tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post5962114477558476376..comments2024-03-28T09:16:33.241+00:00Comments on Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Withhold Royal Assent from the Welfare Reform BillSue Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-5404799521351110462012-02-17T01:29:35.575+00:002012-02-17T01:29:35.575+00:00Hi All,
The taking down of various disability web...Hi All,<br /><br />The taking down of various disability websites has caused a lot of problems for people with disabilities over the past couple of years. Many are housebound and rely on the internet for support and advice.<br /><br />Whoever is behind such cowardly attacks is despicable.<br /><br />However, they have done a favour to some sites, as protocols are now in place to reproduce identical sites on a two for one basis should any further of these scum try to take down websites.<br /><br />By that I mean any further disruption of certain disability sites will result in two of the same being automatically uploaded. An online backup for insurance purposes. Each site removed will result in a two fresh identical ones going back up. EVERY TIME. We may be disabled, but we still have some fight left!<br /><br />In a touch of irony here for those in the know....<br /><br />'Everyone needs a backup plan!'<br /><br />As for our own small contribution centralising a definitive database, and collating the evidence required to make a prosecution of those responsible, www.calumslist.org is back online.<br /><br />Kindest regards,<br /><br />Calum.<br /><br />www.calumslist.org<br /><br />P.S. The subscribers to the www.calumslist.org site WANT to remove it, but will only do so once welfare reform is made fit-for-purpose and stops killing people.Calumhttp://www.calumslist.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-12763901160775834972012-02-14T10:20:22.936+00:002012-02-14T10:20:22.936+00:00I can confirm that it was a very sophisticated hac...I can confirm that it was a very sophisticated hack, not the usual brute force attack and involved far more than just breaking in to the server and throwing the files around, they pulverised every file in the folder to metaphorical powder, bagged it up and removed it while wearing forensic suits :(<br /><br />Fortunately, all the signatories contact details were encrypted, so whoever hacked the site has not got access to them and I have a full back up of all signatories, (apart from ones that signed in the last couple of hours before the hack), and the final set will be printed out and sent to HRH before the end of the week.Philhttp://www.socialwarriors.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-81555640660426240102012-02-09T12:26:36.083+00:002012-02-09T12:26:36.083+00:00I was a security specialist before my ill health r...I was a security specialist before my ill health retirement and i would think that the hacker is from the government <br />Pat's e-petition will also be taken down should she reach the 1000'000 mark i would think<br />Hopefully calum will stop by to confirm what HE thinks about this attack <br /><br />You have to keep a open mind on the net as there are to many Anonymous people posting and without the right skills of the blog owner most posts could be void as there from the same personAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-24898462654498003102012-02-09T11:44:08.581+00:002012-02-09T11:44:08.581+00:00Have also just seen that calumslist has been targe...Have also just seen that calumslist has been targeted too. Definitely suspicious now, especially as the "hacker" has made a monumental error in his leet speak terminology! No real hacker would write "noob" with capital o's, standard form is either "n00b" or "nub".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-26191252793331490732012-02-09T11:29:59.608+00:002012-02-09T11:29:59.608+00:00I saw that too :( The more troubling thing is that...I saw that too :( The more troubling thing is that both the choice of target and the style of writing don't really fit with your average hacker's modus operandi. They tend to go for much more high profile sites and at the very least they know the correct usage of "leet speak" The phrase "Damn! Th3 Viper Pwns u" is far too well spoken (for want of a better term) and comes accross more like someone trying to make it seem like a random hack rather that a genuine one (as that calling card would be greatly mocked by anyone with any real hacking links.<br /><br />Before anyone says anything, I'm not a hacker, I just used to knock around with some when I was younger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-58399637849907919862012-02-09T10:51:30.670+00:002012-02-09T10:51:30.670+00:00You're right letting an unelected unqalified s...You're right letting an unelected unqalified single person stop the passage of a law passed by the elected parliament just because it's a bad bill is far more democratic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-41435901468611395462012-02-09T08:45:21.351+00:002012-02-09T08:45:21.351+00:00Wtf! You having a laugh, what democracy is that th...Wtf! You having a laugh, what democracy is that then? Some warped logic you're using there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-31462615767886026332012-02-08T21:03:36.668+00:002012-02-08T21:03:36.668+00:00Who would hack the petition?! I just went to see h...Who would hack the petition?! I just went to see how many signatures were there and got "Damn ! Th3 Viper Pwnz u"<br /><br />I hope they rot in hell whoever they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-44679879893130338462012-02-06T20:10:14.193+00:002012-02-06T20:10:14.193+00:00done. may it raise awareness to critical mass and ...done. may it raise awareness to critical mass and at the very least get the WRB and the way that benefit decisions are made and conducted competently reviewed.cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-42287090216454039942012-02-06T10:33:00.973+00:002012-02-06T10:33:00.973+00:00I disagree with this Bill as much as anyone but I ...I disagree with this Bill as much as anyone but I will not sign a petition asking for democracy to be sacrificed to stop it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-2832671531287440502012-02-05T17:40:48.471+00:002012-02-05T17:40:48.471+00:00'Lazy Cow' syndrome spoof video becomes in...'Lazy Cow' syndrome spoof video becomes internet hit<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9062318/Lazy-Cow-syndrome-spoof-video-becomes-internet-hit.