tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post348717876379109589..comments2024-03-28T09:16:33.241+00:00Comments on Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Sod the VulnerableSue Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-31631211505349302322011-09-10T23:55:27.863+01:002011-09-10T23:55:27.863+01:00''Our enemies are innovative and resourcef...''Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.''<br />—President George W. Bush, Aug. 5, 2004Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-38122221982401213522011-09-10T18:53:32.279+01:002011-09-10T18:53:32.279+01:00Ok trolls of whichever political colour heres one ...Ok trolls of whichever political colour heres one for you.Go ask you bloody useless MP which govt department thought it was a good idea to spend er i mean waste 261 million quid and research in to how to help the poor and vulnerable.YEP TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE MILLION quid on answering the bleeding obvious now just how much of that was actually spent on anything usefull pertaining to the question and how much went on mp's expenses,fees to god knows what outside agencys ,etc etc.Now if we are all in this together and the govt is fully accountable you should be able to get a print out of just where this money was spent but i bet you dont.<br />So 261 million ...where could that have been better spent eh hospitals,ambulances, visting nurses,meals on wheels,oap wardens service,etc etc,childrens heart units, youth clubs even you heartless twats getting the picture yet.BIG society my arse.....You couldnt make this crap up.Nice one Big Dave and sidekick cleggsarcboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-2329011006130618592011-09-10T18:13:23.597+01:002011-09-10T18:13:23.597+01:00I thought you might be interested in this.
http:...I thought you might be interested in this. <br /><br />http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/09-09-2011-green-party-remove-atos-from-incapacity-testing.html<br /><br />The Greens appear to be the only decent political party out there right now. <br /><br />I really hope that something can be done to stop this. :(Carrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-34932677004763881832011-09-10T17:20:27.564+01:002011-09-10T17:20:27.564+01:00SARCBOY said...
"WEll that is the trouble......SARCBOY said... <br />"WEll that is the trouble...people do not believe it will happen to them.Someday it just might and in a lot of cases it probably will then eyes will open."<br /><br />So true.<br /><br />It seems as long as people think it wont happen to them and will happen to someone else they don't seem to care, but of course anyone can get sick. I think a video showing the country what life would be like if they were to suddenly get sick could maybe help them see. <br /><br />Here are some of my ideas for a video:<br /><br />Show a previously healthy person getting sick, struggling to work but eventually being unable to and losing their job, show them applying for ESA going to the medical with a sneering Atos worker evaluating them and humilating them and then receiving the letter telling them they have been denied ESA and then opening their other letters which are bills and then saying something like "what am i going to do now". <br /><br />Then the next scene could be them appealing the Atos decision and winning the appeal but then showing how little money they now have to live on, how little food they can afford and the poor quality of the meals, how they can't afford to put on the heating and how much of a struggle everything is and show them not being able to buy basic things for their kids.<br /><br />Then the next scene could show them getting a letter a few months later saying they need to go for a another medical show them getting humiliated at Atos again and then receiving a letter saying they failed the medical again. <br /><br />After reading that then show the main character turning on the radio to take their mind of things and then slowly sinking down in their chair and closing their eyes. Then on the radio a discussion on benefit scroungers and how most of them are really healthy but pretending to be sick to get free money and a life of luxury and have caller after caller saying they are all fakes and how disgusting it is that they have to pay for others who could work to live like kings and then show the main character completely falling apart and breaking down in floods of tears.<br /><br />Then a grave sounding voice over could say: "This is what is being done to sick people right now by the government, anyone can get sick at any time, and if you do this is the living hell your life will be like because of current government policy."<br /><br />Then the challenge would be aim then would be to somehow make the video go viral and reach people who believe everything the tabloids and the TV says about benefits to counter that untrue narrative. I have no idea how that could be done.Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-64771150199868117452011-09-10T14:01:17.640+01:002011-09-10T14:01:17.640+01:00Someone say trolls? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Someone say trolls? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwGFalTRHDAMason Dixon, Autistichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799959037314750427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-57199344632163528312011-09-09T22:12:37.639+01:002011-09-09T22:12:37.639+01:00TWAT THE TROLLTWAT THE TROLLgrrrrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-9952209598229296212011-09-09T20:24:59.088+01:002011-09-09T20:24:59.088+01:00I’ve just broken my porcelain money piggy there’s ...I’ve just broken my porcelain money piggy there’s hardly enough for a loaf of bread :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-78301264663799621142011-09-09T18:57:23.286+01:002011-09-09T18:57:23.286+01:00Well yeah it would have to be paid posts obviously...Well yeah it would have to be paid posts obviously but why dont we.Everybody on here must know someone else who is sick/disabled long term or whichever and if we dont bloody do it nobody else will.There are lots of lobby groups around to take reference and advice from bikers for example have lobby groups (Mag..bmf..nabd etc).aimed at fighting legislation and they are bloody good at it.They took the fight to Brussells years ago with fullystaffed offices there too all paid for by donation and fund raising.There must be other sorts of lobby groups too.<br />WE NEED to do it because nobody else will.Lets get it going .One brick is all a wall needs to get started and a quid each from us all gets it goingand we could direct debit a quid a week each in to funding this surely fighting back is worth this .Come on folks there must be some of you out there who have the experience and the skills to get it rolling .WE could put paid ads in papers to publicise it ..articles in magazines such as saga and who knows what else...facebook ..social media.Lets use what we have,what we know and who and what we are.WE aint scroungers..we didnt cause the economic plight and we wont be bloody blamed any bloody longer RIGHT. WE need a page of its own on here as a first step.I aint got much money myself,i know none of us have, but i will put my money in if we get it going .WE have to do it. WE have nothing to lose.sarcboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-69044018544573410942011-09-09T18:28:55.631+01:002011-09-09T18:28:55.631+01:00sarcboy - I'll do it. Desperately need some ca...sarcboy - I'll do it. Desperately need some cash now though, so am going to have to start thinking about earning money somehowSue Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-41909842975893787142011-09-09T17:49:51.249+01:002011-09-09T17:49:51.249+01:00FYI Gordy, I got offered two free lunches today - ...FYI Gordy, I got offered two free lunches today - for my tireless efforts to open the eyes of numpties like you. Go figure eh?Sue Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-54818954186164091222011-09-09T16:41:30.845+01:002011-09-09T16:41:30.845+01:00How about this then as a suggestion.How many are t...How about this then as a suggestion.How many are there who are sick and disabled who claim any benefit?How many of those are there who dont? What do big companies and those who seek some sort of influence on parliment use?Lobbiest thats who proper proffesional lobbysists.Well then why dont we.WE could all contribute say 1 pound a week each in to a properley run and audited fund to employ lobbyists on OUR behalf.<br />Proper representation by US for US.Dont ask why ask WHY THE HELL NOT.WE could and should have someone who WE know works for OUR interests not some govt funded quango who purprts to reperesent us but in reality is vying for govt funded work to MISrepresent us.FIGHT BACK on our terms not thiers.We will all have nothing in the end so we have nothing to lose here...WE could ,in theory,even apply for charitable status...Want a job sue??? Anyone else???sarcboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-68199138446605470592011-09-09T16:27:55.036+01:002011-09-09T16:27:55.036+01:00(That last comment was my Mum, lol)(That last comment was my Mum, lol)Sue Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-49329369908077797642011-09-09T16:21:14.617+01:002011-09-09T16:21:14.617+01:00Obviously the trolls cannot defend this indefencib...Obviously the trolls cannot defend this indefencible government <br />so have decided the best line of defence is atttack. They must be<br />very worried.Sue Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-35510239380548133332011-09-09T16:07:47.639+01:002011-09-09T16:07:47.639+01:00WEll that is the trouble...people do not believe i...WEll that is the trouble...people do not believe it will happen to them.Someday it just might and in a lot of cases it probably will then eyes will open.There will be no help unlesssss you have private health insurance ,watch out for the adverts to appear on tv soon and legislation in parliment to make it compulsory with all the bullshit from Landsley etc,but even that will not protect you if the american model is anything to go by.