Published on 12, July, 2020
Are members aware of this recent development? The article is behind the FT paywall ( I subscribe) and I can only post one image at a time here so I’ll put key screenshots in comments below. The unions are challenging it of course but given the hostility of a large proportion of voters to disabled people plus the government’s genuine need to either reduce spending or increase taxes the outlook isn’t good for those on benefits.
I love that! Genius..
I hope it doesn't get that far. It worries me..
The best thing to do it just to live rightly, and save ourselves like the pennies that we are, the pounds will take care of themselves..
Make ‘cheese’ ‘cake’ again..
It’s the land owners and nationally-rooted rich who will be hunted, the lords and the farmers, the super-rich and the mobile-rich will be given the option to flee well in advance..
Of course...
We'll have to agree on what it is, of course...
But Yes!
It's a mantra that I've lived by for a long time - Never say No to Cake!
Somehow I don't see Rishi Sunak and co going after the rich next or ever.
Oh, that's an old lie. Politicians of their ilk have been telling it for so long...
It's always popular. I can only conclude that people are generally venal and heartless.
Except for those of us who aren't
They do, but you also need a goal in mind. Like "it's going to be a few years but this is the Britain we want". I just don't think Starmer has much of a vision beyond getting into power. If announcing benefit cuts to the most desperate would get more votes, I don't think he'd have a problem with it.
Is there gonna be cake in this revolution..?
Yes, you're right. They're a kleptocratic, talentless gang of criminals. I think most people hate them.
Hopefully they'll soon be gone. If not, you can join my revolution.
It's all very injust and frustrating
Yup we’re like Jeremiah in his lamentations..
You can't fight every battle..
Even if I do want to..
I don’t really bother with it, I can see it, but there’s nothing to be done.. if it gets to implementation then there’s nothing I can do, if it is shelved as the election draws near then fine but there’s nothing to be done by me..
The incompetent don’t stop at the weak though, once the weak are expended they’ll start attacking the ‘bourgeoisie’, they’ll do anything to fuel their tyranny..
Everybody is so quick to punch down on the ‘underclass’ aka ‘the canary in the coal mine’..
But once the meat shield is expended they’ll look to the next smallest target, the rich and socialites, then the middle class, then the working class.. then collapse.
I think, as somebody more involved with politics than I really want to be, that changes will have to be incremental, even if the Tories do lose the next GE.
They've done a lot of damage.
That's all I'll say.
Or because they woefully mismanage the national finances and are just looking for an easy target.
I like how they pretend that every penny of these provisions is lost to the community, I like how they omit from stating that these provisions are immediately pumped back into the locality, by the end of each month through daily living expenses..
It's completely unsurprising as our current government are just monstrous and shouldn't be trusted to have a pet, let alone a country. Unfortunately it's not like we can count on Keir et al to roll back anything with where they stand on austerity and benefit cuts.