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-75003120553185624782012-02-05T14:20:20.889+00:002012-02-05T14:20:20.889+00:00Wheelie is right the queen does know of our plight...Wheelie is right the queen does know of our plight which is true but could never do anything about it even if she could she wouldn't <br /><br />Of course if things got bad and the suicide death toll was to rise to a level that she was to read about in one of papers then that's another story and would have a private word in the prime ministers ear <br /><br /><br />Sort of on the lines off that your welfare reform bill is causing much death and anxiety with the public and i think it needs addressing before it gets out of hand<br /><br />That is the sort of reply that the queen would give to her prime minister so that he is more focussed on what IS going on and to what HE thinks is going on which is very big difference <br /><br />Some sick and disabled people across the uk may find that their local DWP department have understanding most do not have however and their is much evilness and cruelty that goes on behind closed doorsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-55946933327941778692012-02-05T11:59:37.252+00:002012-02-05T11:59:37.252+00:00This is one of the most absurd things I've eve...This is one of the most absurd things I've ever heard of. For a start, the Queen has no opportunity or power to withhold assent, it is given at the end of the parliamentary process without any input from the Queen. Secondly, regardless of what you might think of the way the bill has been put forward to parliament, it would utterly unacceptable for our unelected, hereditary and entirely unaccountable head of state to interfere. It's bad enough having the Lords involved, getting the Queen involved would be ten times worse. Third, if she withheld consent that would be the end of the monarchy. Now that's not a bad thing, but that's exactly why it won't happen. Fourth, what makes anyone think the Queen cares one jot about welfare or about this bill?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-64996903217163172672012-02-04T23:20:17.601+00:002012-02-04T23:20:17.601+00:00We sure do need a new political party for this cou...We sure do need a new political party for this country but it will be some years before we make any headway in this directionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-64584521361489791852012-02-04T23:14:46.394+00:002012-02-04T23:14:46.394+00:00I do think thow that the queen will not see this p...I do think thow that the queen will not see this petition as her staff are very very protective of what she gets to see <br /><br />She does on her account read some of the newspapers but anything odd that could cause her a problem or concern then that is most unlikely to get through to her same goes with most of the royal family <br /><br />Their motto has always been one of out of sight out of mindAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-31171120477608701182012-02-04T22:56:21.395+00:002012-02-04T22:56:21.395+00:00I don't think I am the only one here, that thi...I don't think I am the only one here, that thinks my name could well be on your list one of these days, if this is not stopped and soon.<br /><br />I've been saying that for years and I'm still here but that is only because of the help and support i have received by my caring team and the policeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-66376818166803751042012-02-04T22:53:12.179+00:002012-02-04T22:53:12.179+00:00Thank you calum and very much sincerely hope that ...Thank you calum and very much sincerely hope that you are correct that the welfare reforms will be made safe and fit for purpose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-50672840652964508072012-02-04T21:35:05.851+00:002012-02-04T21:35:05.851+00:00Good Evening Fourbanks,
Thank you for the reply. ...Good Evening Fourbanks,<br /><br />Thank you for the reply. Don't worry about the police. We all have tried our best to write, email and plead with our MPs etc. In my own view the only way to get the Ministers to now listen is to properly hold them to account. The senior officer I have been dealing with has taken the matter seriously. At first the police view from a number of forces was that this is a "one off". But when the cross-jurisdictional extent of this fatal welfare reform system is exposed, and the evidence presented, the reaction of a premier force in the UK is to escalate the matter up to a very senior rank.<br /><br />I now have more faith than ever that this welfare reform mess will be made safe and fit for purpose. Not by the chance those Ministers had at respecting democracy, the electorate and for example our second chamber in Parliament - all of which they have ignored, but with the gaolers keys rattling.<br /><br />Many MPs have been sent to prison for what are relatively lesser crimes than having their hands covered with the blood of the weakest in society. That may sound pejorative. But it is based on fact.<br /><br />Kind regards,<br /><br />Calum.<br /><br />Proof of fact at www.calumslist.orgCalumhttp://www.calumslist.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-10822938981357220472012-02-04T21:23:16.272+00:002012-02-04T21:23:16.272+00:00Hi Yell In The Dark,
