Thread 4 Burnham: Be alert, the world needs more lerts

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Unless a long holiday has stopped my brain working as well I can see that this says if the 4.8mil on PIP and UC health payments in the article.

Yet figures from gov info says 3.5mil on PIP and 2.8 of those get PIP and UC LCWRA payments.

He wants to get it down to 2.89mil.

Thats up 😂

Don't call them unfashionable.

2.89 million expected to lose payments.

I see the unfashionable are again wheeling out Farage's lie about Afghan men in the UK being 22 times more likely to be convicted of rape and sexual assault than UK born men. Just leaving this here for any of them who might be lurking 🙂

news.sky.com/story/fact-checking-farage-are-foreigners-more-likely-than-britons-to-commit-sexual-offences-13407029

Doesn't matter a bit to them Temp, foreigners and disabled people is all they have.

Its interesting that Farage is still issuing statements rather than being interviewed.

oh yes I see that bit now.

However it’s 2.89 of the 4.5mil.

Apart from the fact according to the info only 2.8m people get PIP and UC LCWRA payments it also says only 3.5mil people get PIP in the first place.

Also how can they possibly know exactly how many will lose it? Have the actually sat and read every single assessment and decision? Then has medical people read and decide the decision was wrong? Based on what? Because they haven’t even designed an actual assessment criteria to be working off of in future to my knowledge.

And people actually buy this shit. There is literally NO WAY they can forecast these figures - just decide they are going to do things differently.

And that’s being generous over the fact they can’t even get ten figures right that even me - Joe Public - can find!

The Channel 5 documentary is on tomorrow. I wonder if it will just be a rehash of what is already known or whether there will be something new?

Our local FB group has had to stop commenting on posts by people warning of some creepy fuckers in the local park. The reason being the creepy fuckers are white.

Notice the plural.

@BIossomtoes really glad Mr B is doing well, hope recovery goes smoothly make sure you have a bit of time for yourself sending much love & healing vibes💐

Farage, Lowe and their ilk don’t care about sexual violence when the perpetrators are white. They didn’t even mention it to my recollection until they jumped onto the bandwagon of the ‘grooming gangs’.

@SerendipityJane

A by-election has been called after a councillor's initial unsuccessful attempt to resign earlier this month - when she handed her resignation letter in to the wrong council - was followed by her confirmed resignation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz64q0207g1o

Speaking of council by-elections, here are three results from last night:

St Neots Eynesbury (Huntingdonshire) Council By-Election Result:

Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform UK.

The rephrasing of the "news" to now tell us what party this fuckwit represents has been noted.

Students of my work will recall I have posted in FWR, questioning the use of "woman" in certain reporting.

We are really pleased with Penistone - I’ve helped leafleting in Barnsley before and my group helped with this one too.

Very glad to see that one.

Well done!

Miriam Cates' old stomping ground...

Seconded.
Also wanted to say "thank you" @MsJinks for the work you do for all the various causes. You are tireless!

Ah thank you - and @TemperanceWest- that’s really lovely of you.

I’m fortunate to be able to pursue this stuff now - but it’s only been just over a year ago I got active - I was just beyond outraged at protestors at my local hotel and couldn’t in conscience not do something as I now had the time and no work restrictions.

The thought of leaving this hatred, far right stuff for my grandkids and their peers appalls me. I’ve been asked if I wonder whether the other side may turn out to be a better way at some distant point - I get the idea of that but honestly can’t see or believe it - or even feel that!

I’m not sure whether it helps or just makes me feel better and ‘useful’ At times but today I think my dr Mart’s will be marching on till the day I die - they also take me to festivals to relive my yoof so it’s all good lol! Though I’m not sadly tireless at 60 when there’s so much now to fit in!

Thanks again x

Hoping for an uneventful recovery for Mr B @BIossomtoes and hope you are managing to get some rest too 💐

Yes from me too, I commend you.

And me too, it’s very impressive, @MsJinks.

Great result @MsJinks

It's always good to have a positive.

Overall excellent results compared to this time last year.