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Disabled with long term health conditions, former boilermaker ship worker, former shop steward as supported housing officer, Counsellor.
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www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of... Labour Party work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said too many people claiming benefits instead of working were β€œtaking the mickey PIP=0.4% FRAUD GOV'T OWN FIGURES, NOW WHO'S TAKING THE MICKEY. πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ€¬πŸ€¬πŸ€¬πŸ€¬πŸ€¬πŸ€¬πŸ€¬πŸ€¬πŸ€¬πŸ€¬πŸ€¬πŸ‘ŽπŸ€”

inews.co.uk/news/politic... Government was β€œfoolishly and dangerously confusing the categories of long-term sickness and disability” and had made β€œno coherent case for change”. PIP IS FOR EXTRA COSTS DISABLED PEOPLE HAVE AND "ISN'T AN OUT OF WORK BENEFIT". πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ€”

DISABLED PEOPLE WILL LOSE THEIR HOMES, EVICTIONS AND SUICIDES ARE INEVITABLE WITH THESE CUTS TO DISABLED BENEFITS OF Β£450 A MONTH. THIS IS WELFARE TO WARFARE. NO PROMISE OF A SUITABLE JOB. IF THIS HAPPENED TO ABLE PEOPLE THERE WOULD BE HELL TO PAY. LABOUR HAVE LOST MY VOTE. πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ€”

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CONSULTATION. DID THEY JUST PICK WHO THEY WANTED TO TALK TO, YET ANOTHER STITCH UP, NO WONDER THERE'S NO TRUST IN POLITICS, IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ALL SELF SERVING. πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ€”

www.bigissue.com/news/employm... DO YOU WANT TO WORK WHEN YOU ARE SICK, NO, BUT IT'S OKAY TO MAKE DISABLED PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE HEALTH CONDITIONS TO WORK EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE FOREVER SICK. THERE IS NO LONGER A SAFETY NET IN THE UK. CUTTING BENEFITS WHILST NOT FUNDING SUPPORT WILL NOT WORK πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ€”

DECIMATE DISABLED PEOPLE'S BENEFITS MEANS THEY WILL NO LONGER BE SPENDING IN THE ECONOMY REDUCING GROWTH. WHERE IS THE FUNDING RESOURCE WHICH WILL SUPPORT THEM INTO WORK. THEY DON'T TRUST THE DWP, THEY HAVE SLASHED THE ACCESS TO WORK SUPPORT WHICH HAS MADE MANY LOSE THEIR JOBS. MUST DO BETTER πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ‘ŽπŸ˜Ž

www.gbnews.com/money/dwp-di... AND SO IT BEGINS THE SO CALLED "PEOPLES PARTY' WILL DECIMATE DISABLED PEOPLE'S BENEFITS WHILST SUPPORTING THE LONG TERM SICK WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS INTO JOBS WHEN THEY HAVE CUT THE ACCES TO WORK BUDGET. 1000 WORK COACHES DOESN'T WORK WITHOUT PROPER SUPPORT πŸ˜Žβ™Ώ

www.itv.com/news/2025-03... I SHALL NEVER VOTE FOR LABOUR AGAIN NOR VOTE AGAIN. DECIMATING VULNERABLE DISABLED PEOPLE'S BENEFITS HAS CROSSED A LINE. THE NARRATIVE IS DESPICABLE, DISGRACEFUL WHEN OTHER CHOICES COULD BE MADE. πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ€”

www.itv.com/news/2025-03... ISN'T IT IRONIC THAT A MINISTER ON HUNDREDS OF THOUSAND POUNDS A YEAR WILL DECIMATE DISABLED BENEFITS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE RATHER THAN TAX THE RICH WHO WANT TO PAY MORE TAX. YOU ARE NOT DOING THEM A FAVOUR JUST MAKING THEIR FUTURE UNCERTAIN. APPALLING DECISION πŸ˜Žβ™ΏπŸ€”

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I AM ASHAMED OF VOTING FOR THE LABOUR PARTY FOR IGNORING THE CALL OF THE RICH TO PAY MORE TAX AND I'VE NO TIME FOR THE TORIES. INSTEAD THEY'RE CUTTING BENEFITS FROM DECENT VULNERABLE DISABLED PEOPLE WITH AN IDEOLOGY FORCE THEM INTO WORK BECAUSE OF A NATIONAL DEPT. πŸ˜Žβ™ΏπŸ€”

www.bigissue.com/news/social-... THIS IS AN APPALLING ATTACK ON DECENT VULNERABLE DISABLED PEOPLE WHEN THE RICH ARE CALLING OUT TO BE MORE TAXED. LABOUR WILL BE VOTED OUT AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION. THEY'VE LOST MY VOTE AND THERE ARE 16 MILLION DISABLED VOTER.ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED. πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ€”

www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-c... YET ANOTHER GOVERNMENT TAKING BRITISH PUBLIC FOR FOOLS. THE FIGURES DISCREDIT THE GOVERNMENTS CLAIMS OF SPIRALING DISABLE BENEFITS. THERE SHOULD BE A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS. YOUR VOICES NEED TO BE HEARD. πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™Ώβ™₯οΈπŸ€”

www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/how-doe... NO WONDER DISABLED PEOPLE FEAR FOR THEIR FUTURE πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ€”

www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwps-chief-m... THIS NEEDS A PROPER PUBLIC AND PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY, SOUNDS LIKE A WHITEWASH ! πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ€”

www.disabilitynewsservice.com/minister-sug... IF THEY CUT THIS THEY ARE SETTING DISABLED PEOPLE UP TO FAIL ! ASTONISHING ! πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ€”

www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dwp-adm... IS ANYONE SURPRISED ! πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ€”

