My latest podcast episode on Liz Kendall’s plans to cut disability benefits and support money:
“Forget Kendall’s bollocks about protecting disabled people who are “most” in need (whatever that means) from her vicious benefits cuts.
Because the truth is that governments actively go after people who are most in need.
I would also like say that it is my considerable experience that when you cut support money for sick and disabled people, a lot of them just get sicker and often, you know, die – as opposed to rushing out and enthusiastically looking more work or whatever it is that Liz feels greater poverty motivates sick and disabled people to do.”
Dear Kate
This seems to be more ‘expert analysis’ from Disability News Service than ‘comment’ from me, but I’ll offer it all the same:
‘Sinister’ government analysis of assisted dying bill adds weight to fears of financial incentives for deaths.
And I add that against that backdrop, Starmer’s relaunch of ‘Public Accounts, Fraud, Error & Repayment Bill’ (PAFER), with powers to snoop into non-claimants’ bank accounts, is kind of like the old witch trials — i.e., if you’re not dead or destitute yet, how else would you have your head above water?
Big Brother Watch: Stop Bank Spying
This snooping into bank accounts is revolting. Of course, they’ve been inspecting claimants’ accounts for years. I’ve sat with people and so called work coaches while the officer has questioned spending on a bank statements.
How about Liz Kendall publishes her bank statements every month. Let’s see what she spends her blood money on
Liz Kendall is a Tory in sheep’s clothing. Same goes for Reeves. This is not a Left wing government, it’s Labour in name only. Why don’t they Tax the super rich? Why don’t they cap rents, or limit the amount of properties landlords can own? Why don’t they reNationalize Utilities? Why don’t they abolish Benefit Sanctions? And regarding Disabilities, why don’t they scrap Work Capability Assessments and let people’s own Doctors decide who is fit for work or not? Replace PIP with Disability Living Allowance, replace ESA with Income Support, replace LCWRA UC with Incapacity Benefit.
Their witterings about tax are the end. The only way to raise the sort of revenue needed for public services and decent benefits is through serious taxation of major corporates. Outfits like Amazon are taking the piss.
All these employers do my head in. Half the time people have to claim UC housing costs, because their wages are so low and rents are so high that they can’t make ends meet. Employers and landlords are the ones having a laugh on public money.
The Labour Government are simply Tories in disguise. They don’t care about the disabled let alone those who are working class and able-bodied. What I’d like to know is where the jobs are for disabled people? Employers don’t hire candidates with disabilities anyway unless it is to fill a diversity quota (as they say that accommodations are costly and a hindrance). Either that or if they hire and a situation takes place because of your disability, they will oust you out and use terms to avoid discrimination so you don’t have a leg (figuratively) to stand on. But I mean, I’m sure lots of disabled people would love to work in zero hour jobs or minimum wage jobs in retail, care or warehousing since there are SO MANY options, right?