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Frankie Jack said:
Sue Marsh has gone over to the dark side.


WHAT. THE. ACTUAL. FUCK..!!!



Her 'New Job'
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Just seen this, (can't basically read anymore about this war on the sick)incredible really, though Frankie did regularly air her massive concerns about her, I think I saw a change over the years I was reading her blog, works, and I hate to say it but I think it was when she could see an opportunity/s developing for herself, she really did sacrifice a lot to do her original campaigning, but this, this is shit....
 
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Btw, she has done this on the backs of hundreds who helped her, even helped fund her in the bad times, (including me) pretty depressed really.
 
NoXion said:
I'm not too familiar with Sue Marsh, so I can't tell if her taking the Maximus shilling was a cynical move on her part, or whether her desperation/naivete motivated her.

But in either case, this is definitely a cynical ploy on the part of Maximus. However I sense an opportunity here to expose their hypocrisy; regardless of whether Marsh's intentions are sincere or otherwise, I very much doubt that Maximus will clean up their act in any meaningful way. These cunts are in it for the money and anything else is purely incidental, which is why I'm disappointed, angry even, that there isn't more outrage over these grasping poverty pimps.

I just don't get why more people don't notice the huge disconnect between the fact that so much emphasis is placed on the supposed importance of being in work, and the fact that absolutely nobody is obligated to garuantee a paying job to anybody. And even when somebody gets a job, that's no assurance that the pay will be enough to live on without some kind of assistance, especially these days. What seems so obvious to me seems to completely fly over the heads of all too many people, even those people whose position in life should make the contradiction plain, or so one would think.

There are still more people seeking work than there are vacancies, despite the politicians crowing about the improving economy (I haven't actually checked the latest figures, but I am reasonably certain). As long as that is the case, that means punishing people for being unemployed (via sanctions, absurd JSA conditions, workfare and every day signing) absolutely cannot have anything to do with getting people into work. Indeed, I would argue that regardless of the status of the job market, benefits sanctions actually demonstrably harm a jobseeker's prospects of finding work, as their time and effort is diverted more on trying to survive than on jobseeking. How is one expected to be able to do well at interviews if one has not eaten sufficiently, or if one cannot afford to wash clothes properly? Haven't there also been reports/studies that show the ineffectiveness of crap like the Work Program as well?

I'm sorry that this post has devolved into a generalised rant, but I'm really feeling this after having my last job end. I'm back under the yoke of the DWP and it's just so frustrating when I see newspaper headlines drip-drip-drip their poison into the social discourse with their outrageous stories about a statistically insignificant minority of claimants (or if there aren't any that day, they just make shit up). It makes me feel like shit, and I'm a young and reasonably healthy person with no mental issues. I can only imagine how much worse it must be for those less fortunate than I am.

It sometimes seems that present society has a severe empathy deficit, which unlike the financial deficit causes real harm to actual human beings. There is some consolation in the fact that this empathy deficit is environmentally produced rather than inherent, but I can't help but worry about how long before it's properly addressed.

FUCK
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Most people just aren't interested, the Day of Action in March will I predict see low numbers considering there have been more deaths and misery the last few years than caused by the other issues that civil society and the left, etc get exercised about.


Jobs revival’ in spotlight as most of those who lose benefits fail to find work
Coalition’s claims under scrutiny after research shows only a fifth of 2m people find employment after losing jobseeker’s allowance

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jan/20/jobs-revival-benefits-work-jobseekers-allowance
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The news above shows that the 'reforms' have been a failure even on the Tories terms, but if it collapses it won't be because of the above groups actions.
 
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hope this is ok to post here
from Coffee4Craig who do street kitchens in Manchester and Cardiff as well as doing their best to support people they come across in other practical ways.
Coffee 4 Craig was set up after Craig White from Manchester died on the streets of Cardiff
http://coffee4craig.com/
***Manchester****

Tuesday street kitchen... A lesson for me....

The reason we feed anyone and don't judge...At the Coffee 4 Craig Street kitchens.

It was a pretty busy night started to snow then rain everyone was asking for gloves blanket sleeping bags ....

A lady came over dressed at first glance nicely .... with carrier bags you might think at first glance full of shopping ...... with two kids truseled right up against the cold sooo cute!

Someone asked for gloves and I had run out so I told them I only had Ladies gloves the lady looked up and said yes please!

So I trundled off to the car to get her gloves....in my head I was trundling to myself ....having a real argument with myself over why should she have gloves they are for people in need and she is not ... no she might be who am I to decide who needs and who doesn't? had the whole discussion in my head!

Then I see the kids standing at the table devouring the pot noodles and I look at her and I see her eyes and I knew ...........

