Do You Care What Happens To The Online Forum?

this forum is being taken over by politics i am afraid to say by wanna be politicians on the internet as well as a few on here even when there is sound advise it gets swamped in the mass of of irrelevant idle chit chat will it change i dont think so will i get a ribbing for my views i expect so but they are my views enjoy your time away bluebell

I reckon there is far too much gardening chat;-)

Do you have any politically minded flowers; what about the blackbird, is he going to lose his PIP?

My maternal grandmother used to use a similar expression.

Anyway, politics at home is a sure-fire way to start a fight. My brother is 500 miles away, and that is just fine with me!

not got a problem with politics in general i have a problem with the spread of misinformation and using the thread for general chit chat but to each there own lots of good information has been lost by the masses of chit chat

On a serious note, I do think there's too much political discussion on here. Most of it is completely pointless as well, because we don't know exactly what changes will happen. Many people are upsetting themselves with scenarios that may never happen, and upsetting others who read the threads as well.

Of course, freedom of speech allows people to post whatever they want. And we also have the freedom to scroll past those threads, which I generally do myself. So I'm not sure we should be dictating to anyone about what they can or can't post, particularly on a forum that is meant to be all inclusive.

I like helping people and try to offer tailored benefits advice on here as much as I can. I have also received plenty of benefits advice on here in the past. For me, this forum is mostly about benefits.

I'm sure most have noticed I don't really 'do' emotional support or sympathy. For the members that are looking for that, there are plenty of others on here who can offer it.

There are some very prominent forum team members who I could name easily, and I'm sure other frequent forum users could do the same. Some offer good benefits advice, others are better at the emotional support. I must admit I do miss some of the previous members, both team and volunteer, but that's life, people come and go in all areas… 🙂

I find this poll really quite badly designed - it's like it's designed to ask questions but instead it presents options - where "too much politics" should be a yes/no but instead it's yes only.....

If people aren't happy about politics etc then this just becomes another bookface, Random letter, photostagram, nextdoor.

I'll be honest, attitudes like that is what puts me off from posting. I avoid face ache etc for good reason (my mental health and to avoid arguments / bigotry - which sadly ive seen here and comments like 'we cut our suit to match our cloth" sounds too reminiscent of DWP / Unum/right wing media talking points about strivers Vs skivers, scroungers etc. I come to scope for people who go through the same struggles but instead I often leave wondering how many "entryists" are here to spy or push the right wing agenda and provide convenient talking points for politicians and right wing media......

I don't feel like it has too much Political/benefit discussions, it's mainly what I read on here and it keeps me up to date with what's happening. I don't want to read/watch msm to keep up to date because a lot of it can be scaremongering and twisting things, it's hard to know what to trust.

And I think it's fine to name call MP's if they deserve it. In fact Starmer, Reeves, and Kendall actually deserve a lot more than just being called names. Name calling is nothing compared to what they're putting us though and what they will end up putting us through if their plans happen.