"...and basically these people are frankly parasites"

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  • Ironside1990
    Ironside1990 Community Member Posts: 401 Pioneering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/936290#Comment_936290

    Politicians using Nazi-esque language, isn't new when talking about disabled people and work.

    IDS visited Auschwitz years ago. He took notice of the slogan on the gates and he said in an interview, "work helps free people." Horrible man.

  • Kaliwax
    Kaliwax Community Member Posts: 103 Empowering

    Funny things is some of the biggest complainers ive seen about the PIP and disabled is pensioners, who somehow think disabled and those on UC are the reason why the WFA got cut

  • Ironside1990
    Ironside1990 Community Member Posts: 401 Pioneering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/940150#Comment_940150

    The backlash from disability charities and claimants would've had a hand in this as well.

  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,713 Championing

    I'm not sure what you mean when you say "the people Starmer works for" Catherine as that is an incredibly vague statement?

    I do agree @Nightcity that the words, and wording, used in this discussion can itself influence thinking. I've also always wondered why the pension is treated so differently to the rest as well, if PIP and UC are both "benefits" then surely the pension is too? But I've rarely ever heard it called that.

    A lot of the wording is to try and take the empathy or humanity out of it I think.

  • judie
    judie Community Member Posts: 339 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/940703#Comment_940703

    Me too, the day after it was broadcast and I 've heard nothing back except the acknowledgement email. I don't know how long these things usually take.

  • Ironside1990
    Ironside1990 Community Member Posts: 401 Pioneering

    A while ago, i emailed my MP to complain about Isabel Oakeshott and her hateful language. I had an email reply today, not from him, but his senior casework manager. He said while everyone has the right to free speech, he said that to label disabled people as parasites, is disgraceful and unwarranted.

    He said that he's seen everyone's posts on this forum and he agrees with everyone's sentiments.

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