Labour announces start date for 2025 sickness and disability benefit shake-up www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of... HOW CAN THIS BE A CONSULTATION WHEN DECISIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE. IT'S AN INFORMATION GIVING EXERCISE, THE BRITISH PUBLIC ARE NOT STUPID. πŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘Ž πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ€”

UK economy flatlines in run-up to Christmas with 'worse to come' as firms rush to cull jobs after Labour's Budget tax bomb www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article... NOT LOOKING GOOD ! πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ‘ŽπŸ€”

Concern over government’s β€˜terrible joke’ appointment of rail access β€˜ambassador www.disabilitynewsservice.com/concern-over... APPALLING DECISION πŸ‘Ž πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ€”

Documents show how DWP destroyed incriminating records, failed to share crucial evidence with its own independent reviewers and grieving relatives, and even lied to a coroner. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mps-join-act... ABSOLUTELY DISGRACEFUL AND DECEITFUL πŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘Ž πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ€”

Court hears disabled activist’s challenge to β€˜cataclysmic’ cuts to out-of-work disability benefits www.disabilitynewsservice.com/court-hears-... FINGERS CROSSED πŸ‘ πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ‘πŸ€”

GOVERNMENT WHITE PAPER. WHEELCHAIR USERS COULD NOT PHYSICALLY WORK IN CONSTRUCTION OR CARE. WHERE ELSE CAN THEY WORK ? πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™Ώβ—β—β—β—β—β—πŸ€”

Shelter condemns β€˜shocking’ 14% rise in homelessness across England Charity says soaring private rents, rising evictions and lack of affordable social housing are to blame www.theguardian.com/society/2024... THINK ABOUT THESE PEOPLE AT XMAS AND BEYOND ! πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ€”

Get Britain Working’ white paper: a bold plan, but will it work? The government’s plans to tackle worklessness risk being overshadowed by serious policy tensions. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/get-... WHEELCHAIR USERS WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION WILL NOT HAPPEN ! πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ€”

Disabled people protest against welfare cuts outside court Why hasn't Labour dropped Tory plans over the Work Capability Assessment? socialistworker.co.uk/labour/disab... IT'S ALL ABOUT SAVING MONEY AND CUTS NO MATTER HOW THEY SPIN IT ! πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ€”

β€œHowever, the Government’s actions on disability, in their first five months in office, have been extremely poor www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/departm... POOR START, SEEMS THE ONLY ACTIONS ARE ABOUT GETTING DISABLED PEOPLE INTO WORK, THERE IS MUCH MORE WORK TO DO ! πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™Ώβ—β—β—β—β—β—πŸ€”

The 'war' on disabled people and my fight for an independent life – video www.theguardian.com/society/vide... STILL THE FIGHT FOR DISABLED PEOPLE TO BE LISTENED TO CONTINUES πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ€”

Revealed: bias found in AI system used to detect UK benefits fraud Exclusive: Age, disability, marital status and nationality influence decisions to investigate claims, prompting fears of β€˜hurt first, fix later’ approach www.theguardian.com/society/2024... ARE MP'S AWARE OF THIS ! πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ€”

They are just the latest in a stream of articles and programmes across the mainstream media that have made un-evidenced, hostile claims about disabled people on out-of-work benefits in the last year. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/channel-4-do... DISGRACEFUL DEMONISING OF DISABLED PEOPLE. πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ˜‘πŸ€”

Just 16 MPs attend debate on disability rights, days after hundreds vote for assisted suicide www.disabilitynewsservice.com/just-16-mps-... THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED ! πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ€”

The legal challenge against the consultation on changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) will be heard in the high court on 10 and 11 December. www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/join-dp... SHOULD BE INTERESTING !

MY APOLOGIES Just had to look up how to "ALT TEXT" an image, NOT something I have had to do. I am sure many others may not know how to do it. A simple guide would be useful. Thanks Yours respectfully πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ€”

ASTONISHING to hear the Employment Minister say that Disabled People are left on the scrap heap. INCREDIBLY INSULTING when you think it has been the GOVERNMENTS that devised and updated DISABLED BENEFITS over the years and the DWP deciding who is too sick to work and put in the support group. πŸ˜Žβ™ΏπŸ€”

The Tories Spent Β£715 Million Sending No Asylum Seekers To Rwanda Home secretary Yvette Cooper called it "a grotesque waste of money" www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-to... AN ABSOLUTE WASTE OF THE BRITISH PUBLIC'S, MONEY. πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ’·πŸ’·πŸ’·πŸ’·πŸ’·πŸ’·πŸ€”

Leader of Welsh Tories resigns saying β€˜substantial minority’ of party do not support him www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 🎢NE NE NA NA NA, GOODBYE 🎢 πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ€”

You can’t threaten benefit cuts that penalise Disabled people and then with the other, assure us that we will be given the support we need to work. These mixed messages do not inspire confidence that the Government has our best interests at heart www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/get-bri... TRUTH πŸ˜Žβ™Ώ

IF you suffer pain, fatigue, fainting spells, dizziness - press on the blue link below. www.dysautonomiainternational.org FIND OUT WHAT DYSAUTONOMIA IS PRESS THE BLUE LINK ABOVE. πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜πŸ€”

The Impact of Fatigue, Pain, and Sleep Disturbance in People Affected by Dysautonomia www.uncp.edu/departments/... WORTH A LOOK IF YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD OF DYSAUTONOMIA. πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ˜πŸ‘πŸ€”

THE Government's white paper on Disabled People and Disabled Benefits is incredulous. It's not going to improve Disabled People's lives. It's smoke and mirrors for cost cutting and saving money. Blaming the Disabled for the poor economy is demonising & disgraceful. πŸ˜ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§β™ΏπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ‘ŽπŸ€”