements have been altered year on year with as I stated the only loser for paying for their habitual errors is us.

    This ends tomorrow. I can already tell you what the answer tomorror will be, but I will allow the "judicial System" carry on. The directives given to yhe DWP, PIP, and Capita PIP are all logged, and yet again the documents I have requested have not arrived.

    This is prequesit of the Court that all evidence presented to the other party must also be sent to the court so that there is no excuse that the other side did not receive the documents that you may later rely on in court to support your claim.

    One classic response is "silence is golden" and wait (the DWP) for the 13 month rule to kick in and get the judge to strike the listing off, as an offer has been "made to the court" and there is no higher Benefit that can be given."

    I said before I am very explicit in what I ask for of the DWP and has never been about the money, whether as a back payment or a claim for compensation for what they have done to the Claimant. Although the back payment is why we go to court where a Judge's directional notice highlights the result of the court, which they then start to negociate AFTER THE COURT has given its adudication. The time for this at the court to limit liability not after.

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 3,755 Championing

    Alteration is the right word, affecting tax records, NI records and entitlement to HB/CTB.

    In my case, DWP pretended not to have received the fax sent to them by HMCTS on the day of the hearing. The lies and excuses kept on coming from JCP as they tried to fix my imagined ill-health and imagined entitlement to disability benefits.

    They tried everything they could to make me claim JSA which I refused to do and was not entitled to. My records suggest that I did make a claim.

    When I joined the forum, I was told that none of this could have happened so I'm immensely grateful to you for sharing your experience!

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,293 Championing

    I be thinking of you goodluck

  • onebigvoice
    onebigvoice Scope Member Posts: 899 Pioneering

    Been there, done that, thats why I keep copies of everything, including Court results.

  • Martinp
    Martinp Online Community Member Posts: 114 Empowering

    it was on that no justice YouTube channel with that ex DWP lady. She said it was the latest survey.

  • noonebelieves
    noonebelieves Online Community Member Posts: 628 Championing
    edited 11:42AM

    Dear all,

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    Hope you’re all doing well. I’m currently in the middle of a spiritual retreat but wanted to quickly share this: please check out Disability Rebellion, a new DPO on X and Bluesky. They’re holding their first admin meeting this Friday and are keen to hear from disabled people—ideas and input (re: this green paper )welcome! Please connect ✊

    They’re very responsive and open.

    Sharing a screenshot from X. Admin’s handle on X is @areyoflight .Will catch up with this thread over the weekend.

    Missing you all!❤️

    Let’s stand in unity !
    In solidarity ✊

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,293 Championing