To absolutely hate this government, and what they are doing to our country?

[CoventryCity]

To absolutely hate this government, and what they are doing to our country?

Strong words but is is how I feel at this point in time. All of them make me feel physically sick. The latest example -

No wonder Labour won't cut benefits. More than half of Burnham's MPs represent seats where claimant count is higher than their Commons majority

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16147745/No-wonder-Labour-wont-cut-benefits-half-Burnhams-MPs-represent-seats-claimant-count-higher-Commons-majority.html

Yes and very low numbers, like other countries.

Perhaps you can answer the question.

What's the Dublin agreement?

Asa small business owner they have done absolutely nothing that’s affected me negatively -depends how small you are -they actually doubled employers NI allowance, I don’t actually pay any now - it’s all offsetsble against corp tax anyway - A lot blame tight markets and poor conditions on the gvt when the reality is trading conditions are not great in many business areas due to lots of factors , declining markets, online sales, AI, competition , people’s spending priorities etc !! And your second point . It was worse under the Tory’s due to their ludicrous policies- so I’m not getting your point - if you expect any gvt to fix the last 14 years of poor planning and self imposed sanctions in a jiffy -then you are in for a shock

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9031/

@CoventryCity @EasternStandard @Clavinova

The Dublin agreement was a result of Brexit. Piss poor intelligent people like Farage, Johnson and Gove forced that done deal through.

Well, to be fair, freedom of movement for Bulgarians didn't officially start until 2014 - a date chosen by the Labour government, who agreed to Bulgaria and Romania joining the EU - despite warnings about corruption in those two countries. Labour had the veto power at the time and chose not to use it.

To be fair, the fraud occured under a Conservative government

'Thousands' of Bulgarians defrauding the British taxpayer - one reason not to rejoin the EU.

Similar problem with Romanians and student loans - obvious scam still ongoing under Labour;
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/student-loans-eu-citizens-settled-status-xsxj3s3xp

Ah ok so you object to any kind of immigrant, even those fleeing war or terrible situations? It doesnt matter that migration is down, you still need something to complain about. Seems to me that you are either just on the wind up or else you have fallen so far down the GB News/ Daily Mail/ Telegraph propaganda rabbit hole there is no hope for you.

No. It's Clacton. Here is an excerpt from The Times. Perhaps take it up with them if you think they have it wrong. They can publish a correction.

That bright and successful people are leaving is largely down to policies the Tories implemented. The 60p tax trap in particular.

Then what does it mean to be a citizen then?

Being a citizen of the UK should be sacred and actually mean something.

The welfare state and all benefits are finite. The UK should always prioritise UK citizens. If someone has ILR, they can always apply for citizenship to be fully commited to Britain.

As a UK citizen this is a sort of country I'd fully be happy with living in (because I'm a citizen).

What we're really suffering from is severely depressed wages. It's at the point now where it's literally not even worth going to work especially now no one can afford to buy a home, you are better off having the government pay your rent rather than working yourself to the bone 40+hours/week. I'm pretty sure the majority of people on average salaries only go to work out of being indoctrinated into thinking it's the 'right' thing to do. And I say all this as someone who works full time on a very average salary lol. I do believe the only reason I go is because my family all worked. They got to see more for their money though, so there was still a point when they started their careers.

I'm yet to meet somebody that thinks genuinely deserving disabled people shouldn't be looked after. It's all the pisstakers that people have an issue with, although I've no idea how you'd address the latter without impacting some of the former in the process.

But I often think of the asst Taekwondo teacher I had as a teen. He walked with a stick and used to apparently claim to have a bad back and reduced mobility. However, once the doors were shut he was somehow capable of doing some pretty amazing jumping spin kicks and vigorous sparring etc.

I try to be open minded before I judge people but it was pretty hard in this case I'll admit!

How do you define 'genuine deserving disabled people'?

Why didn’t they then?

I knew somebody would ask that. 🤣

I know of people on benefits and/or have family members on disability payments who vote reform.

I'm in Scotland so don't have a say in UK government, and I don't vote Scottish Labour either (despite having an adult child with disabilities), but I'm happy enough with them being in power. Could be far worse!

And do you think somebody will answer the question?

I do hope so. I’m intrigued.

I wasn't really suggesting we scrutinise people to see how 'deserving' they are, even if necessarily this is part of the official process. I meant people who have a need as opposed to those that are just blagging piss takers.

It emerged in June 2026 that almost one in ten Brits receive personal independence payments (PIP) in England and Wales, with 108 local authority areas out of 318 coming in above one in ten.

If anyone believes that 1 in 10 English / Welsh people are actually disabled - they're kidding themselves.

No one is saying that those who need it shouldn't get it. No one says that (I hope).

But those that are taking the piss need to be stopped. 6.2 million people are not disabled. For eg. Mild autism is not a disability, mild ADHD is not a disability. Not wanting to leave the house is not a disability. etc.

As nobody is willing to define 'those who need it', plenty are saying it indirectly.

Oh. You’re a psychiatrist now.

Here is an excerpt from The Times

No, it isn't.

Liz Truss and Kwasi were bonkers tbh. Sunak was the sensible pair of hands