Labour doubles down on slashing billions from DWP's disability benefits bill

trigger warning - sounds like a particularly tough weekend incoming

(I don’t know if that’s more media attacks on the disabled, semi official announcements of a very bad nature or a mixture of the 2 - all I know is that John who runs the DNS is a particularly reliable journalist/author and if he’s advising to brace and take care on one’s self then he has a good reason)

Is this the first of the potentially triggering reports?

https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/dwp-survey-says-200,000-disabled-claimants-are-work-ready?page_comment=2

Frances Ryan in yesterday's Guardian seemed to think the package of "reforms" will be announced this month (February).

you took the words out of my mouth

the thing is that the disabled community has some of the smartest ppl in the country in their ranks - reeves and Kendall have said some mind boggling daft things/ideas these past few months and can be ‘outwitted’ in their quite frankly poor arguments

On the other hand it only takes one spooked wilderbeast (not the smartest of creatures/a prey animal) to start a stampede

I do however think the community need to start thinking more outside the box then writing to their own mp only and only chatting with disabled on the scope forum - it’s unfair that all this is only high stakes for disabled ppl……especially if you consider that if even 20% of disabled ppl (and their family/carers) did a strategic protest vote next general election many Labour MPs would lose their seats

Taste of one’s own medicine comes to mind

I’m also reading that Ed davey embarrassed liz Kendall yesterday in pmqs

I know many of you don’t like davey but he’s a definite disability ally and the only real alternative vote currently available next ge (voting reform would be crazy - hope greens would agree to an election pact and/or we get a new central leaning party in the next couple of years)

I’ll try and find a video

Edit: could only find this for now

DNS weekly update starting to come out:

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdog-shows-uk-has-taken-zero-action-in-response-to-un-recommendations-in-six-areas-of-disability-rights/

my mistake for bringing up the Lib Dem’s - should of remembered many disabled ppl are stubborn in not forgiving the Lib Dem’s for the coalition where they may of had their first taste of power but certainly weren’t in the drivers seat

Reform apparently are in poll position to win the next ge and they only have 5 MPs

If you look over to France macron was in charge of a newly formed party when he first became president

It’s a long way till next GE in 2029 but the tories haven’t been forgiven for the past 15 years (and kemi is just nuts) and Labour seem intent on losing support across uk social groups (and starmers not popular)

I know the status quo is a solid Labour vs tories for decades now but if a shake up of uk political parties happens it will be in the build up to the next GE - I don’t think you can count any party out (disabled ppl should not stay at home and we are limited in voting options………I even think the Green Party could do well as they ran 2nd in many seats last election)

I voted Green last year. I resigned mu Labour Party membership after feedback from Stamer's Front Bench following the Tories' Green Paper.

I’m relieved someone is on a similar page as me on this subject

(Even though I was dismayed that the majority supported the assisted dying bill on its second reading - davey didn’t and actions of a leader matters)