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I wrote this over a decade ago. It still applies. www.standard.co.uk/comment/comm...
Armando Iannucci: Why politicians of all parties are kicking the poor
Demonising genuine welfare claimants as skivers and benefit cheats is simply creating a more divided society
www.standard.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I wrote this over a decade ago. It still applies. www.standard.co.uk/comment/comm...
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But this isn’t a done deal yet.
With at least a year before cuts come into force, there’s still time for the UK government to rethink.
You can help us call for change. Email your MP now
action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...
With at least a year before cuts come into force, there’s still time for the UK government to rethink.
You can help us call for change. Email your MP now
action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...
Cruel cuts to disability support: the Prime Minister needs to hear from your MP
Our social security system should be there for us all, especially when we need it most. But the UK government is making huge cuts to disabled people’s support when they’re already three times more lik...
action.trussell.org.uk
March 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
But this isn’t a done deal yet.
With at least a year before cuts come into force, there’s still time for the UK government to rethink.
You can help us call for change. Email your MP now
action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...
With at least a year before cuts come into force, there’s still time for the UK government to rethink.
You can help us call for change. Email your MP now
action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...
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I'm recently disabled & I have found all the disabled people I know want to work & be independent.
Dependence is horrible.
You want your life to be as normal as possible.
Too often if not actually treated as a cheat & a fraud by faceless officials, you're patronised & infantalised.
Dependence is horrible.
You want your life to be as normal as possible.
Too often if not actually treated as a cheat & a fraud by faceless officials, you're patronised & infantalised.
March 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I'm recently disabled & I have found all the disabled people I know want to work & be independent.
Dependence is horrible.
You want your life to be as normal as possible.
Too often if not actually treated as a cheat & a fraud by faceless officials, you're patronised & infantalised.
Dependence is horrible.
You want your life to be as normal as possible.
Too often if not actually treated as a cheat & a fraud by faceless officials, you're patronised & infantalised.
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The proposals will decimate the lives of people who are unable to work EVER because of illness/ disability.
I am medically retired and on PIP Enhanced Both.
My pensions are sht because I was young when I became disabled. They are ‘topped up’ with benefits.
I could lose 10K a year.
I am medically retired and on PIP Enhanced Both.
My pensions are sht because I was young when I became disabled. They are ‘topped up’ with benefits.
I could lose 10K a year.
March 20, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The proposals will decimate the lives of people who are unable to work EVER because of illness/ disability.
I am medically retired and on PIP Enhanced Both.
My pensions are sht because I was young when I became disabled. They are ‘topped up’ with benefits.
I could lose 10K a year.
I am medically retired and on PIP Enhanced Both.
My pensions are sht because I was young when I became disabled. They are ‘topped up’ with benefits.
I could lose 10K a year.