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Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Frothy and Triumphant! Oh Come Lefties, Come Ye to anti ConDem-nay-tion!

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KateMiddlet0n · 13/12/2011 15:00

Fed up of the ConDems robbing the poorest and most vulnerable blind? Sympathetic to the squeezed middle? Have you eyes that can see the horrors that await the dismantling of our welfare state and all that is great and good in UK?

Then you're a frother. This is our safe-space to rally, vent and get organised. You are also welcome if you want to be better informed and/or do something.

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This is our 4th thread now!

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MmeLindor. · 13/12/2011 19:21

I have been thinking about this.

Perhaps we need to try harder to make this apolitical.

MrsM is right.

I think that we do the Conservative politicians and voters a disservice if we assume that they would all support these policies. Many of us Labour supporters didn't know about this.

So less Torybashing and more workign together to find those MPs who would support our cause.

CardyMow · 13/12/2011 19:18

Still won't do anything about the fact that you can't be a disabled carer though. It's a fucker for someone like me that has a disability themselves, yet ALSO has dc's with disabilities and is a Lone Parent.

Yet, if you are a couple, you can have ONE adult with a disability, and the OTHER can be classified as a carer for the dc's with disabilities. Hmm

Which, understandably, FUCKS ME OFF.

So are the Government going to magic away MY disabilities or my DC's disabilities? Because if not, THEM I'M STILL going to be a disabled carer. It just won't be recognised. Angry

HedleyLamarr · 13/12/2011 19:16

Has anyone posted this piece from the Torygraph yet? Apparently "it's not about saving money". Righto

Peachy · 13/12/2011 19:13

Thank bloody goodness

Although from May all I will be doing is looking for a job, 'cept that thread about SAHMs and carers won't ever get work is scaring me: even though I have acquired a degree and an amost MA in my time at home.

Glitterknickaz · 13/12/2011 19:12

Peachy the Carers Allowance 2012 is £58.45
The £31 is an additional premium available for carers when calculating Council Tax Benefit.

Peachy · 13/12/2011 19:06

I know Garlic...

TeWiharaMeriKirihimete · 13/12/2011 19:05

No no, I realise you can click on the tags, but there's no page with all the tags currently in use is there?

garlicnutcracker · 13/12/2011 19:03

Grin Grin Peachy! The best thing about that is its name ...

garlicnutcracker · 13/12/2011 19:01

a post with the tags we use for different issues linking to each one Te, you don't need to - it already does it :) Click on a tag!

Blogger is a very clever piece of software.Every time you think it's being awkward, it turns out they did it so you can't fuck it up too badly Wink

Peachy · 13/12/2011 18:59

here ya go, something techie (podger, Dh uses for spanner jobs whilst rigging) that you could be ebaten quite soundly with Grin

garlicnutcracker · 13/12/2011 18:59

I want to see if I can get the native XML to output a list of all the tags.
If possible (laughs hysterically) that will leave posters free to add new tags as needed.

In anycase, you can't restrict tag flexibility. You either have 'em or not.

TeWiharaMeriKirihimete · 13/12/2011 18:55

The lazy easy way to do it would be to do a post with the tags we use for different issues linking to each one. We could add to the end of the "who are frother's bit" or have a new tab called "topics"

RatherBeOnTheMulledWine · 13/12/2011 18:54

Gawd, if I'm not careful, I'm going to lose you lot!

FontSnob · 13/12/2011 18:53

Oops sorry garlic that was a cross post.

insert something techy that I could be beaten with

Peachy · 13/12/2011 18:53

@Fiona_Phillips is her Twitter addy

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KateMiddlet0n · 13/12/2011 18:51

I'm SW London. We're too busy down here trying to get the council to follow the legal process with regards to hearing appeals and considerations for having a secular secondary school in the borough (Richmond). We are two secondary schools short for the number of pupils we have. Instead our council is championing a Catholic school. This is despite there already being catholic schools in the borough which have an intake from out of borough and only 10% of residents are Catholic Hmm

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FontSnob · 13/12/2011 18:51

Garlic, I have no such skills unfortunately. :( Te mentioned that she could (if the baby doesn't get here first.) Is there a way to categorise via the tags? Shall I shut up now?! :)

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KateMiddlet0n · 13/12/2011 18:48

Fiona Philips was on TV the other morning saying £55 a week for carers was not enough. She's centre right isn't she? Perhaps she's someone to petition.

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MrsMicawber · 13/12/2011 18:44

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MrsMicawber · 13/12/2011 18:43

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TeWiharaMeriKirihimete · 13/12/2011 18:41

...because they are self-serving bastards?

MrsMicawber · 13/12/2011 18:39

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Peachy · 13/12/2011 18:35

Oh God the carer's Premium rate released for 2012 is £31 PW

How far is that meant to go?

Bloody incompetent idiots

2012 benefit rates

garlicnutcracker · 13/12/2011 18:32

Blimey Blush typing.

Better have a vodka break Grin

garlicnutcracker · 13/12/2011 18:32

FS again - You can't categorise without losing fluidity. All tags are clickable: have a go, you'll get all the posts with that label. Tags can be added dynamically by any poster, and we don't want to change that because it would restrict searchable topics. At present, you create a topic just by writing about it and tagging it :)

I could put a list of tags dowen the side. Not sure how much use it's be, though - confusing??