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Starmer, Reeves, Kendall, Timms are all nasty, spiteful cowardly losers of the highest order and no I won't renege on that. Look at them, they have no empathy, no compassion, they are cold hearted people, they remind me of an abuser, I speak from experience, they make YOU feel that you're in the wrong, they manipulate you, malign you, make you feel like nothing then like stockholm syndrome sufferers you accept your fate.
Whatever contempt they show us we need to reciprocate, it's that simple. If you're facing homelessness, losing every single penny you're entitled to what do people do when they have nothing left?. We're facing going down a very dark road of destitution, nothingness being left without a pot to you know what in and they want us to wither away and die and the right wing media will cover it up.
I'm sick and tired of this everything will be alright nonsense, it won't be if they get their way, they hate us and they'll do anything in their power to make our lives more of a living hell and for what? It's not about money, it's about hatred, it's a hate crime. How many times does this need to be said? THEY HATE US because we don't work, we don't contribute.
Use the legal tools we have, take it to the supreme court, the ECHR, the UN.
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Hopefully the MPs see through them and still have our backs 👍
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I have not been well lately but I have just managed to email my
Liebour M.P regarding the benefit cuts and told him if he goes along with supporting it he WILL lose his seat at the next general election.
I think he will lose his seat regardless but we have to keep putting pressure on them.
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Front page of tomorrow's I Newspaper - 10 June 2025.
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When they introduced the free bus pass for pensioners, which at the time was for over sixties, not state pension age individuals, they took away the existing bus pass options for disabled people to pay for it. Obviously they've amended the system since, but it is still harder to get a disabled bus pass, and still requires a lot of evidence, while the age related one renews automatically.
When the pass came in, most of the people over 60 that I knew who were eligible for the pass had cars and driver's licences and drove everywhere, several were still in full time work.
It took me two years of fighting to get my bus pass because of this…because I had to jump through so many hoops to prove I couldn't navigate or coordinate and thus was not safe to be driving.
I am not one to blame other groups for taking things, because the decisions are not theirs. But I am cynical whenever a government decides to "give to older people", as it's never a free give, someone has to pay for it.
I am fully in support of the WFA existing, and the U turn, but not if it's happened at our expense. It does feel like we're getting more into a "we want to pick on disabled people because we think they're not doing enough" situation, as opposed to a "we want disabled people to be safe to work and integrated into our society" situation.
If the latter, they'd postpone touching benefits until they'd had a couple of years developing and improving DWP safeguarding and employment services for the 1 million out of work disabled who want to work (and for those of us in work who need more protection).
So sick of the talk about the imaginary benefit they expect to give TP for from PIP. If any MP falls for that, they shouldn't be allowed to vote on benefit cuts because they have no idea how benefits work.3 -
I was reading a very lengthy report from the Trussell Trust yesterday - it's not directly about benefit cuts, yet shows the cost to the Gov't of not looking after people directly impacted by lack of support….it costs more to not look after those in need with their health, education, & their ability to get a decent wage, & therefore help the economy:
There are similarities here too. If we don't have the support we need, then perhaps we will cost the Gov't more with health costs, etc.
Much as I will continue to do as much as I can for other disabled people, I wouldn't want anyone who needs help to be at the expense of another also in need whether it's a child, someone of state pension age or a disabled person. I think we should be fighting for all those in need of help, stability & reassurance.
As far as the proposed disabilty changes go, the Gov't has been very reticent, despite all the money they're going to throw into this to help those on benefits (who are able) to get into work, as to the numbers (which seem to be rather low) who actually will gain useful employment, even if that's generally often with a zero hour contract/low paid.
All seems to be very badly thought out whether it's about the cost of hunger & hardship, disability cuts & their also serious impacts, or looking after 'older people,' remembering many have worked all their lives, or until disability struck them too…..disabilty doesn't necessarily improve, rather the converse, if you're an OAP.
Please let's support all those in need.
Just saw this link from the Trussell Trust dated 9 June:
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AR, I was thrilled to get my bus pass and it has transformed my life! Walking to save bus fares hurt my feet and now there is no stress about keeping the Oyster card topped up.
The people you know who "had cars and driver's licences and drove everywhere, several were still in full time work." probably haven't applied for a 60+bus pass. I pay £10 a year to prove my address and it cost £20 to apply for. I cycle and love having choices about how I travel.
It's unfair that I must wait an additional 7 years to claim my pension though. I think it was assumed that pensioners would rush to claim Pension Credit and of course they didn't.
What changed to make it harder to qualify for a Freedom Pass?
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I do wish that you would stop posting images of that woman - when I don't feel very well - it makes me want to throw up !!
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I watched Bell being questioned by Whately in parliament and Kendall and Timms sat behind him . Nasty pair , Kendall looks evil and demonic. Something not right with her . If I didn’t know who they were I’d have thought they were Tory’s with the look of hatred on their faces .
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While she’s being fought over cuts to MPs departments at the home office and net zero Kendall isn’t fighting for her department as she’s all for cuts . They make me laugh all this money on net zero while there are countries causing more damage. Not only that but they don’t care about animals or wildlife and will be happy to bulldoze over habitat to build houses. I thought saving the planet included wildlife. They’re spending money all over the place and saying austerity is over , it may be for others but it’s not for us . I don’t think the Tory’s were half as bad as this lot . Maybe that’s why they’re in the Labour Party, Tory’s thought them too evil
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My reply from kemi , I replied are you voting for or against and how are you advising your cabinet to vote . Also if voting against cuts is it because you think they don’t go far enough. Not expecting another response. I bet she’s getting thousands of emails now
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I'm going to email them as well. It's never ending.
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I emailed my Labour M.P last night telling that his name is on on the list in favour of the cuts and if he votes for it he WILL be voted out at the next general election.
I don't expect to get a reply from him as he is ignorant and arrogant.
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next week it starts
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I read that Johnnyy85 on X. Dan Bloom has posted about it. Concerning.
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I received the same response not long after regarding my other email to her . I sent the post about Timms walking around a collapsed disabled woman. I think you received a personal message from her but I think now it’s getting closer to the voting she’s getting many more emails.
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Its been on the news today that unemployment is at its highest level in a decade so Reeves is in cloud cuckoo land if she thinks this 'pathway to work' is ever going to happen because at this rate her plan will fail miserably as more and more people will need to claim benefits.
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