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I think if they reinstate the WFA ( which I agree with) and scrap the two chid limit and cut disability benefits that looks like discrimination to me . Whether it is in law is another matter. I’m more worried now with all the talk of scrapping the two child limit as I think they’ll say the disability rules need voting for to help children. I hope I’m wrong and by next week they’re u turning for us too
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You're welcome Catherine. 👍
Strangely enough I've felt a lot more positive in the last couple of days than I've done for a while. It's such a huge relief to stop feeling as despairing as I did. 😌
I think it's because we are getting nearer to knowing the first stage of what's going to happen to us. Whether it's good or bad, uncertainty is the worse thing of all. I don't know if you would agree with that. 🤔
I have to keep telling myself how much support we have (have you seen Susie Boniface'svideo yet?) I'm doing as much self care as I can and doing my best to stay as calm as possible about the cuts for the sake of my partner.
He's disabled and will be badly affected by the cuts too but as many men do, he has buried his worries very deeply, as his way of coping with this.
However, for all that, I've got the sort of personality that is better off confronting these cuts as a way to keep my sanity, where he keeps his sanity by doing the best he can not to think about them, or deal with them unless he really has to.
He shouldn't have to be in that position.😡 Neither should I, or any of the rest us for that matter.
We all cope with this terrible thing that's been forced upon us differently though. And that's OK. 😊
Anyway, how are you? You seem to have channeled your obvious anger and frustration in a very positive way. You have done so much sterling work on behalf of yourself and other disabled people. ✊
However, I can see that all this is having quite a toll on you. Do look after yourself and please try not take too much on, if possible.
I know myself that it's not an easy thing to do. It is difficult to leave the campaigning alone for a little while to take a break but it's necessary though, as I've discovered myself.
It ensures that you don't burn yourself out as I was doing not so long ago. I realised that I can do a lot more for others if I look after myself first. 😊
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Thought so seen an interview with her saying work good for MH
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Wish they would get on with it so many suffering with the fear this is unforgivable more unforgivable than tories starmer reeves kendell rayner lied on everything I have emailed mps and told them we are watching who votes for these cuts and we will make a pact between all disabled community to vote each one out
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Yes it could be discriminatory but maybe not outright, I found out this information though.
Could this be discriminatory?
✅ Not direct discrimination, but possibly:
❗ Indirect discrimination and/or unfair treatment under the Equality Act 2010 or Human Rights Act 1998.
Here’s how:
A. Indirect Discrimination
- If a group policy (e.g. public spending choices) disproportionately harms disabled people, even if it doesn’t target them, it could amount to indirect discrimination.
- Cutting disability benefits while expanding support for other groups without justification could raise legal and ethical concerns.
B. Discrimination by Omission
- If disabled people are not equally supported in the cost of living crisis while other groups are helped, that could be seen as failing the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) under the Equality Act:
- Government must show it considered the impact on disabled people when making major spending decisions.
- Ignoring this duty has led to successful court challenges in the past.
C. Breach of Legitimate Expectation / Unfairness
- If disabled people were promised continued support (e.g. LCWRA or PIP), then that support is cut while other groups benefit, it may be argued that this is unjust or irrational, especially if the criteria for support are not applied consistently.
🔥 3. Political & Legal Pressure Points
Even if not illegal, this approach is politically and morally challengeable:
- Disabled people face disproportionate poverty, isolation, and energy needs.
- They are more likely to require heating all day (due to staying home).
- Many do not benefit from the triple lock or other pension protections.
- Reinstating generous pensioner benefits while cutting from disabled people could be framed as socially regressive and contrary to equality aims.
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If this is true I think that covers us surely
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I'm afraid to say that it seems like they are backing down on the WFA and the child benefit cap to try and make a trade off with the Labour MPs who are against the cuts, hoping that they will accept having disabled people's people's lives ruined for the sake of looking after children and elderly people.
