IdleRich

IdleRich
He's such a natural silky smooth diplomat, case in point, today he cleverly told a reporter to fuck off when they asked him about his relationship to Epstein, he's so sure on his feet, able to negotiate the tightest corner with suave elegance.
 

Mr. Tea

Let's Talk About Ceps

OOPS!

In messages seen by the Mail on Sunday, Gwynne said he hoped a 72-year-old woman would soon be dead after she wrote to her local councillor about bin collections.

The councillor shared the woman's letter with Gwynne and other Labour figures in a WhatsApp group called Trigger Me Timbers, the newspaper reported.

The newspaper said he also joked about a constituent being "mown down" by a truck.

Gwynne also reportedly posted sexist comments about Angela Rayner, and racist remarks about Labour MP Diane Abbott.

ngl, "Trigger Me Timbers" is pretty funny.
 

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Well-known member
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to apologise for massively exaggerating the rise in people claiming out-of-work disability benefits, and then tried to cover-up its actions, just as ministers are trying to justify sweeping cuts to spending.

 

Murphy

cat malogen
Benefit cuts this week particularly brutal

Yes, you can only pay out whatever is paid in and a PIP audit is semi-justifiable, yes the system is gamified yet rather than initiate a combo of benefit reforms and wealth tax hikes, Labour went straight after PIP and unlocked Tory tier policy levels

No other ‘initiatives’, no imagination, hopefully it’ll cue a full-scale revolt but also sceptical/wary of stick and carrot back n forth pr bs
 

Mr. Tea

Let's Talk About Ceps
Well there has been a big rise, but it's something like 45%. How the fuck did anyone look at figures suggesting the total had more than quadrupled in five years and not thought "Hang on, that can't be right"?
 

Murphy

cat malogen
Mad. It won’t even be forced labour, just less per claimant as the physical task guide questions will change affecting the applicant’s tally and scoring. There’s a basic and enhanced rate for physical and psychological conditions, except the overlaps are difficult to link even with supporting clinical evidence and Citizens Advice Bureau stepping in. Happens in work constantly, people think PIP isn’t for them, carer’s allowance even more so. The budget for unclaimed benefits is never discussed, where it gets reallocated etc

Aware Starmer is getting constant hate currently from multiple directions but this decision seems to have echoes of a Poll Tax moment for pr - shouldn’t RR have delivered it? No one is buying the “making it easier for the most challenged” bs. Should’ve seen it coming. Motobility scheme got targeted, followed by DWP stats farce, followed by starkly unimaginative budget choices. I know Dissensus is largely anti-cannabis but there’s 4-5£ billion in the first year from moving that into a legal framework. Vehicle access doesn’t get the press, say, guide and support dogs for the blind might but they get people to and from sites. Is the maintenance package infrastructure worth it with motor vehicles support at 3£k a year? Now that’s targeting the right range of questions

PIP being diced is grim, a green paper opening this harshly is a stark gambit with the outcome of moving an entire generation of disabled people further into poverty





Again, just from appalling delivery add an extra % point to Reform
 
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