<br />Its not just in one sphere of our lives that the changes are planned behind our backs ,behind closed doors, by people we put in power its all about big business and the freemarket policys of both goverments over the last 20 years.HOW the hell can it be my fault that just because i and others became ill that the world and countrys economy has gone to hell and why do people believe this crap.The answer of course is the govt control the media by way of briefings and leaks and scapegoating the weak and vulnerable is a tried and tested way of diverting attention away from thier real policys which are to sell everything to the highest bidder and avail themselves of various consultancy fees and bungs along the way.Atos has cost us more that what it saves and there is the hidden costs of ruined lives not yet factored in.The health service has been on the list for years with PFI initiatives that we know at best are useless and it worst are ponzi schemes and organised corporate fraud that even some of those who believed in them are now realising.Taking much needed benefits ,or in my case just the one as not all claiments receive more than one,is a social crime against the sick and disabled.Take the money back we gave to the banks to bail them out and use it to help those who need it most and maybe there would be a little bit of respect for those we put in power to WORK FOR US.Jail the casino bankers and criminal hedge fund fraudsters and we would stop the legalised looting there and then and actually put people in the banks who will use the money for its intended purpose that was and is to lend out to businesses wether small,medium or large to invest and get the economy working again not to hand out bigger bonus payments or hang on to as capital deposits.As i said taking away my much needed benefit will not solve to worlds woes ,it will however leave me penniless as it will all the others and then when we have nothing we have nothing to lose and 2 million sick and disabled are then in a position to really make there voices heard we will have nothing to lose and no bloody choice....are you listening know Cameron,Osborne,Clegg etc etc because you BLOODY should .Remember this you can take away benefits but we can and will take away your power and jobs at the next election we are voters and most have families who are and will be affected (how many million will that be then eh)and all of us will REMEMBER YOU.WE HAVE ONE VOICE WE WILL MAKE IT HEARD AND WE WILL REMEMBER YOU.............SARCBOYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-21183109363078941092011-09-09T11:18:51.759+01:002011-09-09T11:18:51.759+01:00The big problem is - people don't know its hap...The big problem is - people don't know its happening, and don't believe it if you tell them. All they see is screaming headlines about '4m scrounging families'. Tell them people assessed as too severely disabled to work are to be cast adrift and it isn't believed.<br /><br />But perhaps the only effective message is an appeal to self-interest. These changes will affect EVERYBODY that falls ill, gets cancer, has a stroke, suffers a serious injury, develops MS, Parkinson's and myriad other neurological disorders, has a disabled child, suffers from acute arthritis, a heart condition, diabetes, etc., etc. AND all those whose partner or parent or child is affected in this way at any time in the future.<br /><br />So it's not just an issue for half a million severely disabled people.<br /><br />It could be YOU.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05734567998498546059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-65521501039277297452011-09-09T07:28:35.172+01:002011-09-09T07:28:35.172+01:00Phnarr! Great comments from weareallbonkers, sarc...Phnarr! Great comments from weareallbonkers, sarcboy, Deborah, Jane, Health Etcetera and especially superfurryandy. Apologies to anyone I've missed. I could stick stamps to envelopes; I spent an afternoon doing that for a small charity before my first breakdown, and it wasn't bad at all. Unfortunately, anyone *forcing* me to stick stamps to envelopes would get their throat cut, that's the rub.Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-89427947392499739292011-09-08T22:27:32.465+01:002011-09-08T22:27:32.465+01:00All political parties have but one intent and that...All political parties have but one intent and that is to rule NOT represent.All of them use the media to force opinion and to use the media to smokescreen the voters so they can continue to rule END OF.People who think that because i became ill and claim a benefit (note i say benefit as contrary to public perception not all claimants as entitled to everything going) then i am in any way responsible for the sate of the countrys and the worlds fucked up economy is an idiot.Fact.The trouble is these idiots do two things they bolster up the ideology of scapegoating by politicians in order to further the smokescreen and they become enabalers.They enable the criminally run banking system to steal all our money (what happened to the billions we gave em to bail out the failing banks...answer bonus payments and cash reserves...So yes believe all the tripe that the benefits system is to blame for all the worlds financial problems and whilst you breath in the smokescreen DEMOCRACY is being stolen from us but hey as long as you fuckwits have someone else to blame then you wont see its end.Then when the future you didnt see coming bites you on the arse dont bleat that you are sick or jobless of homeless because the economy is screwed and OHHH guess what there is no help at all and you are living in a cardboard box and you cant get medical care cos nobody bloody cares and you dont have the private health insurance(see america and thier system)to get you in to hospital well lets see who you fuckin blame then eh.Do any of you trolls think that we chose to be sick you ignorant bastards..would you want to be in pain everyday with no cure and have very little money or any prospects of bettering your life if so fine chose it ..if not count your blessings and get on with your lives.Oh and another thing wake up and remember DEMOCRACY is dead and you stupid people let it happen cos if you REALLY believe the sick and disabled are REALLY to blame for the economic ills then they have bloody won and hmmm guess what you will be the next scapegoats and you bloody deserve to be.Why cos you believe any old shit the politocos tell you while they are robbing the store.sarcboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-16145862082789250772011-09-08T22:13:27.933+01:002011-09-08T22:13:27.933+01:00Gordon Brown comments are obviously not from THE G...Gordon Brown comments are obviously not from THE Gordon Brown, just like the Justine King Comments are not from THE Justine King.<br /><br />I class Justine as a friend and - like you are Sue - she is a good person. <br /><br />Good luck Sue. Rob SutherlandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-70749670233580773472011-09-08T22:08:30.099+01:002011-09-08T22:08:30.099+01:00Anyone who thinks the GFC was caused by socialism ...Anyone who thinks the GFC was caused by socialism and that Labour in government were socialist has absolutely no clue about politics - read up on neoliberalism, it's what's been ruling (and ruining) us for the last three decades and more, regardless of party politics. Or continue to feel you're making a point by smugly trolling on the internet. Up to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-82819050251206730152011-09-08T22:07:18.539+01:002011-09-08T22:07:18.539+01:00Stamps are self-sticking so no licking needed if y...Stamps are self-sticking so no licking needed if you do you will then have to put more glue on so doubling the cost and time. Not very cost effective! Putting them on upside-down or skew is also a problem as is putting them on the wrong side. These things take years of training you know. Does anyone still use stamps anyway? I have not liked a stamp in ten years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-24885502542219521512011-09-08T21:57:01.403+01:002011-09-08T21:57:01.403+01:00A form of socialism does work look at Scandinavian...A form of socialism does work look at Scandinavian society. Humans are social animals and therefore we care about other people. Right-wing idealists need to wake up and see that solipsism, selfishness and greed is the road to ruin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-80405157881237912052011-09-08T21:56:07.346+01:002011-09-08T21:56:07.346+01:00Deborah - me too!! OK, I have an English Lit degre...Deborah - me too!! OK, I have an English Lit degree, and an MCSE but a bit o stamp licking would see me right!! <br />(It's just another DWP scam to see me off with glue poisoning really....)<br /><br />#degree #crohn's #fitforwork #justlazySue Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-35123965783721508822011-09-08T21:44:51.109+01:002011-09-08T21:44:51.109+01:00Jobs licking stamps? Where? I'd like an applic...Jobs licking stamps? Where? I'd like an application form...Deborahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-53879965319108149922011-09-08T21:42:56.880+01:002011-09-08T21:42:56.880+01:00obviously overspill from daily mail right wing com...obviously overspill from daily mail right wing commentors ,cus there hasn't been a benefit fraud to comment on lately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-9779404226880715392011-09-08T21:36:53.796+01:002011-09-08T21:36:53.796+01:00Well said, Sue.
DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS.Well said, Sue.<br /><br />DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com