Some very good speeches today and some total rubbish, especially from Lord Sawyer about Remploy helping people. I have yet to see a Job Provider who employs disabled people, or in fact employ older people, the Shaw Trust and Remploy have for sometime employed people on the grounds of paying the min of the min wage in other words they pay people the youth rate of the min wage, what you get then are people who have no idea of the real world. I get fed up going to see a New Job provider and I can tell word for word what they will say.
I'm not disabled myself, but I know somebody who is, thats nice.
The fact is at the moment jobs are short and when jobs are sort employers are looking for the best, they do not want some dribbling retard to do the jobs a Polish worker can do ten times better, and yes I do dribble.
The fact is I have seen some people tell me that I should have been put down at birth, but I was fine at birth I had my accident when I was thirty nine.
It's been an eye opener to listen to the Tories in the house of Lords talk about the welfare reforms and listen to the New labour brigade.
Monday, 9 May 2011
Saturday, 7 May 2011
voting over what do we have....
Not a lot has changed in Wales, Labour I suspect will go into a coalition with the Liberals, may as well they messed up in England perhaps labour can help them in Wales, but will the Liberals fall for it.
I was talking about welfare reforms to a councilor at the polling station, ah yes he said I've not noticed to many disabled people, I asked how can you tell if they are disabled, oh he said thinking they drive new cars. Well thats it then if you drive a new car in Wales your disabled.
My friend who has been disabled all his life has been told his contract at a retail Unit will not be renewed this year, he has been working at the place for five years, but he only gets a one year contract.
Then another friend told me he has been laid off as well, he said they had told him they were getting rid of non essential jobs, which is like telling somebody your a waste of time and we are getting rid of you.
Then I hear that a person who works for the council is being let go, as they try to save money now get this, she was told they had to do this to try and keep essential people. Nothing like knowing your getting the sack because your non essential.
I cannot wait to see where the hell I will be going to find work.
I was talking about welfare reforms to a councilor at the polling station, ah yes he said I've not noticed to many disabled people, I asked how can you tell if they are disabled, oh he said thinking they drive new cars. Well thats it then if you drive a new car in Wales your disabled.
My friend who has been disabled all his life has been told his contract at a retail Unit will not be renewed this year, he has been working at the place for five years, but he only gets a one year contract.
Then another friend told me he has been laid off as well, he said they had told him they were getting rid of non essential jobs, which is like telling somebody your a waste of time and we are getting rid of you.
Then I hear that a person who works for the council is being let go, as they try to save money now get this, she was told they had to do this to try and keep essential people. Nothing like knowing your getting the sack because your non essential.
I cannot wait to see where the hell I will be going to find work.
Friday, 6 May 2011
Are you disabled come tell us?????
I'm parplegic but that means nothing these days, nothing at all.
Rising from sitting and transferring from one seated position to another:
Cannot complete both of the following—
(a) rise to standing from sitting in an upright chair without receiving physical assistance from someone else; and
(b) move between one seated position and another seated position located next to one another without receiving physical assistance from someone else
If a claimant can do either one of these activities they are not eligible for the Support Group.
Again, this descriptor reflects a severe restriction of lower and upper limb function. Again, the claimant who has quadriplegia may fulfil these requirements. A claimant with paraplegia who has reasonable upper limb function may not fall into this support group as they may have good ability to independently transfer from one seat to another.
Information must be obtained at the pre-board check to confirm details of their disability and likelihood of restriction of both the rising and transferring activities. (See section 3.3 for further details of assessment at the LCW/LCWRA medical examination of this type of activity).
Rising from sitting and transferring from one seated position to another:
Cannot complete both of the following—
(a) rise to standing from sitting in an upright chair without receiving physical assistance from someone else; and
(b) move between one seated position and another seated position located next to one another without receiving physical assistance from someone else
If a claimant can do either one of these activities they are not eligible for the Support Group.
Again, this descriptor reflects a severe restriction of lower and upper limb function. Again, the claimant who has quadriplegia may fulfil these requirements. A claimant with paraplegia who has reasonable upper limb function may not fall into this support group as they may have good ability to independently transfer from one seat to another.
