Thread 19 Starmer - A Coalition of the Willing

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I'm not clear what further can be 'hacked' form education if I'm honest.

Incidentally, anyone clued up on the UN Charter ?

Specifically Article 2, section

4. All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.

I'd like to watch Adolescence but I'm not signing up to Netflix. If fact I make it an imperative not to buy anything from the ads on Mumsnet.

Loving the agony of the faux Conservative/Reform voters on MN today about the reforms to the NHS in England, especially the one about the loss of jobs. Not one Tory or Reform MP voted for the new Employment Act.

Absolutely nothing.

we must be down to just tables and chairs being funded!

That's somewhat optimistic!

I'd like to see the various Regulatory bodies looked at and their relationship/effectiveness with the sectors they regulate.

Gas prices falling below the price levels pre invasion, yet electricity goes UP 10%....

Having had a dispute with Octopus Energy, they both "appear" to work from the same hymn sheet.

WTF

Here's the son of a former KGB spy, who Boris Johnson overruled secret service advice in order to hand a seat in the House of Lords, calling a piece blaming Russia's invasion of Ukraine on NATO a "great and very well informed read".

"Good to see Russia's point of view is no longer taboo", he says.

https://bsky.app/profile/adambienkov.bsky.social/post/3lkdxdl6ubc2i

concerned about NATO my arse.

Not surprised to see that Lebedev was enthusiastic about an article from UnHerd - one of Paul Marshall’s many media interests.

Marshall seems to be backing Lowe

https://bsky.app/profile/bestforbritain.bsky.social/post/3lkdut2ptlc2n

I think I read that Farage has said that Reform won't be going anywhere if it is calling for mass deportations. However Reform "members" think it's the only way.

I'm quite happy for the UK to have 3,4,5 right wing fascist parties. The more the merrier.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgw83w1vj1o

Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK in Wales will stand trial next year, accused of accepting bribes to make statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia.

This is quite unbelievable from the DWP.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1900538142949523866.html

Or perhaps not if you’ve ever had the misfortune of dealing with them.

The current system, in which people 25 and over on the standard rate of UC get £393.45 a month and those with a health condition get an additional £416.19, gives an incentive for people to say they can’t work – and get locked out of help and support – simply to get by financially.

Over the past five years, 67% of people on Universal Credit who have been through a WCA were considered LCWRA - a symptom of the assessment system pushing people to prove their inability to work for a more generous payout.

My bolding is the narrative that I have seen pushed by some (often suspiciously new) posters on MN. Vile.

I think the benefit bashing might start up again next week when the statement is finally made. But there is a lot of unease and some front benchers are very unhappy according to the Guardian.

They seem to have switched the focus from PIP/ESA to UC, though.

Nothing to go with the conversation but my App has just updated on the phone and I find it is just horrid! Is it me being an old and uncool person or is it actually just shit? ☹️

i don't use the app. Tried it and didn't like it. I use the mobile version on my phone.

No, it's indeed shit.

Have Labour not been sat down to watch 'I, Daniel Blake '??

Maybe they think its a "how to run the welfare system" instructional film?

Potentially. Obviously, Loach is He Who Must Be Ignored.

The app is hideous. For me, it’s the visuals that are the problem. The layout and spaces are all wrong.

If reform of the Benefits system is required, it needs to start with assistance for people to get into work... this means treating peoples ailments, support for MH, support for business to employ and job creation to help people get into the habit of work again.

Instead, its all stick, punish people, sure there is doubtless people gaming the system, there always has been but Starmer isn't targeting this, he is just going for a cost cutting, wide sweep of the brush policy.

Over so many things, i often feel i voted for the Tories on steroids & i'm still waiting for their plans (not actions) to reinstate NHS dentistry for all, not some re hash of the Tories policy ie x number of emergency appointments and a tooth brushing program.

Times article stating (seems to be as fact) that you need at least 4 points in one criteria to qualify and then 4 points elsewhere to get 8 pts for daily living and 12 points in total for enhanced.

also said if you can’t wash your own hair or lower body you won’t qualify but will if you can wash your torso.

If you can use a microwave you wont qualify - which being able to use a microwave is pretty pointless if you can’t do the other stuff required to get a meal to put into it!

Criteria here for anyone who is interested: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/Global/Migrated_Documents/adviceguide/pip-9-table-of-activities-descriptors-and-points.pdf

My DS gets higher rate for both. Has a 10 year award because he's not going to get better, only worse.

If benefit cuts worked, then they would have by now.

pointy ds gets enhanced for both too. 4 years award this time round. He has a mixture of physical disability (degenerative neuro genetic) and ASD.

I was hoping / am hoping that they don’t start mucking around with physical disability criteria - it’s already hard enough to get mobility bit even if you have a physical difficulty.