LBC Radio + mental health

letitbe
letitbe Online Community Member Posts: 336 Empowering
edited February 1 in Current affairs

does anyone listen to LBC ? I listened to it all the time but can’t anymore because every presenter is constantly talking about getting the disabled back to work especially the ones with mental health issues

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  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 1,996 Championing

    @letitbe

    No I don't listen to it.

    Its best to avoid things like that who are biased against the disabled community.

    I wouldn't give it the time of day.

  • letitbe
    letitbe Online Community Member Posts: 336 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/977806#Comment_977806

    I used to find it soothing hearing people talking coz made me feel less alone - I tried talk radio but even worse and nasty presenters. I’ll have to find another way

  • Ranald
    Ranald Online Community Member Posts: 1,025 Championing

    The presenters want to court controversy, the unpleasant right wing trolls that they are.

  • letitbe
    letitbe Online Community Member Posts: 336 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/977927#Comment_977927

    Nick Ferrari the absolute worst and the others not to far behind . Everywhere you look / listen / turns these days it’s all about getting people back to work , I’m sick and tired of it

  • Ranald
    Ranald Online Community Member Posts: 1,025 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/977929#Comment_977929

    Getting people back to work is no bad thing, but not if the claimant is just thrown to the wolves with no support.

    We all know that employers won't willingly hire a disabled person, and certainly not without some sort of financial incentive from HMG.

    It is just performative cruelty to shove them towards the jobs market, full in the knowledge that the majority have no chance.

    I am now into my 16th year on ESA, and quite frankly, at nearly 50yo, I won't work again, whatever happens to my benefits.

  • letitbe
    letitbe Online Community Member Posts: 336 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/977987#Comment_977987

    Unfortunately this is exactly what governments want to do “ throw the claimant to the wolves with no support “ they fail to understand that forcing someone into work especially if they have serious MH issues could set them back massively and in the end could potentially cost much more ( hospital admissions etc ) .
    having support and a safety net would make a big difference but unfortunately as I’ve had first hand experience of work coaches this isn’t the case .
    all I hear is that ‘ works helps MH conditions , getting out and having a routine helps’ , well it has to be the right type of work and something the claimant can manage - this is absolutely vital.

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