Upcoming changes to benefits

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  • Moorgater
    Moorgater Online Community Member Posts: 63 Empowering

    Taking risks and electoral suicide are not the same thing. Sir Keir is off to a disastrous start and RR is already the ex-chancellor in waiting. They will likely lose an upcoming by-election despite a pretty large majority eight months ago.

    More a circus act than Bond villains.

  • Summerlove
    Summerlove Online Community Member Posts: 142 Empowering

    But don't take my word for it ask John McDonnell Ed balls Red Ed and the Labour mps being summoned to pacify a rebellion

  • Summerlove
    Summerlove Online Community Member Posts: 142 Empowering

    "The comments this isnt a Labour thing to do" "Cruel sick cuts" and red Ed defending those from cuts would have more of an idea what they feel is crossing a red line or in their case steamrolling across them

  • Moorgater
    Moorgater Online Community Member Posts: 63 Empowering

    That would rather back up what I'm saying then, wouldn't it? That this is the result of rank incompetence by rank amateurs as opposed to an evil masterplan?

  • Moorgater
    Moorgater Online Community Member Posts: 63 Empowering

    Again - this would indicate KS, RR et al don't even understand their own party or voters let alone anything else.

  • Summerlove
    Summerlove Online Community Member Posts: 142 Empowering

    Which begs the question why you'd take up a job which kind of involves understanding your own party and voters unless just there for power prestige and to open some door and contacts for your own portfolio

  • Moorgater
    Moorgater Online Community Member Posts: 63 Empowering

    Not really. Almost by definition, it would never cross their minds how much they were unaware of. And the reasons you'd take a job that would likely involve running the country are obvious.

  • Summerlove
    Summerlove Online Community Member Posts: 142 Empowering

    You can defend them all you want that's you prerogative if you feel they are nice compassionate people 'misunderstood' fair play. Forgive me and some veterans labour and ex Labour mps that find it cruel in their words.

    If they still go ahead cruel in action

  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 883 Championing

    https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/liz-kendall-disability-benefits-reform-xnrlccqpg

    Liz Kendall new quotes trying to be on the charm offensive and paint herself as understanding

    Labour backbenchers can’t be stupid enough to buy this twaddle can they

    Found her newest quotes a tad condescending and vomit worthy that she’s painting herself as the good guy but still backs policies that will negatively impact vast majority of us

    Woman can’t be role shifted soon enough imo

  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 883 Championing

    one thing that’s clear - our community backlash is somewhat hitting (not sure if it’s actually making a mark or we are just having the impact of an annoying fly)

    but let’s keep up the pressure

    prehaps Gov still don’t respect us or find us annoying but we’ve only been at it a week

    Let’s see if opinions shift after 12, 26, 52+ weeks of similar continuous pressure

    gov has underestimated stubbornness and obsessiveness of disabled as a group of ppl imo

  • Summerlove
    Summerlove Online Community Member Posts: 142 Empowering

    Btw do you know how many people have emailed them with all the info about how much suffering they are going through even on here? You've heard them here so have they..That's neither incompetence or ignorance. If I was bombarded with those kind of emails I wouldn't be able to say well I went ahead because I didn't know or I guess I'm just incompetent.

    I think they have enough ppl to back them up on these cuts as it is without the disabled and long-term sick doing their bidding too.

  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 883 Championing

    a possible pip freeze was the least of our worries (don’t get affected by a freeze if you can’t get the award in the first place)

    Don’t mistake a plastic twig for an olive branch!

  • Moorgater
    Moorgater Online Community Member Posts: 63 Empowering
    edited March 16

    How many people have actually emailed them so far? Do you have an accurate number? That each MP has received? I don't so won't comment any further on that one. But do you imagine Starmer or Reeves and their ilk read their own emails anyway?

    Also you might want to avoid using terms like 'doing their bidding'. It's the sort of stuff you might hear on a late night phone-in from a caller who rants about the Illuminati and the New World Order.

    I'm going back to bed.

    Night.

  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 883 Championing

    it’s not just lcwra

    Pip criteria change will block many of us successfully claiming

    If dwp follow through on push to work (which may trigger coming off uc depending on wage) then pip cuts via criteria change may end up being more problematic then lcwra criteria changes/cuts for some of us

    It’s mind boggling both have been put on the table

    (And they are targeting pip - the benefit that helps disabled to be in the position to afford to even consider work - as their priority)

    Kendall and co still don’t understand why the likes of dla & pip exact and how their existence aids the economy in many ways

    The dangers of nasty ppl thinking they are smarter than they actually are 🙄

  • PatrickLondon
    PatrickLondon Online Community Member Posts: 12 Contributor

    This is 4 AM and we are discussing during the night… We can't sleep… this is actually a sign we need this help and support… we can't give up… I don't know how I will survive if LCWRA would be cut 😥 I'm barely living with the current amount… can't imagine to have this lowered… I claim for mental health problem but it's so severe that I'm housebound and most of the time I'm in my bed… I don't know what next… I'm a bit lost but also I know I have to fight for my life… for our life… we can't give up… everyone's life is worth much… I'm weak but I won't give up, Liz it won't be so easy with me! ✊

  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 883 Championing

    I still think reeves was sent to us by skynet 😂

    (Kendall I’m not sure by who…………..those scope members who like watching movies, put your suggestions here)

  • Summerlove
    Summerlove Online Community Member Posts: 142 Empowering

    IIlluminati you mean conspiracy theorist? no never been into conspiracy. I just know ppl who lack empathy when I see them and quite frankly they'd have to be living on the moon to not understand the consequences of major cuts to health benefits .

    No I don't know exact number but as one Labour mp said its the equivalent to a bomb going off in their inbox so I'm sure they will have informed the Labour leader like most are in regards to cuts and the impacts.

    Goodnight your either naive or a bootlicker for those who lack empathy but have prestige in your eyes.

    Either way I would prefer you not addressing my post again cos I feel annoyed by you.

  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 883 Championing

    https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/03/inside-labours-welfare-wars

    Time to get reinspired by events in 1997

    (Those with good memories - have we seen anything like that since?)

  • Moorgater
    Moorgater Online Community Member Posts: 63 Empowering
  • Summerlove
    Summerlove Online Community Member Posts: 142 Empowering

    Yeah not quite as spiteful as Michael put you down as incredibly naive which isn't a bad in and of itself

    Night