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The Labour Party in the UK does receive funding from trade unions, but it is not entirely paid for by them. Here's how it works:
1. Trade Union Donations
- Several major UK trade unions (like Unite, Unison, GMB, etc.) are affiliated with the Labour Party and donate millions of pounds annually.
- These unions are a key source of funding, especially for general elections, campaigning, and local party activities.
- The donations come from a political levy — members of a union can choose whether or not to contribute to this levy.
2. Other Sources of Funding
- Labour also receives money from:
- Individual members (membership fees)
- Private donations (from individuals or organisations)
- Public funding (e.g. Short Money, which supports opposition parties in Parliament)
3. Why Unions Fund Labour
- Historically, the Labour Party was founded by trade unions in the early 20th century to represent working people.
- The relationship is still strong, although tensions do sometimes arise (especially if Labour leadership moves away from traditional union positions).
In Summary:
Yes, trade unions provide significant financial support to Labour, but they are not the only source of funding. Labour is partly paid for by the unions, but also relies on memberships, private donations, and some public funds.
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Mr Ali iseral
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Afternoon all. Please can I ask that we all remain civil and respectful of one another. I appreciate this is a very important and for many of us, very personal subject and that can sometimes make us impassioned but we are all on the same side. 💛
May I ask we keep the Joy Dove discussion around facts solely to the inquest outcome. If this continues to become and issue, we may have to pause the discussion (which isn't something we want to do at all).
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Thank you Holly.
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I thought this was a community forum so everyone's opinion is their opinion
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Is this good or bad
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So if everything does become law then our pip continues til it is look at again. My pip is still waiting to be reviewed .if I did lose pip at anytime would I lose my lcwra as well or is that if these changes happen you lose the lcwra
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My doctor says that they will be asked to support a claim so I guess this is being thrown about as a idea. Poor doctors they don't have much time now
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/protest-austerity-march-london-whitehall-downing-street-bbc-b1231704.html
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The inquest did say that Jodey's suicide, ''had been precipitated by the mistaken withdrawal of benefits by the DWP.
However, the coroner held that she had heard of many changes and new structures at the DWP which left her satisfied that no wider recommendations were needed.''
I think the coroner's last comment may relate to the House of Commons committee report 'Safeguarding vulnerable claimants' as it can be seen that the DWP has much to be done to ensure this & many sensible recommendations should be followed, including transparency.
Sorry I can't appear to give a hyperlink to this, but put copy & paste the following into your browser. It's a very long read, but makes the DWP far more accountable: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/47840/documents/250688/default/
I don't know that the coroner could have said anything more, & I'm therefore assured that MW123 hasn't mislead. Anyone 'misleading' is a big problem to myself thinking about this community, & why we should all deal in facts about terrible incidents such Jodey Whiting's suicide, this Green Paper, & so much more.
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A PIP1 form is only sent out to PIP claimants that have difficulty in replying to questions if they're unable to ring up to begin their claim, or prefer to post their reply. The PIP2 form is the 'How does your disability affect you' form, which initial claimants then need to complete. The AR1 is a review form which isn't relevant to you @Passerby There's also an AR2 which is for 'light touch' reviews.
You should ring up to claim, then you'll receive the PIP2 form to complete. Ringing up to claim is faster, & any successful claim will be from the date of this phone call (so quicker than a postal completion of the PIP1).
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Genuinely it's beyond me how I fill out these forms !! I do some pages one-day and leave till last minute I don't answer in any order In sure I have some sort of learning disability I just don't hold any information or even understand
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The forms are definitely quite confusing and can be difficult to try to understand what it is that they are actually asking of us.
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Morning all. I hope everyone is doing ok today.
Please may I remind everybody of the house rules. Sometimes it's not the context of the discussion, but how we address one another 💛
As I mentioned yesterday, it's understandably an incredibly important subject to discuss, so we're all bound to have strong and sometimes differing opinions, but we must discuss these differences in a respectful way.
I've added a link to the rules below for anybody who wants to look at the specifics.
Best wishes to all,
Holly
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the last time i filled a form in i took pictures of every page for future reference
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On the question about Badenoch's claim, for disabled people this would be bad as the ECHR protects our rights. It is bad for most people, honestly, because it protects everyone's rights - Those wanting rid of it generally want to do more cutting/create more inequality/ and change more things without having to be held accountable. This includes things like work related laws and so on, so yes, it's bad.
I am wondering if the reason the government are avoiding making any clear statements on PIP etc is that they are waiting for the consultation period to end. Otherwise by this point it feels politically self destructive to keep refusing to listen. Though it would be helpful if the MSM were more interested in this story.
I can't do a PIP claim over the phone - I have an advocate who did my review although the call came out of the blue. I hate the original form as well. I cannot answer "often/sometimes" questions because they are not specific or accurate enough and so I end up writing additional information on the questions to qualify what I mean.
And I always end up with an additional statement at the end tacked on because I'm never sure I've been able to answer properly.
These often/sometimes/the majority of days questions were ones I also fell down on in my assessment. I told the assessor I didn't understand/couldn't quantify the questions as per my life. She interpreted my inability to answer as my not having any issues with anything, unfortunately :/0 -
Who agrees that the government has it's priorities wrong ?
"An £86bn package for the science and technology sector will help fund research into drug treatments and longer-lasting batteries, the government has said ahead of Wednesday's Spending Review.”
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i wonder why that is ? 😄
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