She has had no money for two months! today she came into town on the bus the bus driver let her on for free she came to see if she could get money or food? She hasn't had gas for three days and the kids have been sleeping in their hats! and found it really difficult to get up in the morning! When I asked her if she had asked the school for help she said yes but lots of people were in the same position so they could not help her!

Omg its 2015!!!

Her landlord has told her he has taken her to court and is throwing her out and changing the locks! He has told her the council will not help her! (she hasn't seen any letters from court?)

She normally works but lost her job and know is stuck because she has no one to look after the kids!

We got her a weekly bus ticket so she could get home safe and go to the Pankhurst tomorrow and she cried, but a very drunk man was hanging about and wouldn't leave so I took them all home. I was able to get her gas from us and I will never forget how grateful and excited she got when I gave her that gas card back and she said her children will wake up warm in the morning!

This is why we don't judge and just feed and try to chat to people xxxxxx I am glad I remembered that and my inner voices had the whole discussion with itself x

Can any of you please help? She has no benefits at the moment she did do her passport has expired and she doesn't know what to do?

She is very scared by the prospect of being homeless and all she wants is her kids to be safe x

I am not sure but I am going to try to find out today x She is originally from Latvia so if anyone can speak Latvian that would be very helpful.

If anyone could assist please contact me on 07973955003 xxx Thank you xxxx

We will be working with this lady with Barakah Food Aid they are going to sort out Food Parcels and Emmelines Pantry Parlour xxx If any one else knows any where that can help that would be much appriciated x

Thank you xxx
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treelover said:
Just seen this, (can't basically read anymore about this war on the sick)incredible really, though Frankie did regularly air her massive concerns about her, I think I saw a change over the years I was reading her blog, works, and I hate to say it but I think it was when she could see an opportunity/s developing for herself, she really did sacrifice a lot to do her original campaigning, but this, this is shit....
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Bloody Hell - bought off for 60K...and working for the enemy. Despicable. Total integrity fail.
 
In a particularly pernicious move on the part of the government, the law has been changed to allow the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to share universal credit claimants’ personal data with social landlords, councils and charities. The information that can be shared includes not only details of benefits, but also of debts, computer literacy and, most alarming of all, medical records.


http://www.theguardian.com/society/...dehumanise-benefit-claimants?CMP=share_btn_tw
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This is the work of a authoritarian state, where is Liberty, etc?
 
I saw a really worrying article this week about benefit fraud investigations being outsourced and companies being under pressure to meet targets so sending what were essentially "phishing" letters with no prior proof of fraud.

I wish I could find the article, imagine the stress and worry that could cause. People should know if this is happening.

eta - it could be this http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ing-wrongly-accused-of-cheating-10060745.html

So, tax credits rather than strictly benefits. But still.
 
Dispatches on C4 now about "Britains Benefits Crackdown". Apparently 93,000 children are living with a parent who has been affected by benefit sanctions.

I don't know how good the program is, just turned it on.
 
This is just fucking appalling, particularly for people with fluctuating conditions like M.E. It's been sneaked through on the quiet too. No money for six months or longer if you make a repeat claim or appeal. Will Labour repeal it if they get in? Will they fuck.
 
My niece has to do six days unpaid at a local shop, each shift is 7 hrs with a half hour break in order to qualify for her JA,this is for a month.
Now she has been told she has to apply for carers allowance ( she lives with her grandmother and helps her around the house)
What are they up to?
 
coley said:
My niece has to do six days unpaid at a local shop, each shift is 7 hrs with a half hour break in order to qualify for her JA,this is for a month.
Now she has been told she has to apply for carers allowance ( she lives with her grandmother and helps her around the house)
What are they up to?
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Page 9 here https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...e/420990/mandatory-work-activity-april-15.pdf

Although earlier it states those claiming CA are a claimant group that can be mandated?

You 'should' be able to negotiate participation/hours due to other responsibilities caring being one of them. What evidence you need well I don't know. But check that everything conforms letters, notification, procedures, etc and how to appeal against it.

Also if your Mum gets DLA or PIP middle or standard and does not get any SDP payment because of her not living alone your daughter 'maybe' able to claim CA. Run the numbers through a benefit checker for both claims.
 
coley said:
My niece has to do six days unpaid at a local shop, each shift is 7 hrs with a half hour break in order to qualify for her JA,this is for a month.
Now she has been told she has to apply for carers allowance ( she lives with her grandmother and helps her around the house)
What are they up to?
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Do you know the name of the scheme she's been mandated to work on? There's a few and they have different regs, MWA linked to above is the most likely, but if she's not on Universal Credit the regs might be different (my knowledge isn't up to date enough to know without looking).
How many hours does that 6 days add up to?
 
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