How reliable is the media ?
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Did you post on the wrong thread? I'm confused by your comment here.
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I'm really confused. Not sure this is helpful or relevant too. Is everyone OK?
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I appreciate this view the problem with it is the constant battering of us in the media is leading to a hardening of public views akin to the hardening of views of asylum seekers/illegal immigrants which lead to the the riots faced earlier this year. The written and spoken words from the media have real-life consequences for us regardless of what Reeves does or doesn't say in the budget as people hear and read this vitriol against our community and react to it.
How many of us have faced discrimination either overt or covert? How many of us have seen this getting worse, it may be little things like people refusing to open doors for us or refusing to move out of the wheelchair bay on public transport to the more severe physical or mental attacks - being called out at fakers and scroungers (this happened to me back in 2010 when the conservative/lib dem coalition started austerity and blamed disable people for the benefits bill).
People will remember what is stated in the media so much more than what is stated in the budget.2 -
STEPHEN TIMMS IS NOT ON OUR SIDE. Never has been, never will be.
The evidence shows he is not on our side. His words are empty. To say otherwise is FAKE NEWS!
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I've just had to start using a walker due to balance and falls. I've had alot of weird looks being 63 but as long as I feel safe I really don't care although I was tearful at first. Not sure about negative stuff about Timms. Positive thought will help no matter how hard it seems.
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Too right! It's a real worry my husband and I are both Disabled and claim benefits and are so fed up with the negative way we are portrayed and the constant struggles we have like every one else. Both of us have degenerative diseases which will only get worse. Why is everyone so judgemental?
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Not sure about negative stuff about Timms. Positive thought will help no matter how hard it seems.
liz, positive thought doesn't change facts. Pessimists are realists.
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Your thoughts align with mine, vouchers would be a nightmare to administer and further stigmatise those using them. The catalogue scheme would be like the PPE contracts, mates making the contents up and charging a premium for items that may not be the exact fit for the person. One off grants to purchase things required at short notice, clumsy,time consuming and costly to administer.
Cash paid direct can provide what is needed and when. For larger items, the cash can furnish a loan. Take away the cash which is valid declared income for a loan and the individual may not get a loan and be potentially left struggling without the item required.
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I'm going to to let the dig about my trying to be positive go over my head.
I've gone through a great deal like everyone else has.
I'm very much a pessimist but while all this scaremongering is going on I'm trying not to let it get cause more anxiety in an already challenging time.
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Exactly Nightcity 😊
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Losing sleep and severe anxiety does no one any good and will make physical symptoms worse.
Look after yourselves everyone ❤️
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Stop picking on people with mental health issues. We are all equal
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I ignored the first post but it was reiterated. My good intentions deserted me 😂
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No one will ever know a persons suffering other than the individual living with it.
We all need to be empathetic and non judgemental.
As a community we have enough prejudice to deal with let alone it coming from someone who is disabled themselves and should therefor know better.
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Andi, to answer your initial question as an i reader, this is the only paper I buy perhaps once a fortnight. Patrick Cockburn was sympathetic to the benefits fiasco a decade ago but then drifted away from the subject (as did everyone else). Both the i and The Independent are owned by a Russian oligarch so does he care about poor people? Probably not.
Reporters are paid to report stories not facts. If we want facts, we need to do the digging ourselves. The media reports the stories given to them and the editor decides what will or won't be published.
Investigative journalism is a dangerous occupation because it uncovers those facts ie the truth. So, no, the media is not a reliable source of information.
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As posted before we our Son took his own life last year due to severe mental health problems.
Think before you post.
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Luckily we do have a great deal of support. A dear friend started a Mental Health Group where people can just talk to each other and vent which has been of great benefit to us all whilst enduring the long waits for help from the NHS. He is an Army Veteran battling with PTSD.
Thank you for your kind words ❤️ We are grateful for the love and support we have. It's so sad that others are left to deal with it alone.
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There are so many battling with so many different challenges mentally and physically.
We need to be kind to each other and look out for each other on this site.
We hope that our experience can help others.
We wouldn't wish that level of grief on anyone.
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The Media seems to be pushing an agnda of disinformation in many case speading outright lies. The winter allowance for the elderly being a case in point. While leaving out anything that benifits people, the planned increase in pensions in April.
Why they want to course so much upset and worry is another question altogether.
Its best to take anything the media says that as only a staring point for further research. Even more so when politics is involved. Following the money and look who owns the media outlets can be rather enlightening
Don't forget that no matter how gloomy a picture the media paints there are some incredible people who genuinely care about the welfare of others .
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I’m more than worried! Every day I receive emails from different sources , telling me they’re cutting the benefits of disabled people in the next budget! I have a number of disabilities that really affect the way that I function. I was medically retired because of them. I’ve applied for thousands of jobs, but nobody wants me. If I lose my benefits I’ll default on my mortgage, which I don’t get any help with. I’m feeling quite let down by labour, as a person with disabilities. It will be torture for me having to wait till the end of October to find out if I’m going to lose everything….Labour are wrong to leave things open to speculation!! The media are having a field day with scaremongering!
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