Get your MP to act against cuts

@Tori_Scope , Thank you for your post. Just to offer additional insight: The email I initially sent to my MP was based on the Scope template, which I found incredibly helpful since I’m not very politically literate. The template covered the key points I wanted to raise, backed by evidence-based arguments. However, I also made significant personal additions, sharing my own lived experiences + potential impacts to make it truly reflective of my/our situation.

Unfortunately, the first response I received was nothing more than a copy-and-paste from the Labour manifesto. There was no real engagement with my concerns—just a generic acknowledgment of my name at the start. Still, I didn’t give up. I followed up with another email, this time making it deeply personal, explaining exactly how the proposed cuts would impact me, my family, and my children. Yet, I received no response. After waiting two weeks, I sent another follow-up—again, silence.
I don’t feel that these politicians are supportive at all, despite knowing that some MPs do oppose the proposed cuts. This is just my experience, but it’s been deeply disheartening.

I also want to share why I feel so discriminated against. I worked in the NHS for over 20 years. When I was able-bodied, I had a voice—at work, in my community, even with MPs. Then, through no fault of my own, I became permanently disabled and could no longer work. I turned to the benefits system for support, and from that moment, it felt like my family and I lost everything—our respect, our dignity, our voice. Now, this same experience is playing out on a national level.

Even before the official announcement, we already know what’s coming through their discriminatory ethos and irrational manifesto's . As a direct example, We all heard what Keir Starmer said at PMQs yesterday. The fear isn’t just about the cuts themselves—it’s about the wider message &language this government is sending, the growing acceptance of discrimination against disabled people. It’s emboldening those in power while stripping away our security.Don't you think?

Maybe my local MP has read my email in silence. Maybe they’ve dismissed it or even laughed at it—I truly don’t know as they haven't responded . But one thing is clear: a single email won’t shake Parliament. To truly challenge this, to stop this toxic ethos from spreading any further, we need a powerful movement—one that unites all of us in fighting for our rights. This isn’t just political gamesmanship for us; this is our lives, our families, and our children’s futures at stake.

Sorry, Tori, for my rant and going off on a tangent. But I truly believe we need a disability movement strong enough not just to challenge this government, but to secure and protect our right to live with dignity.