ChrisBracken

"There are a thousand and one legitimate reasons why people are on benefits - and many of those people are already working hard to afford to live, or use food banks because they can't afford to feed and heat themselves. As this post says, 'stop judging'!"
via Stevie Burrows

Starmer eyes mental health welfare cuts after 'Benefits Street' Budget criticism It comes after Reeves's Budget – which included £26bn in tax rises and a £16bn increase in welfare spending – went down as the most unpopular among voters since the days of Liz Truss

Headlines translated: Britain's far-right media didn't like the budget. In an attempt to please them, the prime minister is going to punish the mentally ill.

Under Mahmood's current proposals, presumably would have been deported to Czechoslovakia in 1945, when it was "safe" again.

The Tory benches actually cheered just now when the Chancellor pointed out that they want cuts to public services & welfare of £47 billion

McFadden refuses to explain why he misled MPs over back-to-work benefits system Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden has failed to apologise after he misled MPs about his department’s system for pushing sick and disabled people into work. McFadden yesterday (Wednesday) exa…

McFadden has a strong lead in a Cabinet of creeps.

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Labour cuts to out-of-work disability benefits likely to have ‘devastating’ mental health impact, research finds Next April’s cuts to out-of-work disability benefits are likely to have “devastating” consequences for disabled people’s mental health, and drive many into serious poverty, research into the impact…

Labour cuts to out-of-work disability benefits likely to have ‘devastating’ mental health impact, research finds – Disability News Service share.google/O9LT1NhqCrfj...

You'd need a heart of stone not to laugh.

Keir Starmer's spokesman insisted on Monday that "clearly these changes will not be retrospective" for those already granted asylum, as Reform have been demanding.

Now we learn they will be
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Imagine having a thumping majority in parliament and deciding to use it for something as squalid as this.

Labour policy is being celebrated by Tommy Robinson.

That's it.

That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.

not found, account has been suspended

patton oswalt has been suspended from bluesky for saying that megyn kelly should be fed to a woodchipper for justifying the sexual abuse of minors

This is Richard Smith of the South Durham Hunt and he thinks it’s ok to hit a horse over the head. Make this ‘man’ famous.

Filmed by North East Hunt Monitors on 08/11/25

OFCOM to monitor VPNs I see. GB News still on track to take over from the BBC.

Afterward I watched House of Dynamite which wasn't as cheerful. Well put together for the most part and tense but maybe i should have tried to remain cheerful.

I watched Fantastic Four First Steps last night and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. And the art direction astonished me. It was beautiful.

Imagine if he had said, "There was an hour long programme criticising Hitler but no similar show taking on Churchill."

the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever

Ask a disabled person.

Peers derail government plans to hand some DWP staff powers to use force against benefit claimants Government plans under controversial new legislation to give some Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff “morally dubious” powers to use force against benefit claimants have been derailed by …

Speaks for itself.

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Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

To be followed by cock-fighting, bear-baiting and bare-knuckle punch-ups.

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Like the Tories, the Labour government is trying to drive down the number of people who qualify for disability benefits by insisting there has been an epidemic of “overdiagnosis”: a favourite theme of the BBC and the junktanks of Tufton Street. Never mind the science: what outcome do we want?

British politics is basically a doom spiral of increasingly unhinged hostile policies.

Reform says something unhinged
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Labour counters with their own unhinged policy
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Tories shout from back they'll be even more unhinged
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Reform announces different unhinged proposal in response
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And repeat...🔁

Labour faces another mass rebellion over reforms to universal credit Welfare secretary Pat McFadden plans further reforms to the benefits system, expected to include abolishing the work capability assessment.

Labour MPs who voted against welfare cuts this summer have warned that plans to change disability benefit assessments could trigger another mass rebellion

Others called for a vote to be delayed until a review into the assessments is complete

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Patricia Routledge 😞

Hmm.

An ad on TikTok. A woman is holding a blanket up for sale. It shows Shrek with a Hitler haircut and moustache above the text "Mein Swampf". Above the ad it says "cool gift".

I don't know what to say. Except that an extinction event is long overdue.

My current GP booking system is online. They switch it off at the same time as the phones.

Owen Jones & @owenjonesjour...•14m Labour has cancelled my Conference Pass. Absolutely pathetic, Trumpian behaviour. They are here suggesting that attempts to question Cabinet members and MPs about Britain facilitating Israel's genocide is a "safeguarding issue". This is clearly insane. Important Imformation about your Annual Conference Application Inbox x 中 凶 Team Labour <conferenceservices@labour.org.uk> 11:57 AM (5 minutes ago) - : to me - 30 September 2025 Dear Mr Jones, Important: Your Conference Pass has been Cancelled I'm writing to let you know that we've had to make the difficult decision to cancel your conference pass with immediate effect, following complaints we have received about your conduct. Why we've taken this action We have a responsibility to safeguard all our delegates, staff, volunteers, and visitors, and to maintain a safe and welcoming environment for everyone at conference. After careful consideration, we've concluded that we cannot continue your attendance while ensuring we meet our safeguarding obligations to all attendees. What this means Your conference pass is no longer valid and you won't be able to attend any further conference sessions on site. Your data We've used your personal information to manage this situation and ensure everyone's safety. Full details about how we handle your data are available at labour.org.uk/privacyl Looking forward We hope you'll understand that this decision was made with everyone's wellbeing in mind. Any future applications for party events will be considered individually. Yours sincerely, Conference Services

These people couldn’t have been more clear that they think not liking them is radicalisation; being angry with them for things they’ve done and said is extremism; asking them unwelcome questions is bullying and harassment, and raising your voice at them is criminal assault.