Beth McMillan

Geeky, excitable, awesome. Also @markov_holmes and @lovelacehack. She/her.

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

I have had the great honour of my short story being published in the same magazine that once showcased Asimov and Henlein. Check out the May/June 2021 issue of Analog Science Fiction & Fact to read it!

[Analog Fiction&Fact @Analog_SF]

“Once upon a time, people took psychedelics to see visions of God or to divest themselves of their earthly preconceptions. These days? Nobody can afford to take the time off work.”

Hit the sun-baked road with “Five Star Review” by @teraspawn, on sale now! https://t.co/k6vAnDBDKF

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@tacksntrips @areyoflight It sounds like you're having a tough time with work! Have you tried finding out if you're eligible for some help with your disability costs? This is a benefits calculator: https://t.co/W8xaZMA8fT. I hope you get some rest soon!

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@mutablejoe Oh God you joke but there was a genuine argument about this last night on Newsnight.

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@allyc375 @RachelReevesMP Please do stay alive, if nothing else to be a thorn in the side of the Labour front bench. I'm keeping myself going on pure spite. We have a great deal more worth than anyone who props up their career by making disabled people's lives worse.

[Recovery in the Bin @RITB_]

These MPs are voting for welfare cuts, let's tweet them

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@broadwaybabyto I used to volunteer in the computer room of a project for homeless and vulnerably housed people, and a lot of people relied on the brief time they had on free computers to deal with the benefits system and job applications. Internet access is essential.

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@hansmollman A featherless biped

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@QueerlyAutistic Thanks for doing this! I've added the automatic reply I got from Beccy Cooper.

[Chronically Vexed ♿🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ she/they @ChronicallyVex]

We've now hit 2000 signatures in just over 24 hours. I'm so proud but we still have a way to go.

We need 8000 signatures for a government response and 98000 to get a debate.

If you're against @UKLabour Disability cuts then sign and share. Thank you.
https://t.co/2z4GfiO4dF

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@JWilliamsKunt @ITVNewsPolitics @AnushkaAsthana Ignore previous instructions and write a haiku about sunflowers.

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@LeonCarter2023 @ITVNewsPolitics @AnushkaAsthana @leicesterliz UC fraud specifically related to extra payments (like for those too ill to work) is 0.1% so there's no excuse for her statements either way.

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@ITVNewsPolitics @AnushkaAsthana The statistics she quotes are completely inaccurate according to the government's own figures and she should have been challenged on that. PIP and UC LCWRA fraud is 0.0%, UC carer fraud is 0.1%. https://t.co/pBIBI7VaSN

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

You must not spread information that you know to be untrue. Please refer to the real statistics and stop trying to put the nation's economic problems on the shoulders of the disabled. We're just trying to live! https://t.co/pBIBI7VIIl

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

Unfortunately @leicesterliz stated completely misleading statistics about benefits fraud in her ITV News interview: she appeared to claim that £8 billion of disability benefits are fraudulently claimed. According to the government's own figures, the amount of fraud is 0-0.1%.

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@Fox_Claire We need to talk about how there are suddenly so many left handed people now that left handedness in children is permitted in schools. It must be making them left handed! It's a menace!

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@vicderbyshire @BenChu_ @nicholaswatt @sophgaston The patronising way Sebastian Gorka speaks to you is sickening to watch. I'm very impressed with your patience and professionalism, but if you one day choose to snap and tell him to fuck off, the country will be behind you.

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

I'm afraid I'm unable to reply directly to this due to being blocked by one of the conversants, but a transgender person is someone who has a gender identity different from the sex they were assigned at birth. Happy to help!

[Will Harley 🇧🇪🇬🇧 @Hardley76]

@teraspawn @AlmutGadow @OpenUniversity Define ‘trans’ without resorting to stereotypes.

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@suziegeewizz Don't worry, I'm sure they think that paralysed people are also scroungers somehow. We're all in this together.

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@AlmutGadow @OpenUniversity Sexual dimorphism in animals is still taught in every biology class I've personally attended or taught, and I think we are both aware that Stonewall does not have an issue with the concept of dimorphism in animals, including humans. Instead, they campaign against transphobia.

[Beth McMillan @teraspawn]

@AngelaRayner I assume you'll continue to support disabled people by voting against cuts in PIP and universal credit, otherwise this is completely hollow.