Green Paper Related Discussions

Maggie37 · May 2025

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1029168#Comment_1029168

Thanks for that. I know it’s a legitimate questionnaire but simply not sure about the confidentiality aspect. The whole thing was geared to my health, when I last worked, my reasons for not working. I’ve worked the bulk of my life but simply can’t now. To have to give reasons over and over again is so stressful. Plus listing body areas where I feel most pain.. that surely can’t be acceptable… even as a statistic. So I’ll take your advice. Cheers.

Tumilty · May 2025

Mental health talked on TV by Prince William. He being a kind of new age royal should speak out about these cuts if he's out about him..

secretsquirrel1 · May 2025

Is there any update on the number of MPs voting against? I just read on The Daily Mail there are 100 abstaining and 70 voting against. If this is true how does it affect the vote ?

Martinp · May 2025

if that’s the case and this is just a rough estimate in my head but if 100 abstain and 70 vote against then it will be very tight, could be around 240 for 250 against. That’s assuming every conservative vote against it.

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secretsquirrel1 · May 2025

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1029334#Comment_1029334

Thank you , I read it needs 83 . Plus Tory’s who I’ve read are voting against. Won’t it make a difference if 100 abstained ?

bton1968 · May 2025

100 abstaining is a joke, i've more time for the tw@ts that vote in favour of the cuts rather than these cowards who think it's an easy way out ….

We will remember them !

Danny123 · May 2025

No way the Tories will vote against these cuts , 100 abstaining is criminal ! I've just seen on Gmb that they look like they are going to climb down on winter fuel cuts , why this is good news , I don't think it's particularly good news for the disability cuts we are facing .... This climb down of the winter fuel will tide alot of people over I think , and alot of anger towards the government over the issue will be toned down .... I even think of the government say they made a mistake it would do them no harm at all .... In turn I think the disability cuts would be lost in all this and get through .... I was a bit more confident a few days ago , today not so much 😩

Martinp · May 2025

All we can do is keep up the pressure on the MPs and hope for the best but expect the worse.

secretsquirrel1 · May 2025

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1029344#Comment_1029344

And talk of a climb down on the two child limit . So we get completely forgotten. I hope I’m wrong as it was daily mail

Danny123 · May 2025

That's exactly what I think , I mean when you think about it it's a no brainer isn't it 🤷🤦..... Reverse winter fuel , child benefit cap .... And then all of a sudden the pressure is eased , public perception changes , all of a sudden the rehtoric changes to " well something needs to be done about the disability Bill " I've never been over confident that there would be a real challenge to these even with the MPs voting against it .... We will see but I think with these climb downs more MPs may compromise with that weasel of a man

Martinp · May 2025

I’d be happy if they reversed the WFA and lifted the benefits cap on the amount of children. Poverty is wrong no matter who it effects.

lincsgranny · May 2025

I sent Stephen Timms a email this is reply I got but wasn't what I asked as I'm 57yrs old but thought I'd share

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lincsgranny · May 2025

I'd be happy if they treated everyone as equally.

Can't give WFA and the 2 child benefit to make them look good( as they will never look good)

And leave out the most vulnerable with their bs about work some disabled people physically couldn't work so in angry Kendall's plans we will work and that's the end of it.

So if they give WFA and the 2 child benefit then they must protect the vulnerable and disabled surely 👍