Lots of Boomers seem to be remembering the summer of 1976 with rose tinted spectacles, & think that they ‘just got in with it’
Let’s have a look at what the newspapers of the day had to say in 1976….
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Every family celebrates Father’s Day differently. I celebrate by convincing men the woman that they just sent unsolicited penile photography to is their daughter.
I, as a man, can now enter a woman’s toilets and claim I’m a trans man to any woman who complains, and legally, the venue/staff aren’t allowed to intervene to challenge my gender.
Kind of a major flaw in this new EHRC guidance.
Fiona Bruce, "I've heard Reform UK say that they'd get rid of benefits for people with mild anxiety, what % of welfare bill does that make up?"
Former Conservative now Reform UK, Danny Kruger, "I don't know"
Fiona Bruce, "So how do you know it will save you £10 billion?"
*audience laughs*
Danny Kruger, "I don't know every fact and figure"
Fiona Bruce, "You've just given us £10 billion and you have no idea how you get to it"
Danny Kruger, "I can stand that up later if you like"
18. The transition from child to adult services is so stressful. At 18/19 full time education provision ends. At 18 the parent/carer will lose family allowance and any element of UC they claim for a dependent disabled child. This will do untold harm. A Labour Government did this.
The King's Speech is to include banning under 22s from claiming incapacity benefits.
This will see severely disabled people suffer for absolutely no benefit to the economy.
The only exemption will be for those terminally ill with less than 6 months to live.
I’m not about to let capitalism gaslight me into being a bad person. You don’t think everyone deserves food, shelter, clean water, and healthcare? That’s sad as hełł. Maybe you should reevaluate yourself.