Paula D

Socialist. Genealogist. Ally. Into wildlife photography and 80's music

[Just Dave now @justdavenow89]

first they came for the immigrants
now the disabled

check your history books kids this was done before

[Maxine, Duchess of Survival 💪🏽🌻🌹💙 @Maxine2xs]

Isn't it funny how the tax-dodging elite of Reform Ltd want to take away from the disabled and vulnerable in society. I hope Clacton is taking notice of what the FIVE MILLION POUND MAN and his band of tax-dodging grifters want for the less able in society. Maybe they're hoping to kill off all disabled people to create their "perfect" society? Seems a bit Nazi-ish.

[Disability News Service @johnpringdns]

The Welsh government has raised “significant concerns” about the level of coproduction provided by the ongoing review of personal independence payment and has called for an independent, disabled-led review to guide the design of any PIP replacement.
#PIP
https://t.co/gGLq4GhH5u

[Joe Brennan @j4brennan]

PIP kept the heating on at my parents' house last year when my mum got diagnosed with cancer for the second time.

These monsters are not on your side.

[Daniel Lismore @daniellismore]

We study history for one reason. So we recognise it before it happens again.
If Reform ever gets into power, my fear is simple. That a politics which today mocks and vilifies the people it decides do not belong does not stop there. It never stops there.
The far-right movements of the twentieth century did not begin with camps. They began with words. With jokes. With a media that normalised cruelty and a public that looked away because it was easier. They began by making people laugh at a group before they made people fear them, and fear them before they did worse.
Every atrocity in history had a warning period. A time when decent people could see exactly where it was heading and told themselves they were overreacting.
This is that period.
That is not hysteria. That is pattern recognition. It is the entire reason we teach history in the first place.
I would rather be the person who spoke too early than the one who stayed silent until it was too late to matter.
⚠️

[holly @hollyoakleyy]

do people realise that you can become disabled at any point? happened to me 10 years ago on a random day. Do you realise how heartbreaking it is to see a major political party with millions of voters literally not care if you live or die simply because you can’t work? fuck reform

[Wheelie MS Advocate - #PoweredByExperience - ♿️ @WheelieFUMS]

**Reform want to decide if you're disabled enough**

I genuinely felt sick when I saw this. I am also angry and upset.

Reform UK is proposing to scrap PIP and the Universal Credit health element for most working-age adults, reserving cash support for those it decides have a “severe and enduring disability.”

But what does “severe” mean? Who draws that line? Where does it leave people with MS, fluctuating conditions, invisible disabilities or serious mental illness?

PIP is not an out-of-work benefit, it helps disabled people meet the extra costs of daily life and remain independent.

Disabled people are not figures on Robert Jenrick’s spreadsheet.

#ReformUK #RobertJenrick #PIP #UniversalCredit #DisabilityBenefits

[Paula D @IsleOfMullGirl]

@SocialistVoice @andyburnham needs to ensure this can is kicked off a cliff. Making disabled peoples lives harder still, disgraceful.

[Disability News Service @johnpringdns]

How to fight back against rising tide of hostile media coverage targeting disabled people
https://t.co/v0WQhJFX3K

[liane gomersall @ligomersall]

The DWP is accused of an “assault on disabled people” by a charity leader after Access to Work travel support he had received for 15 years was abruptly removed https://t.co/ZWLa1ZCxTO

[Simon Harris @SimonHarrisMBD]

Well after that emergency alert went off for real across the UK, I am aware that a lot of people may have a phone hidden or concealed at home, especially if they are a victim of domestic abuse. They last thing that they will want is for their ‘secret’ phone to start making a noise and giving away its location. You can switch these alerts off by following the instructions at https://t.co/8LWbidcUP6

Please let others know about this. Even if it doesn’t affect you directly, you may have a friend or follower who could do with this information.

[Disability News Service @johnpringdns]

The health and safety watchdog has explained for the first time why it has never investigated the countless deaths of disabled benefit claimants linked to the Department for Work and Pensions over the last 16 years.
#DWP #BenefitDeaths #HSE
https://t.co/OsM5cuuXXh

[Paul Ridley @PaulRidley5]

Disability campaigners call for Burnham to delay assisted dying bill https://t.co/Y5ZOyNmnxm

[Wheelie MS Advocate - #PoweredByExperience - ♿️ @WheelieFUMS]

Disabled people are constantly surrounded by headlines using words like “warning”, “fraud”, “payments stopped” and “backgrounds”.

But sometimes the story underneath is far less dramatic than the headline suggests.

One recent example made it sound as though the DWP was “looking into PIP claimants’ backgrounds”. In reality, it was about selecting a diverse group of disabled people for Timms Review workshops.

That framing matters. Headlines shape opinion before people even read the article.

Disabled people should not be turned into clickbait.

#DisabilityRights #PIP #DWP #DisabilityMedia #Clickbait

[Recovery in the Bin @RITB_]

A new assessment regime for disability benefits that will reduce the influence of healthcare professionals and hand greater responsibility to civil servants is set to be rolled out across the country before ministers have seen a detailed evaluation of its impact.
The whistleblower who alerted DR UK to the scheme earlier this year warned at the time that the new process would “strip out essential medical nuance, leading to poorer quality, less accurate, and less fair outcomes” and lead many claimants to face “wrong decisions, increased stress, financial hardship, and unnecessary appeals”.

https://t.co/RySnVxOkPM

[Sam Long Covid Since March 2020 @CounsellingSam]

Please help @timboxall if you can.

Please support this GoFundMe by donating or sharing – every bit of help makes a difference. https://t.co/BzwQdEF0b7

[@medicalmodelwithabriochebun @medicalmodelbri]

They ARE substituting Drs roles

We know that this is happening, what is @The_HCPC going to do about it ?

[Disability News Service @johnpringdns]

Welsh government raises ‘significant concerns’ with UK minister over PIP review coproduction
#PIP #TimmsReview #DWP
https://t.co/gGLq4GhH5u

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Should we nationalise water?

RT for a larger sample size!

[Paula D @IsleOfMullGirl]

@nw_nicholas Lets hope Thursday is Bin day in Clacton