tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257664439850070573.post5743999984653607345..comments2024-02-23T11:24:14.864+00:00Comments on The Broken Of Britain: "The real worry among disabled people is that this may be deliberate..."BenefitScroungingScumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08939136229593231935noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257664439850070573.post-6630144847652898652011-04-07T17:35:27.348+01:002011-04-07T17:35:27.348+01:00Thanks, Rhydian, for point 2 above, re Cameron'...Thanks, Rhydian, for point 2 above, re Cameron's thinking. Your disability "benchmark" comment does make a lot of sense.<br /><br />On welfare policy, my view is that the drive within New Labour was for a reduction in welfare spending and had little or nothing to do with helping people back into work; the drive came from the right wing and carried a lot of American GOP influence.<Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257664439850070573.post-90915588616712895812011-04-07T17:05:40.751+01:002011-04-07T17:05:40.751+01:00One thing which still concerns me as it was only m...One thing which still concerns me as it was only mentioned a few times and now has completely sunk under the radar: the "no council houses for life" seems to have disappeared under the waves. Why this issue concerns me is that it seems to assume that this "shuffling along" would apply to everyone, including the elderly and the disabled, some of whom live in sheltered or Oya's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184649716540468970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257664439850070573.post-25221384164103768272011-04-07T08:11:50.985+01:002011-04-07T08:11:50.985+01:00The problem is of course we love to knock the Tori...The problem is of course we love to knock the Tories, but like it or not the problems the Labour party left us was tremendous, the WCA assessment is not fit for purpose, like it or not the Labour party are using this to cut down IB to the same level as Income support.<br /><br />I'm sure in the years to come in labour get back into power they would not change a dam thing with welfare. I mean Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186557603493331701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257664439850070573.post-46614966521740495752011-04-06T18:31:20.814+01:002011-04-06T18:31:20.814+01:00@Rhydian
I've always wondered how the plight...@Rhydian <br /><br />I've always wondered how the plight of Ivan could have failed to give Cameron an insight into the problems of the chronically sick and disabled.<br /><br />It hadn't occurred to me that he might be using him as a benchmark for disability. Disturbing thought, and I've a horrible feeling you might be right - it would explain a lot.Ron Graveshttp://ronsrants.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257664439850070573.post-64198052144049273402011-04-06T17:51:25.302+01:002011-04-06T17:51:25.302+01:00polleetickle - Using David Cameron as an example i...polleetickle - Using David Cameron as an example is a bit pathetic. <br /><br />1) David Cameron is more than wealthy - in that situation, the extra costs of disability don't factor as a consideration. His experience of disability is not the norm. This, coupled with his party' ideological outlook, make it likely that he does want to withdraw support where possible.<br /><br />2) Ivan was Rhydianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156560277354089770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257664439850070573.post-76972700112519104642011-04-06T16:43:34.478+01:002011-04-06T16:43:34.478+01:00I doubt that David Cameron - British Prime Ministe...I doubt that David Cameron - British Prime Minister since forming a coalition with the LibDems in 2010 - whose severely disabled child Ivan died in 2009, runs a government aimed at helping as few less-abled/disabled as possible.<br /><br />... 'David Cameron and his wife, Samantha, thanked well-wishers today for their messages of support following the death of their son, Ivan.<br /><br />The Polleeticklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11128532332101436084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8257664439850070573.post-34796104054962251662011-04-06T16:12:09.641+01:002011-04-06T16:12:09.641+01:00As I've said on my own blog, more times than I...As I've said on my own blog, more times than I can recall, I have no doubt whatsoever that it's deliberate.<br /><br />I'd differ from Kate Green, though, in that I think it's the government's aim to help as few as possible. I don't think it goes further than that.Ron Graveshttp://ronsrants.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com