Wednesday: Statement on Benefits
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It is , I have copd so my breathing is bad. Parliament tv have statements from the treasury
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Blackstone !!!!@ oh yh they own them own i know im slow but she gave 2 seconds on benefits this is enough to trigger my rage
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Did the prime minister say they would help 100,000 disabled people back into work
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I really don't think anything major that will affect us like cutting our benefits will or would ever happen. Like some folk have mentioned on here it's mostly just bluster to appease opposition parties and the markets, which is why Reeves made her silly statement today(which I refused to watch….yawn yawn!!). If anything bad which would affect sick/disabled people to an extent it would deprive them of a right to live independantly or leave them worse off would be illegal, and also immoral. Most of these so called reforms will end up watered up, binned, or just like the DWP case with Ellen Clifford taken back to the high court. I'm more concerned with the vile language used to describe sick/disabled people, either in the media or by polititions from all sides, it should be illegal to be able to cause us such upset, anxiety, and added stress, on top of what we're already going through.
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I've been saying this for the 15+ years of my ESA claim. It doesn't matter how much politicians bang on about getting X numbers into work, the fact remains that employers don't want to hire sick and disabled people.
Who wants to hire a 49yo man with Becker Muscular Dystrophy , who hasn't worked since 2009, whose only skills were driving a bus or truck; licence revoked on medical grounds?
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There will always be and has forever been disabled people and that is something which all the political parties, all the mainstream media and all the other talking heads should understand.
The second thing is that it will take a while for legislation to be enacted.
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"Give is a job..I could do that". rem "Boys from the blackstuff" on tv.?
Ok I'm 58,13 confirmed conditions, some decades and lifelong,two more issues being investigated. Was on indefinite Dla then the pip fight, Iresa for years, now gonna get bumped onto UC any time.
Agonising pain from at least four of my conditions, nausea, dizziness, black outs,sweating pufusely,
"Go on,Give is a job,i could that"..
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Yes. No many really. Possibly just the people who will recover with time and decent NHS care.
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"Ordinary people"! There's an HR Dept in the Commons. I wish another MP or staff member would report her.
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When someone without a disability is described as a normal person, grates on me!
"Ordinary people?!" We are ordinary, we are normal. Only difference is that we're disabled.
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All of you guys are amazing i havent watched and the updates really appricated i feel lighter today
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Oh really she said that we could have her for that
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Did they say the changes applied to new claimants ??
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Did they say this was for new claimants
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Did they say it wpuld be new claimants first ?
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She showed herself no pne can deny we are bottom of the heap i glad she did that people can see how we are being treated
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Hhhh yes
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Have they stated what forms of people with mental health they want to force back to work also just had a report on wca how people ended thier lifes because of it now they want this crazy
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Mine said the media blow everything up anymore being said im not watching
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The first of the two parliamentary Motions is on now, Kendall's to follow.
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