WCA consultation ruled unlawful - White paper, part 2

Getting Britain Working White Paper ruled unlawful;

huge victory, we shall see. Human rights cannot be ignored, and we have a independent (of the govt of the day) judiciary, which is basic to democracy: the govt cannot be judge, jury, lawmaker, and executioner.

Laws must be objective and serve all citizens: all are equal under the law; nobody, not even govt, is above the law.

So keep writing to you MP: Google ''Fin your MP'' please.

Never give up. D o not give up on human rights to benefits,

right to life duty of care, health and safety etc. I guess there are about 300* human rights, so can we really lose, if we get solicitors, and barristers to enforce them on our behalf as citizens with universal rights?

• Under domestic UK , UN, and ECHR laws

It is a good Q that 'Labour' govt will still go ahead with disability benefit reforms, in fact I am sure they are consulting their lawyers, and bill writers right now.

We've won a battle not the war. We can win the war - which is an unfortunate word for a practicing Buddhist of 25.5 years like myself. And there is no justification for revenge, or ilwwil, ever Buddha said. We need to make a legal and moral case, with sweet reason, compassion for all, and show the govt and others, the very best in humans. Any fool can get cynical, downhearted, depressed, anxious, and inactive; we are better than that.

We are stronger, and more effective than we know; stronger together; unity is strength. I am impressed by the more positive tone in SCOPE's discussion forum in recent weeks; we are not victims. People have shown willingness to explore egal options, taken up a more positive suggested, active, organised tone. And have shared their legal, and other knowledge and inspirations.

Keep going, but we still need an alliance of disabled peoples organisations, Age UK as elderly often have several disabilities, trade unions, the TUC, friendly and free for good cause/ pro bono lawyers, e.g. Mind Legal Unit, pro bone group itself.

And we need to know what SCOPE Campaigns, and media dept are doing to create and promulgate this positive suggestion for a Disability Benefits Alliance

But disabled people are not strong, united, or allied. The changes initiated by the Con/LD coalition proved that. Those changes led to deaths yet they didn't shock the general public, voters we need on side. The Green Paper re PIP of last year received a mere 16,000 responses from interested parties and only a tiny number of disability/ health related charities forwarded their perspectives. Cuts to welfare is a cross-party consensus. MPs are interested in their political futures… not us. We are weak and the easiest means of filling the supposed financial Black Hole. I'm exhausted and without hope now.

I can't take anymore of this. I am done now they have pushed me over the edge today.

It boggles my mind that the lords comittee claimed that..

"Work Capability Assessment (WCA) is not rigorous enough."

At least hundreds, possibly thousands, of people have been driven into early graves after having their support wrongly cut off due to failing their WCA. How much more "rigorous" could they possibly want to make it?!

I would like to clarify that what the cross party of Lords said were recommendations, nothing is set in stone in regards of reforms. Labour don't have to pay any attention to what 14 Lords.

There will be a Green Paper, there will be a consultation on WCA changes but that high court ruling last week is in our favor and so Labour will have to be open and transparent to what changes are to come.

That's cause for optimism rather than worry and pessimism, lastly there are people on our side.

My fear with them is I am LCWRA substantial risk. I have got Bipolar which has had me sectioned and also a suicide attempt. My fear and reasons for (out of fear) is they could put me down to just LCW and consider the self employment as work related activity. Then I lose the £400ish. I cannot sell enough items to make that £400 a month without making myself more ill (oh the irony). That said I have severe IBS and would as it stands qualify on that descriptor.

I get what you are saying would they pick on someone who is already doing a bit of self employment. They are so twisted I wouldn't put it passed them.

What they need is a disabled working element attached to UC. Like there was in Tax Credits. For quite a while I worked minimal hours and claimed that. Life was fine. I was not then constantly shaking heart racing heart racing can't sleep.

I am most certainly not a well bunny at all but the last 18 months they are making me sicker and sicker.