@mandyzenko.bsky.social
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The welfare bill has passed but it’s barely the same bill. It is government by cut and paste and with such chaotic speed, many ministers will barely know what’s in it. An utter shambles for Labour - and horrific unnecessary stress and suffering for disabled and sick people watching on.
July 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The welfare bill has passed but it’s barely the same bill. It is government by cut and paste and with such chaotic speed, many ministers will barely know what’s in it. An utter shambles for Labour - and horrific unnecessary stress and suffering for disabled and sick people watching on.
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Tonight’s huge climbdown is testament to the countless disabled people who have tirelessly fought these cuts. Yes, UC was a loss and there’s more to do on PIP, but let’s not underplay this: a government with a vast majority has been forced to u-turn. Because of the disabled community.
July 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Tonight’s huge climbdown is testament to the countless disabled people who have tirelessly fought these cuts. Yes, UC was a loss and there’s more to do on PIP, but let’s not underplay this: a government with a vast majority has been forced to u-turn. Because of the disabled community.
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The Disability Cuts Bill is still a huge attack on disabled people, despite the changes.
I’ve written in The Guardian on why MPs must vote it down.
MPs face a simple choice: will you back a Bill that will hit 100,000s of disabled people from next year?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’ve written in The Guardian on why MPs must vote it down.
MPs face a simple choice: will you back a Bill that will hit 100,000s of disabled people from next year?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
June 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The Disability Cuts Bill is still a huge attack on disabled people, despite the changes.
I’ve written in The Guardian on why MPs must vote it down.
MPs face a simple choice: will you back a Bill that will hit 100,000s of disabled people from next year?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’ve written in The Guardian on why MPs must vote it down.
MPs face a simple choice: will you back a Bill that will hit 100,000s of disabled people from next year?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I’m sorry, the DWP announcing “don’t worry, the benefits u-turn means only 150,000 people will be pushed into poverty now!” is just insane. Cruel, incompetent ghouls who shouldn’t be allowed to run a bath let alone a system sick people rely on to live.
June 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I’m sorry, the DWP announcing “don’t worry, the benefits u-turn means only 150,000 people will be pushed into poverty now!” is just insane. Cruel, incompetent ghouls who shouldn’t be allowed to run a bath let alone a system sick people rely on to live.
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NEW: Liz Kendall has told MPs that if a disabled person currently on PIP requests a reassessment after November 2026 because of worsening health, they will be assessed on the new tougher criteria.
This confirms The Guardian’s report that those with fluctuating conditions will not be protected.
This confirms The Guardian’s report that those with fluctuating conditions will not be protected.
June 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
NEW: Liz Kendall has told MPs that if a disabled person currently on PIP requests a reassessment after November 2026 because of worsening health, they will be assessed on the new tougher criteria.
This confirms The Guardian’s report that those with fluctuating conditions will not be protected.
This confirms The Guardian’s report that those with fluctuating conditions will not be protected.
@Keir_Starmer
You won't listen
To the pain you will cause
You won't see
The danger in the flaws
You won't allow
Those impacted to speak
You have no awareness
Of the havoc you will wreak
Saving 5 billion
Might seem a good idea
The higher cost is honest people living in fear
You won't listen
To the pain you will cause
You won't see
The danger in the flaws
You won't allow
Those impacted to speak
You have no awareness
Of the havoc you will wreak
Saving 5 billion
Might seem a good idea
The higher cost is honest people living in fear
June 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
@Keir_Starmer
You won't listen
To the pain you will cause
You won't see
The danger in the flaws
You won't allow
Those impacted to speak
You have no awareness
Of the havoc you will wreak
Saving 5 billion
Might seem a good idea
The higher cost is honest people living in fear
You won't listen
To the pain you will cause
You won't see
The danger in the flaws
You won't allow
Those impacted to speak
You have no awareness
Of the havoc you will wreak
Saving 5 billion
Might seem a good idea
The higher cost is honest people living in fear
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“I can’t sleep, I’m so scared.”
