[Twosugars]

McCluskey needs to go, he is a dinosaur

[arista]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

McCluskey needs to go, he is a dinosaur

He is
going to stand down.

[SherzyK]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a9236181.html

Probably should of watched Sky in hindsight

[arista]

Originally Posted by SherzyK

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a9236181.html

Probably should of watched Sky in hindsight

No Ch4HD Alternate Election Night
was the best

[SherzyK]

https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/15/briti...-11911078/amp/

[jet]

'Embarrassed' Corbyn Road residents call for street name change.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/bla...-call-17417083

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by SherzyK

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a9236181.html

Probably should of watched Sky in hindsight

The funny thing is bbc is ****ed under cons.

Originally Posted by SherzyK

https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/15/briti...-11911078/amp/

This will please a lot of bojo's voters, sadly

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by SherzyK

https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/15/briti...-11911078/amp/

V

Originally Posted by A helpful Suggestion when posting News articles

When you are posting links to news articles etc it would be very helpful to posters who are using mobiles to view the forum if you could post the relevant part of the article in the thread along with the link as it can take a long time for links to load on phones and alot of times people viewing your threads may not bother to click the link because of that. It would also benefit the thread starter as it might encourage more replies on your thread.

[SherzyK]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

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[Calderyon]

English Result via D'Hondt:

Spoiler:

Conservative (47.25%): 256
Labour (33.92%): 184
Liberal Dems (12.42%): 67
Green (3.05%): 16
Brexit party (2.03%): 10
Others (0.98%): Not enough votes
Yorkshire (0.11%): Not enough votes
UKIP (0.07%): Not enough votes
Liberal (0.04%): Not enough votes
IGC (0.04%): Not enough votes
Monster RL (0.03%): Not enough votes
CPA (0.02%): Not enough votes
Animal W (0.01%): Not enough votes
SDP (0.01%): Not enough votes
ED (0.01%): Not enough votes
Libertarian (0.01%): Not enough votes
Workers R. (0.00%): Not enough votes
Advance T. (0.00%): Not enough votes

[Twosugars]

Cald, you have a fit prime minister now. And she is very young too.

We're stuck with the fat blond slob.

[Parmy]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Cald, you have a fit prime minister now. And she is very young too.

We're stuck with the fat blond slob.

Who cycles a lot..gets up early and works hour upon hour upon hour for the benifit of others..

Nothing like a slob at all.

[arista]

[Twosugars]

BBC must feel pretty stupid. They sacrificed their impartiality for nothing.

[arista]

Watch your backs Civil Servants
a Change is on its way

[The Slim Reaper]

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/s...paign=sharebar

DWP slash amputee's benefits after assessor claims missing foot has 'healed'

An amputee's benefits were cut after an assessor claimed a wound on his non-existent foot had “completely healed”.

Despite the evident error in the Department of Work and Pensions report, Tommy Weir’s Ł479 a month payments were immediately stopped last month.

Tommy, 56, is just one of thousands of people unjustly targeted by Draconian cuts, which have continued unabated even after a supposed end to eight years of Tory austerity policies in 2018.

The swimming pool manager’s life was changed drastically after a bone infection led to sepsis and an eventual amputation of his leg under the knee in October 2017.

He was initially examined at his home and awarded a Personal Independence Payment as he cannot walk without the aid of a prosthetic leg.

He was assessed by Independent Assessment Services (IAS), previously known as ATOS.

He said of the assessor’s later claim: “The reference to my left foot was either gross incompetence or simply a lie because I don’t have a left foot.

“I honestly believe I’m yet another case where IAS have quotas to fulfil that rely on refusing people’s applications for PIP or other benefits, no matter what kind of disability is put in front of them.”

In the IAS assessment, it is recorded in a “current symptoms” section that “the wound on his left foot has healed”.

Tommy, who has worked at the local authority leisure centre in Renfrew for 35 years, said: “My employers have been great and they have made adaptations at work to allow me to do my job.

