Green Paper Related Discussions

I agree though even if they get it delayed in order for an impact assessment that would show them how badly we will be affected. My worry is the mention of an extra 50,000 children in poverty. I hope they don’t get concessions for people who have young children only . And the rest of us are left to suffer . Nothing would surprise me with TTK.

It looks so far that they will only need the 83 Labour MPs but I think it pays to be hopeful but not too hopeful that that's all that's required. Getting a law through parliament is a complicated business to say the least. It's not just the numbers on our side though. It's the whole mood of the Labour MPs which is good news for us. 😊

I don't think that they will scrap the (so called) reforms completely I'm afraid. They will not want to look weak and ineffective to parliament or the people.

What they will have to do, however is to back down, a lot because of the size of the rebellion and the great number of seats they could lose in future elections to us voting them out.

The thing that rebellious MPs seem to be talking about the most is the fact that the government should wait until October to get the OBR's impact assessment into the effect of the cuts on raising the levels of employment of disabled people.

When the Tories green paper was declared unlawful, the main reason that happened was because the Tories had said that their reforms would get a lot of us back to work and the OBRs impact assessment had said then, that it was only going to be 3% of us that would actually get remployed.

That means that Labour's current plan will be completely discredited and they will have to come up with some proper reforms, instead of just cuts.

As it is they still cannot change the fact that the vast majority of us are too disabled to work so we cannot fit in with their fantasy politics.

However I believe a lot of pressure will taken off us and it's likely that we will get a very much less punitive set of cuts, if not a complete rethink.

Unfortunately, that is going to take time but I believe we have got a good chance of things becoming a lot better.

Finally if these proposals keep being postponed, they will run out of time in this parliament to see the full impact of reforms which will make it less worthwhile putting them through as they are now.

💯. Though if it’s 140 now imagine the number once they read an impact assessment stating a million people in poverty

Thanks Catherine, that's great to read about.👌I'm sure you won't mind me giving the link to your screenshot so it's easier for others to read.

who here is more hopeful now that this will not go ahead ?

I'm not sure what to really but I feel pessimistic.

I'm feeling more hopefull.

I think that those of us who can't attend, which is most of us should write to their MP and tell them what we require from them. Don't just leave it to those of us who are capable of going. That will only give the Labour leadership something they want and I don't think we are likely to approve of that! 😁 I'm starting mine in the morning. ✊