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Originally Posted by Hugh
Talking about nit-picking, I would have to admit I get concerned when I see a piece of research from a Russell Group University with emotive language in it like -
The title - The Billion Pound Welfare Reform Fraud
Phrases such as
Case studies have shown the inhumanity of a system based on government targets and the pain and misery of the increasing stringency of these tests
LiMAS asks a set of questions for which the applicant can (but increasingly can’t) score up to 15 points
The ‘fit for work’ myth does not convert into any form of reality.
This does not count the human anxiety, misery or stress of the test, nor the suicides that have resulted because of it.
the hallowed taxpayer
It is a publically sanctioned fraud that misrepresents and *******ises its claims to support people
And considering that the author is one the co-founders of DPAC (Disabled People Against Cuts), may I suggest there may be another less than hidden Political agenda in the paper; and her twitter (redjolly1) banner may provide some insight...
Update - My apologies, as the paper is not in fact a research paper, but based upon the academic's blog at the LSE?
I think she makes some very good points, but then weakens them by her partiality. |
I agree hugh on the language the agressive nature if it. I just happened to find it thought wow this gives some figures would be ideal to post. Although I accept its anti reform which I personally not I am anti to the way its descriminating disabled should be to simplify the welfare and make it harder to defraud. I never expected them to wage war on disabled accept that there would be collateral damage.
I felt it was eye opener in some of the stuff in it.
Yes from stand point she going to anti but think she found alot issues.
Hugh did you see this bit I was quite shocked at the figure of appeals gone up not down.
Why has this happened are more chancing there arm due to success rates or ATOS despite government assurances got even more incompetant. This is worry trend surely would thought it would get less this could cause major issues there already huge backlog. If trend going up how much this going to cost.
I was not suprised some those found fit were going to be short term sick maybe those who possible got injuries, recovering from ops would be deemed would make full recovery.
The ones which to me seems strange is the permenant sick group who deemed fit seems a strange issue. Are these then wrongly been assessed in process reclaiming. How can they be permenant sick but not able to qualify ESA.
I just hope the media raises questions which this has brought up.