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Catherine, I will send one to her, I agree we have to just keep on doing this, anything we can even if they bin it. Someone in her office has to open and read it so its worth a shot. You are doing fantastic Catherine and who cares if they cant fully understand what you write, I am absolutely positive they will get the gist of your emails 😁
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Hhh my mp starting to I think sent enough it's so hard and scary but if we don't try we never know I have literally put everything on the table poured my heart out normally I wouldn't but even if they don't care I tried roll on June and after to find out when I'm in bed early hours I'm emailing god knows who my daughters like they probley don't understand a word your saying My reply is they understand why you doing this what have we done to deserve this oh I go on and on once I get hyperfocused I won't let go The ramblings of a mad woman Jessica lang typing away literally murder she wrote its hard for me to be very PC scope taught me how to think before I write something which been great help or I could of had knock on door by now god gotta laugh
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I’ve never heard of the law project. What are they ? It says they’re based near me .
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Zipz, you are so right about local businesses, I am housebound ( hate it and not by choice like the media like to think it is ! ) but I do get deliveries from small local cafes etc, really nice meals too, I would starve if not lol, well not quite as my kids do make at least one meal a day for me and bring it round plated and cut up ugh 😤 hate being so blooming dependent on others. Both my Daughters are Nursing Sisters on busy busy wards at the local hospital, they are lovely kids but are in their 40's and have their own lives to live, I don't want them to be here all the time when they should be at home after 12 hour back breaking shifts, they already take care of cleaning and dressing my legs daily. I use local as much as I can, gardeners, taxis etc so yes I will email her, she might reply if only to regurgitate the usual rhetoric. I know for a fact their are quite a few disabled folk who live near me who also rely on these small businesses.
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they’re all a dodgy looking bunch in parliament. They’ve had one sacked over fraud over a stolen phone , then one sacked over fraud and has interpol after her . Ones been convicted of assault and should be in jail . Reeves lied on her cv. Imagine that was the Tory’s , labour would be going crazy . Even these reforms, if they were Tory reforms labour would vote them down and bring them in while in office.
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Does anyone know about biographical interviews for UC ? I don’t have passports or drivers license for online ID. Had a horrible man tell me it’s too late I did something wrong so can’t . Now have appointment to go in . I’ve left a message on my school report ( journal) asking but no reply as yet.
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I just watched an interesting yet shocking video on YouTube. He’s a reputable channel as far as I can see with no scaremongering. Disability Talk with Steve. He read out a report that basically tells the story of someone who had an assessment and when he wanted to appeal found out his assessment report had been changed . Someone had changed what the assessor put and took away points and basically lied . And apparently it’s legal and could happen to any one of us .
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They are that good. I've got quite a lot of faith in them. Ellen Clifford from DPAC was the one that went to court to challenge the previous government over their welfare green paper and got it declared unlawful as it was proved that they had only wanted to save money on benefits, it wasn't anything to do with getting us back to work.
Labour are doing a much nastier version of the same thing with their green paper but this time they are putting it through by primary legislation, unlike the Tories so they can minimise the challenge, through the courts by DPOs like DPAC.
It doesn't mean we lose hope though. It could be harder and take a lot longer but I'd be very surprised if they didn't challenge the government as soon as it is possible, using every means at their desposal.
I agree that it is truly shocking that the government doesn't care that we'll be destitute and homeless. There really is no group they have got in in for, as badly as us.
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Sorry! Your MP.
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I'm glad I made you laugh! It's my weird sense of humour. 😁 As you can tell, I've got no time for the honours system. 😉
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the knight of the realm I meant 😂. But I did google it so I know it’s Charles . Not my king as I’m anti royalist . Hence I didn’t know 😀. He won’t care , I read they charge for use of their land for something recently but can’t remember what exactly. Brain fog . It’s been a day on the phone migrating over and a right drama .
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As well as my local MP I've written to my local councillors. I've also done two different submissions to the All Parliamentary Party Group both of which are part of the green paper consultation through DPAC
and I've written a personal response to the green paper consultation.
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How do you know that?
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yes Ellen is amazing. I watched her on Ben claimant. She did say she has things u her sleeve that she won’t go into. Keir starmer actually took Blair’s government to court over benefits for asylum seekers. He won due to the law stating everyone is entitled to food and shelter. Yet the same law he used then he’s ignoring for us . Surely if/when this passes the echr will get involved. Keir loves the echr so how can he ignore them if they claim this violates our rights under the equality act
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Not my king either. I've no time for the monarchy. When you think of how much they get subsidised by the people of this country when they are already so wealthy and privaliged.
The establishment won't hear of them being called scroungers though, unlike us. 😖
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exactly. All that wealth and look on as people starve . Have the cheek to shake hands with people and pretend to care. Give back your money then if you care that much .
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We are not starving!!! Please keep this in perspective.
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I am grateful to have my rent paid for and an allowance from the state! People say they want to live in another country but who else is going to pay your living costs?
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Yes, Ellen is really inspiring. 🤗 I have heard that about Starmer, what a hypocrite he is. With a conveniently short memory when it suits him. 😒
He's "forgotten" about the ECHR, too by the looks of it. Our own humans rights laws would have to be used though before we could go to the ECHR, if our courts failed to stop Starmer and Co.
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he’s a psychopath imo . Uses people for his own gain , my dad’s a toolmaker ( too right he is). Disabled brother then mum. All for sympathy. He’s dead behind the eyes and can’t read how unpopular he is .
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