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This makes more sense when you realise that these people largely don't know what they're doing. They are not evil masterminds but grotty careerists with little clue about the world around them. If you asked everyone who voted Labour last time out why they did so, none of them would answer with 'because I thought Tory plans for welfare and the NHS were insufficiently Right-wing'.
The only people in the country who didn't know that are currently in the cabinet.
And that's all you need to know.
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I've decided to take a long break from the news for a while, thank god for google chrome extensions, plenty of extensions you can install that blocks any website you want. Should help me a little bit with my mental health.
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It's easy for them to say this when it's not their own survival at stake. That audience has been brainwashed by economically scapegoating the welfare state to divert attention away from any lofty ideas of public demanding welfare taxes or Corpations that contribute thr meanest tax drop in ocean compared to those who have and are working paying income tax.. when they can't work through Ill health they too will feel conned , used up and thrown in bin wondering why they are facing an abusive system and the latest right wing press are calling them names.
IIt disgraceful what these large Corpations in msm do in order to avoid responsibility in tax so shift the burden on those that actually have paid in most their live the lions share. United Nations on hearing about the press in england couldn't believe what kind of press we have here and who it's targets were. Says it all in their report
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As mentioned in the past what Labour are doing, briefing the media, trying to create false paradigms justifying devastating cuts ect is exactly like an abusive relationship, my late father used to do the same thing all the time, when you've been through this as I'm sure many have you pick up on it.
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Take care, my friend.
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they must have advisers , even Starmers a lawyer so he must think this won’t look good in court especially after Ellen Clifford won last time . And what they’re planning is worse than the Tory’s by the looks of things
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Many of today’s retirees have contributed to the system for up to 50 years to secure their state pension. Those with full National Insurance contributions currently receive £221.20 per week (£884.80 every four weeks). This amount excludes them from additional means-tested benefits such as Pension Credit, Winter Fuel Payments, or the Warm Home Discount, as the government considers this income sufficient to live on. For many, the state pension is their sole source of income, as they do not have private pensions to supplement it and cannot access any further financial support from the government. Additionally, private pension holders are taxed on any private pension income exceeding their personal allowance, as @michael57 pointed out.
Unlike the state pension, which is contributions-based, PIP is a non-means-tested benefit designed to help cover the extra costs of living with a disability. In 2024/2025, PIP rates increased by 6.7%, whereas this year, they will rise by just 1.7%, compared to a 4.1% increase in the state pension. While the disparity in percentage increases may appear significant, it’s important to recognise that both benefits serve distinct purposes. Pensioners and disabled individuals face unique challenges, and their support systems should not be viewed as competing. Instead, each group deserves fair and appropriate assistance tailored to their specific needs.
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Found this article from last year:
Labour have got a **** nerve.
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It’s a disgrace what they are even thinking about doing to the PIP system.where does this leave DLA for children?Surely they can’t touch that either ?I worry for my 7 year old who has autism and selective mutism as his future going forward when’s he’s 16 looks very bleak if he has to try to love over to a system that would probably reject his claim!
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They do. A man called Morgan McSweeney is Starmer and Co's guru. They seem to credit him with almost mystical powers. I will return to him in a later post when I have more time. But look him up. And tell me if you think he has any particular qualifications to set the direction of travel for UK governance.
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“I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”
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Yes my father is a prime example of rich and abusive. Wouldn't even pay a penny in child maintenance and avoid tax boosting to us left in poverty working long hours that he paid less tax than us along with how many cars, houses and holidays he had. He was extremely abusive and extremely right wing. He believes the welfare state should be banned while owning more properties than the whole of Parliament. I know these views from press and the system from old and it triggers me at times to point I get sectioned because seems noescape from those attitudes
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Hi guys , I'm new to this, so bear with me ! How are folk on here coping ? What distraction techniques are you coming up with this news of potential cuts and harder eligibility I know it's hard to think of anything else , I'm really worried as it looks like the eligibility for mental health is changing and it's going to be harder , I was raped, contracted HIV and I self harm and have bulimia, I have bad days and REALLY bad days , I'd be a liability for any employer, I'm honestly worried fir my future
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I think everyone is worried i know my rent is gone up next month I'm getting a 10p pay rise on my welfare I am I'm 50 I have rt autism ADHD and COPD gas bill has gone up sky high next month this labour government has **** a lot of people off
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I don’t know if it’s been discussed but the majority of disability benefits (at least 85%?) that gets paid out to claimants gets spend back in the uk economy (to shops and businesses that then pay uk ni and tax.
If the treasury cut £6billlion (I don’t know what that breaks down as yearly savings - £2billion prehaps) then it will get redirected somewhere else right?
we know that starmer wants to rise defense from 2.5% to 3% asap (the foreign aid cut is covering the 2.3% to 2.5% rise) which would cost an additional £15billion a year which seems like the most likely relocation.
The thing is I’m not sure if the defense budget pays back into the economy pound to pound the same way
There’s something very uncomfortable about taking money from disabled then using it towards further funding certain wars
it’s not a subject I’m well versed in but if huge amounts of the disabled community do end up having several thousand deducted from benefits awards each year surely it’s not unreasonable to ask reeves exactly where ever penny is being redirected (the treasury expenses doc in the spring statement could have those details I guess?)3 -
I think I read somewhere that Wes Streeting is on Laura Kuensberg tomorrow.
Can someone please tell me what msm means that I keep seeing on here?
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MSM - main stream media
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I read something from the new economic foundation (?) , I think it was posted up on this forum. It said their calculations add up to 7.5-9b by 2029 not counting the original £2b .
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It comes under the heading 'low hanging fruit'. The government thought they could make savings here easily enough with little pushback and a lot of support. The NHS has failed many people currently claiming sickness benefits. Yet that institution currently spends the same £6bn every 12 days. And funding is set to rise. So take everything you hear about 'fiscal black holes' etc with a pinch of salt.
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Recent Guardian post, being followed up by regional articles in last couple of hours… urging Reeves to use alternatives?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/15/economists-urge-rachel-reeves-to-bend-fiscal-rules-instead-of-cutting-welfare
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