ALL vulnerable people should be looked after, not just certain groups at the expense of others!! 😡 Plus there is the money to do so.
This country is not as impoverished as the leadership try make out that it is. In fact it's exactly the opposite. They are just making a political choice to neglect us. 🤥 There are many other ways our support could be funded, that will not ruin our lives.
The good news though from what I can see, is that Labour MPs who are on our side are unlikely to be taken in by all this skullduggery and seem really fed up by the leaderships hideous, morally bankrupt antics and being treated with such disrespect by them.
They are the ones who could lose up to 200 seats at the next GE with quite a few going at the next Local Elections, which will cover a lot more of the country than the one just gone will.
The leadership have a great deal more to fall back on so it won't bother them. I can imagine our parliamentary supporters feel pretty fed up about that too!! 😳 Their self interest is to our advantage, as are their worries about how badly the Labour Party is being seen for doing this too.
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I hope you’re right . What starmers doing is absolutely disgusting especially when he wants to throw money around there’s no talk of how they can afford it . That’s only when it’s the disabled
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Thank you @charlie72 😊 for your excellent research for this post and a later one on the basis for legal challenges against these cuts.
I feel more hopeful than I did because of it! 🤗 I hope that everyone reading that information will feel more optimistic about the situation.
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I wouldn't be surprised if Labour and Reform go into a coalition.
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can you imagine the way they must speak about us in private, I bet they are enjoying causing all this suffering the sickos
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Doubt reform would want to .
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not a chance ….
Labour as a party are finished for the foreseeable future !
Reform will have a majority come the next election = no need for a coalition .
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Thankyou for your kind comments, I try my best not to beleive everything I read online(media) and mainstream news channels, who seem to revel in stirring things up to get clicks or viewing figures. I do my own proper research into anything this government is proposing to put forward, and usually find hardly any of it would be legal, or it would certainly discriminate against disabled or vulnerable groups.
It upsets and angers me that the government and media can get away with putting out so called policies which they themselves know are contentious, cruel, discriminatory, and probably illegal. I know it's difficult for everyone on here to ignore the constant barrage of drivel about what Labour will do next, having to listen (and look at) their smug, contorted, nasty faces announcing with glee about more cuts to disability benefits, whilst they accept freebies and have posh dinners.
If my posts help to put some folks minds at ease I'm very happy to continue researching these 'reforms' , and show them for the utter sham they are, and will be shown to be vey soon.
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What is this all about?
Can someone tell me, looking after granny and children is cute for the public but looking after the brain damaged person, handicapped in a wheelchair isn't so cute is it?
There’s also a hierarchy of sympathy in how people perceive vulnerability:
Children and elderly people are often seen as more "deserving" or "innocent."
Disabled people, particularly working-age adults, are too often unfairly framed as burdens or benefit scroungers — a narrative that gained traction in Britain during the austerity years.
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I've told you Angela Rayner hasn't got any chance to replace Keir Starmer, as she hasn't got any support from the self-centric people whom they call "Grandees of labour", such as Blair, Brown, Campbell, Blunkett, Mandelson, due to the fact that these do not support any left leaning Labour member. Having finally realised this fact, she's now falling in line and contenting herself with being a mouthpiece of Keir Starmer, as she clearly said yesterday that she supported the evil cuts to sickness and disability benefits.
But she should know that the next GE will end her political career - and I couldn't be happier.
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Today I'm feeling like maybe have to accept what's coming bit still emailing feel so deflated also March on 7th june won't be as big as he's struck deals with unions he wants to be the MP who had the @@@ to tackle welfare
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Yes today crashed and burned feel total despair but it will pass that's good your feeling lighter it's true it's the uncertainty and lack of control yes just get this thing over and done either way we will have to deal with it x
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Over the years our human rights have eroded I don't want to sound negative but I think they got it all covered
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It’s hard to know what to believe. One minute it looks bad then I read they’re turning against him
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