Green Paper Related Discussions

Let’s hope so Catherine 🤞🤞

I doubt he has any plan.

I'll tell you from my point of view, when I came here I was simply shocked, in this country you get benefits even "for breathing" but that's a different matter. 

This is all the result of the idiotic decision on Brexit. They got rid of workers from Europe who came here to work not for benefits.

They thought that they were forcing citizens to do the work that emigrants did. It doesn't work like that.

20 years ago I left my country to make a living. Now emigrants are coming to my country to work, because locals don't want to do low-paid and hard work anymore, because the country has developed.

That's how it was and will be. But they think that they will close the border and force people to work by starvation, healthy or disabled. It will take decades to change that.

Thank you @MW123 I know my rights, I could have applied for citizenship 15 years ago, but the price of a book called a passport, over 1000 pounds, discouraged me from doing so. I preferred to spend this money on my children.

Here absurdity follows absurdity. Living here I have the same rights as a British citizen except that I cannot vote in general elections.

Additionally, on my European passport I can live and work in all of Europe without restrictions. Where does a British person need a visa. My God, what has it come to?

Just watched disability talk with Steve . He shows an interview with that odious man Sir snake Timms who claims due to the previous government people aspire to claim LCWRA . Then he went on to say they need to get control of pip so it can continue for those who need it past short term . To me it came across as though they’re playing the disabled off against each other . Some aren’t as deserving as others and if it’s not stopped the people who “ really” need pip won’t get it . I think perhaps damage control after his previous interview in the mirror.

Oh I just heard carers being mentioned, I did think it strange he only mentioned that profession. It makes no sense as we as sick or disabled couldn’t even get the jobs due to health and safety even if we were well enough. I just can’t work out if he’s clueless or doing thing on purpose. I did just see an interview with Zarah Sultana who said it’s mcswinney who’s actually in power and not Starmer .

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can I ask a question if any one knows the answer too if and when the green paper gets approved will ECHR get involved ?

The very fact that Reform are going to vote with Labour tells you all you need to know about both parties.

On another subject, I emailed my MP regarding this situation and it was emotive but sincere, kind and respectful. I said there are some of us who have serious mental issues who can't work let alone go out the front door and I asked what of us?

I said who is going to employ someone who has a history of rage issues? Hannibal Lector's vegan cooking club? I didn't say that 🤣

Anyway I was respectful and asked her to acknowledge that any single person could become mentally and or physically incapacitated in a heartbeat and that financial safety net saves lives.

Absolutely. Like you, I have just under six years to go until pensionable age. I worked for forty years, full-time, until disease and disability struck.

I don't believe I will reach retirement age if these cuts go through. I will be in poverty and unable to afford the basic things. The stress of it all will push me over the edge mentally. This is not how I ever thought the end of my life would be.

Bear in mind that the are people going through the criminal justice system and in jail that have lived with undiagnosed autism, severe learning difficulties, mental health issues without support. Often these criminals have lived on the streets. Some have never had homes. Careleavers are very young people with difficult histories who are inadequacy supported. There but the grace of God go I.