“I believe IAS takes the opposite view, that they are set up to take things away, not to help.”

A spokesperson from IAS last night apologised to Tommy.

The spokesperson said: “We are looking into this, we understand this was an error and would like to apologise to Mr Weir, as the wording should have read that his wound had healed.

"We are unable to say if his PIP will be reinstated as it is the DWP who will make that decision.”

A DWP spokesperson said: “PIP is awarded based on someone’s needs arising from a disability or health condition and those needs can change over time with rehabilitation or, in the case of amputees, with the use of prosthetics.

“Decisions are made following consideration of all the information provided, including any assessment report and supporting evidence from a GP or medical specialist. If someone disagrees with the decision, they can of course ask for it to be looked at again.

“Mr Weir has asked us to reconsider our decision and we will contact him as soon as we have looked at his case again.”

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/s...paign=sharebar

DWP slash amputee's benefits after assessor claims missing foot has 'healed'

An amputee's benefits were cut after an assessor claimed a wound on his non-existent foot had “completely healed”.

Despite the evident error in the Department of Work and Pensions report, Tommy Weir’s Ł479 a month payments were immediately stopped last month.

Tommy, 56, is just one of thousands of people unjustly targeted by Draconian cuts, which have continued unabated even after a supposed end to eight years of Tory austerity policies in 2018.

The swimming pool manager’s life was changed drastically after a bone infection led to sepsis and an eventual amputation of his leg under the knee in October 2017.

He was initially examined at his home and awarded a Personal Independence Payment as he cannot walk without the aid of a prosthetic leg.

He was assessed by Independent Assessment Services (IAS), previously known as ATOS.

He said of the assessor’s later claim: “The reference to my left foot was either gross incompetence or simply a lie because I don’t have a left foot.

“I honestly believe I’m yet another case where IAS have quotas to fulfil that rely on refusing people’s applications for PIP or other benefits, no matter what kind of disability is put in front of them.”

In the IAS assessment, it is recorded in a “current symptoms” section that “the wound on his left foot has healed”.

Tommy, who has worked at the local authority leisure centre in Renfrew for 35 years, said: “My employers have been great and they have made adaptations at work to allow me to do my job.

“I believe IAS takes the opposite view, that they are set up to take things away, not to help.”

A spokesperson from IAS last night apologised to Tommy.

The spokesperson said: “We are looking into this, we understand this was an error and would like to apologise to Mr Weir, as the wording should have read that his wound had healed.

"We are unable to say if his PIP will be reinstated as it is the DWP who will make that decision.”

A DWP spokesperson said: “PIP is awarded based on someone’s needs arising from a disability or health condition and those needs can change over time with rehabilitation or, in the case of amputees, with the use of prosthetics.

“Decisions are made following consideration of all the information provided, including any assessment report and supporting evidence from a GP or medical specialist. If someone disagrees with the decision, they can of course ask for it to be looked at again.

“Mr Weir has asked us to reconsider our decision and we will contact him as soon as we have looked at his case again.”

Thank goodness ridiculous mistakes are rare enough to be newsworthy.

[arista]

Yes Slim
that is wrong.
It appears no one is safe from DWP cuts

[arista]

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by arista

This all sounds pretty good tbh!

Investing in NHS and the North, controlling the borders, culling pointless Cabinet roles, what's not to like?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

This all sounds pretty good tbh!

Investing in NHS and the North, controlling the borders, culling pointless Cabinet roles, what's not to like?

Oh no, that can't be good. How can it be good when everyone who voted Conservative is an idiot bent on destroying the NHS and the country. We voted for more austerity. Don't you read this forum, Oliver?

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Livia

Oh no, that can't be good. How can it be good when everyone who voted Conservative is an idiot bent on destroying the NHS and the country. We voted for more austerity. Don't you read this forum, Oliver?

Oh yeah, how could I forget

[jet]

Originally Posted by arista

Looking good.

[arista]

[Livia]

Lord Adonis. A name he could never live up to. It'd be like being called Baroness Wonder Woman.