Cable Forum - View Single Post - Benefit cuts are fuelling abuse of disabled people, say charities

Taf · 17-03-2012, 17:26

We know, near enough, that we will have a few years of "spend, spend, spend" with Labour then a few years of "put the finances back in order" from the Conservatives.

The carrot, then the stick.

And repeat.

This system of politics, Party Politics, means that whatever you elect your local MP for will be overshadowed, if not over-ruled, by those that lead the Party.

And by that I do not mean the Prime Minister, but those who really wield the real power.

In this part of the political cycle, many of us will see a drop in living standards and may well strike out at those not responsible, but an easy target for our wrath.

The disabled have been marked as scapegoats by the media (with a fair bit of help and encouragement by politicians) by lumping them in with a group known to contain some benefit fraudsters. Hence the growing abuse.

And let us not forget that Iain Duncan Smith, failed Prime Minister candidate, has been wallowing in the dark and dingy recesses of a Party out of power for many years, designing this "strategy" to save money and kick us ALL when we are down.

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Taf cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kairdiff-by-the-sea Age: 70 Services: TVXL BBXL Superhub 2ac (wired) 1Tb Tivo Posts: 10,412	Re: Benefit cuts are fuelling abuse of disabled people, say charities We know, near enough, that we will have a few years of "spend, spend, spend" with Labour then a few years of "put the finances back in order" from the Conservatives. The carrot, then the stick. And repeat. This system of politics, Party Politics, means that whatever you elect your local MP for will be overshadowed, if not over-ruled, by those that lead the Party. And by that I do not mean the Prime Minister, but those who really wield the real power. In this part of the political cycle, many of us will see a drop in living standards and may well strike out at those not responsible, but an easy target for our wrath. The disabled have been marked as scapegoats by the media (with a fair bit of help and encouragement by politicians) by lumping them in with a group known to contain some benefit fraudsters. Hence the growing abuse. And let us not forget that Iain Duncan Smith, failed Prime Minister candidate, has been wallowing in the dark and dingy recesses of a Party out of power for many years, designing this "strategy" to save money and kick us ALL when we are down.