My report in tomorrow’s Guardian on the disability benefit cuts “domino effect”: losing PIP will see unpaid carers lose their benefits too - pulling away two main strands of a family’s income at once. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
My report in tomorrow’s Guardian on the disability benefit cuts “domino effect”: losing PIP will see unpaid carers lose their benefits too - pulling away two main strands of a family’s income at once. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘I can’t sleep, I’m so scared’: disabled people face benefit cuts domino effect
Three people tell how knock-on impact of losing Pip on carer’s allowance and other benefits will affect their families
www.theguardian.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“I can’t sleep, I’m so scared.”
My report in tomorrow’s Guardian on the disability benefit cuts “domino effect”: losing PIP will see unpaid carers lose their benefits too - pulling away two main strands of a family’s income at once. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
My report in tomorrow’s Guardian on the disability benefit cuts “domino effect”: losing PIP will see unpaid carers lose their benefits too - pulling away two main strands of a family’s income at once. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Don’t let any one tell you that cutting disability benefits is about making “savings.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Councils and NHS could face millions in extra costs due to disability benefit cuts
Government plans for Pip cuts will drive up costs for local authority social care services and NHS, campaigners warn
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Don’t let any one tell you that cutting disability benefits is about making “savings.” www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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At the heart of every attack on disability benefits is the myth disabled people “get perks”: a free car, loads of cash, a life off work. It misrepresents the reality of disability, whilst exploiting low wages and high living costs to make the public envy people in daily pain.
March 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At the heart of every attack on disability benefits is the myth disabled people “get perks”: a free car, loads of cash, a life off work. It misrepresents the reality of disability, whilst exploiting low wages and high living costs to make the public envy people in daily pain.
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“Every time you see a headline on “the cost of the benefits bill”, what you are really reading is “the cost of disabled people”.
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is a shameful tradition of demonising disabled people. Why is Labour reigniting it? | Frances Ryan
Ministers run away from a wealth tax and then concoct a punitive benefits system. They have made that choice and it’s immoral, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
“Every time you see a headline on “the cost of the benefits bill”, what you are really reading is “the cost of disabled people”.
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapes...
Proof that Trump isn't honouring US commitments - should be standing firmly against Putin
Proof that Trump isn't honouring US commitments - should be standing firmly against Putin
Budapest Memorandum - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
March 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapes...
Proof that Trump isn't honouring US commitments - should be standing firmly against Putin
Proof that Trump isn't honouring US commitments - should be standing firmly against Putin
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Former KGB spy breaks cover to reveal Donald Trump was recruited as a Russian spy 38 years ago.
Byline Times was subjected to a DDOS attack to prevent this story being published.
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
Byline Times was subjected to a DDOS attack to prevent this story being published.
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
bylinetimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Former KGB spy breaks cover to reveal Donald Trump was recruited as a Russian spy 38 years ago.
Byline Times was subjected to a DDOS attack to prevent this story being published.
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
Byline Times was subjected to a DDOS attack to prevent this story being published.
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
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BBC News, "The Prime Minister Keir Starmer has expressed his support for Ukraine's President Zelenskyy after Donald Trump's condemnation of Kyiv's handling of the war with Russia"
"Keir Starmer described Zelenskyy as Ukraine's democratically elected leader"
"Keir Starmer described Zelenskyy as Ukraine's democratically elected leader"
February 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
BBC News, "The Prime Minister Keir Starmer has expressed his support for Ukraine's President Zelenskyy after Donald Trump's condemnation of Kyiv's handling of the war with Russia"
"Keir Starmer described Zelenskyy as Ukraine's democratically elected leader"
"Keir Starmer described Zelenskyy as Ukraine's democratically elected leader"
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We (the UK and Europe) can no longer assume USA is our friend. Even when Trump is gone, close to half of the USA backed him.
A unified European force - call it a European army if you like - is the only viable future if we want to avoid being picked off by hostile giants to the East or West.
