Cllr Mackenzie calls disabled people the "unwashed"

Karma.

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Poor Luke. A gobshite being punched in the mouth. Terrible.

Oh Dear

That's a very good idea, Nilgiri, in fact I think I will ask my family in Basildon to write to him and both the conservative and labour leaders and suggest just that

Well, now.

He could redeem himself nicely by publicly condemning the 20% cut to DLA (to be renamed PIP), the benefit which pays for personal care like bathing.

He could stand up in his own council and pledge not to cut the personal care his council provides directly.

If he's not prepared to do that, then frankly he might as well call disabled people "the unwashed" - because many will be.

in a disablist version of 'some of my best friends are black'? Wouldn't surprise me...

Surprised he hasn't posed with a disabled relative yet...

Naturally he backtracks and claims misrepresentation
well he would say that wouldn't he....

Evening Standard today says he's apologised and claimed he thought it was UK Uncut and not people with disabilities. So why was he shooting his mouth off before finding out what the demonstration was about? Is this the level of decision making elected representatives paid thousands of pounds in allowances should work at? And how come he doesn't understand that the right to protest is fundamental to democracy? A politician who fails to grasp that fairly basic fact isn't fit to ask for our votes. Why do UK politicians make approving comments about protesters in Arab countries, for example, but condemn them here - without even bothering to ask what they are protesting about?

list of basildon councillors and their contact details to submit complaint if wished

councillor ball, council leader I shall email this chap

Certainly am happy to email his council leader and complain that a councillor has spread his odious views on twitter

This thread is going to the opposition leader in its entirety. I may not have local connections now but I have plenty of family in the Lee Chapel South, Woodlands and Kingswood area. Hardly benefit-counting scumbags.

You are the counsellor for Vange are you not? The area which has a high proportion of socio-economically and educationally disadvantaged people. Soft targets aren't they? Do you tell hard-working families to move to Korea when they complain? Would you like to address your ACTUAL comments and twitter fuck-up?

Hello and welcome Cllr Mackenzie

"adding #ukuncut at the end doesn't get him off the hook - if he's too stupid to have checked what the protest was about before tweeting, then he's too stupid to make decisions on behalf of the electorate"

Don't you find all the manufactured outrage rather wearing?

Quite obvious that 'unwashed' refers to UK Uncut; you have to really want to be offended to read it any other way.

Still, it's a hobby I suppose.

. What a complete disablist tosspot of the highest order!!

Yes, you're right. For some people it does need to be spelt out. I'd try to recruit via Facebook but it's the same old problem whenever I do that. Petitions and articles get ignored because disability isn't a problem for the not yet disabled general population and the friends I do have who have a disabled child are really apathetic

"losing the care benefits and services like assistance with bathing that help them" etc.

Spelling it out means no one can fail to grasp the connection.

Letter to MP is good but do write to your local paper as well. MP doesn't have any control over local councillors, though, you need to find out who is the leader of the Tories on our local council, and the leader of the opposition - contact the leader of the Tories to express your horror and insist on an apology, contact the opposition so they can press him in the council chamber.