Is there any way the scaremongering can be stopped

Sharebear
Sharebear Online Community Member Posts: 95 Empowering
edited March 18 in Current affairs

I really wish we as a community could stop the newspapers reporting on benefits until after announcements made. They seem to be constantly causing people on pip stress.

Could scope give the press a statement stating how much stress they are causing?

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  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,028 Championing

    Hi @Sharebear hope your ok, the media don't help trying to hype things up to get everyone rattled. I personally skip those posts, if it's not been confirmed by gov it's not happening. I hope someone from scope replies to you soon .

  • Sharebear
    Sharebear Online Community Member Posts: 95 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/991286#Comment_991286

    Hi Sandy_123

    I try to skip them but sometimes end up down a rabbit hole.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 63,028 Championing

    Yeah it's easy done but it will drive you crazy if you believe everything. That's why unless it's out of gov office, then it's just might be, could be.

    Once what they decide is confirmed then that's the time to talk about it.

  • anisty
    anisty Online Community Member Posts: 820 Trailblazing

    If you never click those articles, they'll rarely to never come up on your news feed.

    Clear your cache and cookies and just search for happy things instead.

  • Sharebear
    Sharebear Online Community Member Posts: 95 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/991297#Comment_991297

    Yeah I try but easier said than done .

  • egister
    egister Posts: 920 Pioneering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/130422/is-there-any-way-the-scaremongering-can-be-stopped

    Maybe then the media should stop publishing about wars, global warming, crimes, disasters? This also worries many people.

  • Sharebear
    Sharebear Online Community Member Posts: 95 Empowering
    edited March 4
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/991329#Comment_991329

    I think the media are responsible for alot of issues they hype it up. Yes they should stop reporting on all you have mentioned.

    I'm not against it being properly reported just all the twists they take

  • Tumilty
    Tumilty Online Community Member Posts: 247 Empowering

    They anger me so much, commentators on gb news, Jeremy vine etc saying stuff they know nothing about, it's good for you to do something or if you can move around the house you can do something etc, not knowing personal circumstances especially about mental health. Feel like throwing brick at TV.

  • JasonRA
    JasonRA Online Community Member Posts: 203 Trailblazing

    What gets me angry is this view that mental illness is a play act or a put on, that it doesn't exist.

    That viewpoint is very dangerous.

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 917 Championing

    Now it's itv news a main feature of the cuts .I hope it's not true

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 2,018 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/992800#Comment_992800

    Unfortunately I think it is true.

    Its extremely worrying.

  • daisychain_99
    daisychain_99 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/992716#Comment_992716

    Absolutely . It makes me very angry.

  • worried33
    worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 919 Championing

    Probably not, sadly the solution is to stop reading the news, which I know is easier said than done.

    The bbc news app lets you pick specific sections under my news, so you could exclude things like politics, although it doesnt help if your MP is a minister for the DWP as that would be there as news for your post code.

    I do agree it is way too intense, I thought all the Trump events would give us a break from it all, but nope articles sourced from Reeves were appearing, I think the government sources a lot of it, and they wont let the matter drop as it has become a major ideological thing for the Labour party leadership.

  • Sharebear
    Sharebear Online Community Member Posts: 95 Empowering

    I'm hoping that the cuts aren't as damaging as they are being portrayed. I battled for 20 odd years with my depression/ anxiety. I was on diazapam to get on a bus prior to covid. I worked as long as I could as I thought it would be better for me. Now I barely leave my flat. I have other issues too on top but I'm sure they won't care all parties never make the general public majority any better off.

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 2,166 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @Sharebear bless you, I hope you're doing ok today.

    Hopefully we'll receive a bit more clarity during the announcement today but it's important to remember this is just the very initial proposals and there'll be a period of consultation etc. allowing us an opportunity to respond to these.

    Don't forget you've got the community here and we'll support one another during this time. 💛

    I hope you don't mind but to keep the community a safe space, we're encouraging all discussions on benefit changes to stay in one place. For that reason, we’ll be closing this discussion, but we’d love for you to join the main discussion thread here: Upcoming changes to benefits.

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