Received from We are Spartacus
Disabled and sick people are being hit by a huge range of cuts and changes to benefits – be they general or disability-specific, means-tested or universal – as well as tightening eligibility criteria and increased charges for social care support. Whilst the poorest are undoubtedly suffering the most, almost every disabled or sick person in the UK, and their family, is affected by the cuts and changes.
The Coalition Government is moving all the goalposts; secure support we’ve come to rely on, that we were told would be there as long as we need it, has been thrown into doubt. And not content with these cuts and policy changes, the Government stands by whilst the media portrays us as malingerers and scroungers, misinforming the British public and ensuring support for its abandonment of disabled and sick people.
If the Labour Party truly believes disabled and sick people should be supported to live independent lives, it needs to nail its colours to the mast and shout it from the rooftops. We don’t have anyone else to fight for us against this Government’s policies; please don’t let us down.
Jane Young
Tags: benefits, cumulative impact assessment, disability, disability living allowance, employment support allowance, hardest hit, mobility, Pat's Petition, personal independence payment, universal credit, we are spartacus, welfare reform
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The nazis did exactly the same to the jews, blamed them for everything and turned everyone against them. We now have a nazi government ,they are sadists and they want us disabled people to suffer.
are they not all in it started by blair abused by the torys yes they want us gone quietly so please go quietly jeff3