Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Let's be honest here - if these 'cuts' were being put into place by the Tories, they'd be outrage on here.
Same as WFA.
Same as WFA.
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darkwolf666
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I sort of got WFA, but think the target was set too low. It's all about division, which I really (naively) thought Labour were above!
I was quite surprised myself how quickly this thread initially sank off the front page before being bounced back.
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It’s similar where I am in Sussex, six sessions of group therapy sandwiched between prolonged periods of being bounced between different services that don’t have the resources or the right services to support.
My partner was lucky to get access to a more extensive programme that helped her learn how to regulate her emotions and various coping strategies, plus a long-term support service with someone who literally changed her life.
This was what inspired her to work in mental health herself (which she spent years studying for).
Both of those services have (of course) been cut in recent years.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I hope you told that was because they were all locked away in 'special schools'. I remember a school in Horsham that was just for autistic children, which was residential, in the late 60s. Out of sight out of mind.
Thatcher closed a lot of the homes, saying there would be Care in the Community, but it never arrived.
One of my daughters gets longer because she is dyslexic. I would bet good money that this is behind majority of extra time.
Over diagnosis of both physical and mental conditions is certainly a concern expressed by the Neurologist Suzanne O’ Sullivan.
Plenty of information and articles online if anyone is interested. She makes some interesting points and says, ‘ We are not getting sicker- we are attributing more to sickness.’
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darkwolf666
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I'm guessing you don't consider your daughter to be mentally ill or have a mental illness, but more has a challenge to learning!
- Jul 17, 2003
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Will the government take their planned changes to Parliament for a vote before they push them through?
darkwolf666
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The article and her thoughts are a bit more nuanced than what you have written. I get your point though. It seems, a bit like the PIP scoring system proposal, too many people have disabilities, so we now have to be more selective about which ones count, while at the same time, sadly, paying little regard to the sufferer, as there are just too many people to cater for!
These guys aren't quite so keen on her work...
FND Action Respond To Podcast Interview With Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan -
FND Action respond to a podcast interview, hosted by The Thinking Mind Podcast, with Dr Suzanne O'Sullivan. Where is shares your views on FND
www.fndaction.org.uk
As Labour keep saying , we've got no money and people are struggling to pay bills as it is so raising tax is difficult.
Everything needs to be looked at spending wise, Starmer did say there would be difficult decisions.
Everything needs to be looked at spending wise, Starmer did say there would be difficult decisions.
darkwolf666
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They did, just nobody expected them to go after the weakest and most vulnerable first .
fly high
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But they did that straight away, failing to protect the poorest pensioners even though they knew there were approximately 800,000 who should get the wfa, never mind those just a few pounds a week over the limit.
Bob!
Coffee Buyer
- Jul 5, 2003
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It is just a green paper at the moment.
Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper
This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around reform of the health and disability benefits system and employment support.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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This. A complete betrayal of everything that Labour should be standing for. Vile inexcusable behaviour that will cost them dearly in the polls.
Cancelled my party membership yesterday
Low hanging fruit, plus the benefit bill is one of our highest spends so it makes sense to look at it first, so there is logic to it.
We do also have a problem with the number of people out work, we need to fix this, Labour are looking at this as well (although I'm not sure how it will tie in with making employing people less appealing with higher costs)
Labour have an issue coming though, they need to get immigration costs under control, they are already starting to take damage over taking benefits away from UK citizens v spend on hotels etc.
- Jul 17, 2003
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Not that they will but the Tories should all vote against itIt is just a green paper at the moment.
Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper
This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around reform of the health and disability benefits system and employment support.www.gov.uk
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Thanks for sharing this, should make good bedtime reading (and I’ll be asleep in no time!)It is just a green paper at the moment.
Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper
This consultation seeks views on the approaches government should consider around reform of the health and disability benefits system and employment support.
Well that depends on whether I have looked at her wrong, or made the wrong noise or even just existed at the wrong time - at those points I wonder!
darkwolf666
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I know, that was what I was alluding to. The two big "savings" statements/ policies have been targeted at the bottom end!
I really expected more from Labour..
- Jul 17, 2003
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They’re all the same…