A unified European force - call it a European army if you like - is the only viable future if we want to avoid being picked off by hostile giants to the East or West.
February 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
We (the UK and Europe) can no longer assume USA is our friend. Even when Trump is gone, close to half of the USA backed him.
A unified European force - call it a European army if you like - is the only viable future if we want to avoid being picked off by hostile giants to the East or West.
A unified European force - call it a European army if you like - is the only viable future if we want to avoid being picked off by hostile giants to the East or West.
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Trump claims Putin wants to stop the war.
Putin has repeatedly said he will not halt fighting until Russia's objectives are met, which includes full (illegal) control of multiple regions of Ukraine.
Putin has repeatedly said he will not halt fighting until Russia's objectives are met, which includes full (illegal) control of multiple regions of Ukraine.
February 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Trump claims Putin wants to stop the war.
Putin has repeatedly said he will not halt fighting until Russia's objectives are met, which includes full (illegal) control of multiple regions of Ukraine.
Putin has repeatedly said he will not halt fighting until Russia's objectives are met, which includes full (illegal) control of multiple regions of Ukraine.
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Trump says Zelenskyy has only 4% approval rating in Ukraine
Zelenskyy has a 57% approval rating in Ukraine (by comparison, Trump has approval ratings of 45% in the USA and )
Zelenskyy has a 57% approval rating in Ukraine (by comparison, Trump has approval ratings of 45% in the USA and )
February 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Trump says Zelenskyy has only 4% approval rating in Ukraine
Zelenskyy has a 57% approval rating in Ukraine (by comparison, Trump has approval ratings of 45% in the USA and )
Zelenskyy has a 57% approval rating in Ukraine (by comparison, Trump has approval ratings of 45% in the USA and )
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Trump says Zelenskyy has blocked subsequent elections.
A majority of Ukrainians opposed holding elections during a war, as do a majority of politicians from the opposition and the government parties.
A majority of Ukrainians opposed holding elections during a war, as do a majority of politicians from the opposition and the government parties.
February 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Trump says Zelenskyy has blocked subsequent elections.
A majority of Ukrainians opposed holding elections during a war, as do a majority of politicians from the opposition and the government parties.
A majority of Ukrainians opposed holding elections during a war, as do a majority of politicians from the opposition and the government parties.
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Trump says Zelenskyy is a dictator and his election was rigged.
Zelenskyy was democratically elected with 77% of the vote, and independent international election observers found the election fair, competitive and free.
Zelenskyy was democratically elected with 77% of the vote, and independent international election observers found the election fair, competitive and free.
February 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Trump says Zelenskyy is a dictator and his election was rigged.
Zelenskyy was democratically elected with 77% of the vote, and independent international election observers found the election fair, competitive and free.
Zelenskyy was democratically elected with 77% of the vote, and independent international election observers found the election fair, competitive and free.
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Trump says Ukraine is responsible for the war: "You should have ended it three years. You should have never started it. You could have made a deal"
Russia started it by illegally invading Ukraine. 5 days before the invasion Zelenskyy offered talks. Putin refused.
Russia started it by illegally invading Ukraine. 5 days before the invasion Zelenskyy offered talks. Putin refused.
February 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Trump says Ukraine is responsible for the war: "You should have ended it three years. You should have never started it. You could have made a deal"
Russia started it by illegally invading Ukraine. 5 days before the invasion Zelenskyy offered talks. Putin refused.
Russia started it by illegally invading Ukraine. 5 days before the invasion Zelenskyy offered talks. Putin refused.
Gatekeeping into NHS being highlighted as barrier to people navigating NHS. If 'people pitch up with their results' - is that a problem? Frustration of waiting for tests is leading to this with help of AI? #REALChallenge
February 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Gatekeeping into NHS being highlighted as barrier to people navigating NHS. If 'people pitch up with their results' - is that a problem? Frustration of waiting for tests is leading to this with help of AI? #REALChallenge