Why

obviously nothing is 100% confirmed till the autumn budget and the disability white paper is announced (both of which should happen within the next 50 days)

And I also realise that as a scope moderator and member of staff that you have a huge responsibility to try and keep members (and readers) of scope as let’s be honest - with all the news pieces and rumors that has dropped the past 4 weeks there’s a lot of panic in the community (a lot of ppl are in ‘headless chicken’ mode) and to be blunt a lot of ppl mental health has been totally fudged up by the quotes coming from some areas of the labour gov and total silence on some things we really needed to be put out of our misery for weeks ago

(And I don’t know what you are thinking in private but I imagine as a scope moderator you have to be significantly more mindful what you post then the average members to safeguard the most vulnerable posters)

However we know that politicians often lie.

From what has been made public liz Kendall has only met the scope chairman? (And other charity representatives) right at the beginning of labours tenure and honestly the cynic in me thinks it would of been very easy for Kendall to tell your representatives what they wanted to hear from an incoming dwp labour minister to encourage charities to be patient and basically get them off the govs back (many charities are telling disabled people to be patient and not believe the papers - prehaps this turns out to be the truth - but I imagine it’s been helpful to Kendall these past few months not having to deal with backlash and major public scrutiny from the major disability charities) - I hope charities like scope were wary enough on the possibility that Kendall may not of been honest with her intent and started talking to human rights lawyers as a belt and braces precautions (or planned somewhat for the possibility of Kendall going dark side) because right now it looks like the disabled community may be headed towards the biggest ‘attack’ on our human rights/standards of life since ian Duncan smith brainchild of universal credit and they may get away with it (no time to trigger u turn) because disability charities (our voice) refused to foresee & plan for a situation like the one we may be weeks away from.

for a split second in the labour conference I thought there was a slivers chance Kendall could possess a little human empathy - but the idea of sending jobcentre staff into hospitals to ‘help’ (some of societies most vulnerable) mental health sufferers write cvs (and imply that a hugely successful pilot was carried out which common sense wise has to be bulls**t) is beyond madness and regardless of opinion on labour as a whole I’m personally under no doubt that liz Kendall is unfit to be dwp minister and that starmer is irresponsible at best leaving the fate of many disabled ppl under her

It’s a very abrupt statement on my part - but I’ve got to be one of the few members who understands why the dwp needs to reduce the benefit bill and the consequences of doing so (I’ve been borderline defending and justifying expected upcoming changes in other posts - for someone who hates the dwp that’s not easy but I also don’t think many disabled ppl are acknowledging the reasons why the dwp seem to be ultra focused on disabled right now and it’s not just to spread misery)

But Liz Kendall didn’t just cross the fine line this week, she destroyed it (I’m still willing to give McGovern and timms a chance and am still open to labour turning things around (and due to personal circumstances I’ve got more reasons then most to be livid with many decisions labour are making but labour haven’t been in power to enough time to hold their hand up when a mistakes been made and I’m all for second chances) but I’m 99% sure that Kendall is a malicious, unempathic individual who has no business deciding policy on disabled ppl)

sorry for the somewhat emotional response - I have a lot going on right now

psychotic disorders the only thing substantial risk will still apply for this is taking off gov.uk