From Pat
“An event occurred that altered human life. It has blinded virtually everyone and rendered human kind helpless.”
Powerful words about a science fiction book written 60 years ago. The event which happened was known in the book as the ‘quiet terror.’
It is powerful enough to make Pat’s petition even more determined to continue its message against the tyranny of the government.
The book may be fiction but there is nothing fictitious about the cruel reality of what we are facing. Each day another horror story comes to light - mercilessly trying to crush the very life out of us.
Pat’s petition grows which gives me enormous encouragement to drive it ever onwards and upwards. To get so much support from people signing is amazing as they have come from all walks of life. Daily emails and ‘phone calls show the strength of feelings against these cuts. Stories of untold misery at this time of year.
In a little over 2 weeks it will be Christmas. A time of joy, happiness and giving to others. For those disabled people , their carers and families there will be little joy or happiness but they will still give. They will invent ways, if they have to, to reach out to each other and spread the words of Pat’s petition. Every one of their signatures will bring that 100,000 closer.
The ‘team’ has continued to give their time and energy into campaigning our message. To them, and all who have signed and will do so in the future – I thank you one and all.
Where injustice becomes law – resistance becomes necessary.
Pat x
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Oh no, I hear you cry! Not another petition from another group complaining about something! BUT PLEASE PLEASE think about signing this petition. There are only 6,000 plus signatures at the moment and there needs to be 100,000 before the Government will agree to debate what it is requesting in the House of Commons. The Govt. are rushing into these changes and I did not realise until now that genuinely disabled and ill people are being persecuted by these proposals and will REALLY suffer if these cuts are brought in. I don’t care about the scroungers or lay abouts that the media tell us are claiming disability benefits. No doubt they are there but the CORRECT figure for benefit fraud is actually only 0.5% of the number of people claiming – that means 99.5% are not scroungers then and it is these people that need us to sign this petition for them. Cuts to disabled people’s money should not be made because of some sensational newspaper headlines about these 0.5% of scroungers!
It would be great if someone with the knowhow could create an e christmas card with a link to Pat’s petition