I have it from the site crea...Hi Yell In The Dark,<br /><br />I have it from the site creator that he was shocked so many people have signed, and the site is almost crashing under the strain.<br /><br />So oddly it might be a good thing it is taking your comment so long to appear.<br /><br />I have a funny feeling that http://withholdtheroyalassent.org/ might just go the whole way and rattle the cages that need rattling.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />CalumCalumhttp://www.calumslist.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-170653315939032902012-02-04T21:19:23.912+00:002012-02-04T21:19:23.912+00:00Hi Sarcboy,
Many thanks for looking at the websit...Hi Sarcboy,<br /><br />Many thanks for looking at the website. It isn't finished yet, but I must congratulate you on being so thorough. Yes there is talk of a new political party. Apparently "soundings" are about to be taken from certain politicians in marginal seats before, and after the May elections to see if any have a conscience and are willing to leave the current political mess that all political parties are in, do the decent thing and help start a political party that is fair and for the electorate, not just a Westminster club for professional politicians of whatever party colour.<br /><br />When I get the link to the new website I will post it on this excellent DoaBS Forum so you can keep up to date. I understand the modest group have promisory notes of funding and are looking for candidates to stand in the 40 of the most marginal seats come the next Westminster election. Should prove interesting ! Especially if several MORE MPs and a couple of Government Ministers are, by then doing jail time. It has happened before, and it will happen again.Calumhttp://www.calumslist.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-61543924266844362552012-02-04T15:21:54.756+00:002012-02-04T15:21:54.756+00:00@ Sue Marsh you blog post DOES say Pam's Petit...@ Sue Marsh you blog post DOES say Pam's Petition, you just need to correct that, when you can. <br /><br />Double KarmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-5337718159626216472012-02-04T14:49:19.012+00:002012-02-04T14:49:19.012+00:00Yes, sorry, me too. I signed yesterday afternoon ...Yes, sorry, me too. I signed yesterday afternoon and haven't had a confirmation. Perhaps a corgi wee'd on something crucial.Findlownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-82404987528005845142012-02-04T14:42:38.446+00:002012-02-04T14:42:38.446+00:00For those having trouble signing the petition, the...For those having trouble signing the petition, the site has posted this:<br /><br />"Could people who have not yet received their confirmation e-mail please check their spam folders as the volume of mail that people signing this petition has generated over a short period of time has possibly triggered the mail as potential spam."<br /><br />I suggest it would also be not in some people's interest to let this petition site function. If so, my answer would be to revert to good old-fashioned pen and ink and post a letter to the Palace. It is, after all, illegal to interfere with the "Royal" Mail!<br /><br />Thank You Calum for all the work you have done.You are truly an inspiration and much needed.<br />I don't think I am the only one here, that thinks my name could well be on your list one of these days, if this is not stopped and soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-83782845672996183272012-02-04T12:11:58.979+00:002012-02-04T12:11:58.979+00:00I think that 40k figure comes from someone, somewh...I think that 40k figure comes from someone, somewhere, calculating from an assumption that taking into account income support, housing benefit, council tax benefits and a broad assumption about disability benefits, and assuming that as a net income 'in the pocket'. Prob. max everything.<br /><br />Then they've looked at the net income of some hypothetical person in full employment with the same net income, and hiked it up to the gross - their income without deductions.<br /><br />Either way. It's just plain silly. Neither hypothetical person exists or can exit. <br /><br />Doesn't stop the chattering class looking at ball park figures and not doing the rational research. <br /><br />For the record, I'm on DLA and I have no independence. I dream of the day I can walk, unaccompanied and unsupported to a local shop to buy a newspaper.Wheeliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798837094383674273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-79818247914561638952012-02-04T10:48:22.711+00:002012-02-04T10:48:22.711+00:00I would like to add that I am very well looked aft...I would like to add that I am very well looked after. The amount I get is perfectly adequate for my needs and I get enough care to live independently, hence my comment about being "lucky".<br /><br />I would however prefer to still be healthly, enjoying my old career (and earning a lot more money!).<br /><br />Some people though do not get the same support, even though they may need it. For instance councils have rationed care to all but the most disabled. People with so called "lesser needs" get nothing where 5 to 10 years ago they were supported. These people are struggling. <br /><br />Tightening criteria will mean they will lose the disability benefit which is helping them cope.<br /><br />That is why, even though I personally have little to fear from the welfare reform bill, am fighting it tooth and nail.Spoonydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530660179706960529noreply@blogger.com