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I just watched the gabby cabby YouTube. He showed a clip of starmer being interviewed. I was actually embarrassed for him . Totally out of his depth when not reading from a script. He can’t speak from the heart as he doesn’t have one

They only had one job 'don't act like the Tories' but some idiot took that as 'be like the Tories but on crack' its the only reason i can think of why they are acting like this.

They've pushed away their core voters by pooping on them from a great height, they've pushed away new voters by acting like the lot we got rid of after 14 years of misery & trying to get Reform voters to like them is a fools game.

Morning Squirrel 🐿️

I do enjoy our chats too. 😊

That is shocking, although not surprising about your experience with PIP leaving you bedridden. Especially with our condition.

When I went from DLA to PIP about 7-8 years ago, the experience made me a lot more immobile than I'd been too, and further lengthened my periods in bed, quite considerably.

I can see how you compare benefits assessors to judges. In many cases, as you've said, they can become judge AND executioner.😱

You're welcome to the post. 😊 A theory jumped straight into my head that this could be the thin end of a dangerous wedge.

If they want to start ruling that we need 12 points for standard daily living instead of 8 I believe that it's very likely that they will then rule that we would need 16 instead of 12 points for enhanced,

That would then mean that we could end up in an even worse position than if we had to get 4 points in one activity!

It would be well nigh impossible for most people on standard to get 12 points and many people who now get enhanced would be robbed of it! 😳

I don't think that the MPs who are on our side are in the mood to back down with a trick like that. It's being said that they are not going to accept any "tweaks" as they call them.

They are calling for the government to give a consultation that reflects disabled people's views properly and on all the parts of the consultation, not just the ones they think we are allowed to answer, to suit them. 😤

They also want the whole thing postponed until October until all the impact assessments, especially the OBRs have been considered by MPs.

The way I see it, either way, whether it's about getting 4 points for an activity or getting a minimum of 12 to get PIP DL, it will mean that we will all end up losing our benefits however they work it.

They are crafty monsters. 👺 I don't know about a carry on film, it seems like more of a hardcore horror film to me!

I'd be interested to know what you think of my theory. 🤔

she will justify the cuts no doubt