Information must be obtained at the pre-board check to confirm details of their disability and likelihood of restriction of both the rising and transferring activities. (See section 3.3 for further details of assessment at the LCW/LCWRA medical examination of this type of activity).
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Whom to vote for?
I took a long hard look I have been voting since 1967 elections, Assembly elections, Unions, you name it I've voted at it.
In 2005 I left the Labour party I've supported them from the age of twelve, but after new labour and Blair articles about work shy scroungers within Disability it was time to go.
So whom do I vote for today, Labour in Wales we are told is not labour England, it's easy to say, I cannot in all honesty believe that, they might well sound more left, but I think that has more to do with the coalition. Would Labour back the welfare reforms put in place by the Tories, according to Miliband yes he would, so that's it I will not be voting labour.
I cannot even be bothered about the Tories the hit on the working class, disabled, sick and poor, it's to cut no other reason.
Liberals well they sold out did not even bother taking any of the baggage with them, one minute they are fighting against welfare reforms the next Clegg is telling us they cannot afford it, I cannot be bothered with the Liberals the old Whig beliefs have shown them selves again.
For me right now, I'm leaning toward the local party or independents, they will never control the country and to be honest they make a rubbish job of my council, but they did say welfare reforms was wrong.
But boy it's getting hard to find a reason to vote these days.
In 2005 I left the Labour party I've supported them from the age of twelve, but after new labour and Blair articles about work shy scroungers within Disability it was time to go.
So whom do I vote for today, Labour in Wales we are told is not labour England, it's easy to say, I cannot in all honesty believe that, they might well sound more left, but I think that has more to do with the coalition. Would Labour back the welfare reforms put in place by the Tories, according to Miliband yes he would, so that's it I will not be voting labour.
I cannot even be bothered about the Tories the hit on the working class, disabled, sick and poor, it's to cut no other reason.
Liberals well they sold out did not even bother taking any of the baggage with them, one minute they are fighting against welfare reforms the next Clegg is telling us they cannot afford it, I cannot be bothered with the Liberals the old Whig beliefs have shown them selves again.
For me right now, I'm leaning toward the local party or independents, they will never control the country and to be honest they make a rubbish job of my council, but they did say welfare reforms was wrong.
But boy it's getting hard to find a reason to vote these days.
Is he disabled seems not?
FATHER of five crippled with chronic arthritis, heart disease and gout was told he was fit enough to work as part of a review of disability benefit claimants.
Said Rohamed, aged 64, was forced to give up work at the GKN Hardy Spicer factory in Erdington 15 years ago due to his arthritis.
He has been claiming Disabled Living Allowances (DLA) for care and mobility, currently worth about £400 a month, ever since.
The divorced father, who has three grown-up sons and two daughters, has also suffered a heart attack, survived prostrate cancer and has asthma.
But, following a 20-minute interview with a Department for Work and Pensions doctor, his DLA was stopped because he was deemed fit enough to work.
The decision also meant that Mr Rohamed, who lives alone in a flat in Bridley Drive in Birmingham city centre, would have to give up his mobility scooter
Read More http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2011/05/04/birmingham-disabled-dad-loses-allowances-in-government-crackdown-97319-28629483/#ixzz1LYW8QGNH
Said Rohamed, aged 64, was forced to give up work at the GKN Hardy Spicer factory in Erdington 15 years ago due to his arthritis.
He has been claiming Disabled Living Allowances (DLA) for care and mobility, currently worth about £400 a month, ever since.
The divorced father, who has three grown-up sons and two daughters, has also suffered a heart attack, survived prostrate cancer and has asthma.
But, following a 20-minute interview with a Department for Work and Pensions doctor, his DLA was stopped because he was deemed fit enough to work.
The decision also meant that Mr Rohamed, who lives alone in a flat in Bridley Drive in Birmingham city centre, would have to give up his mobility scooter
Read More http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2011/05/04/birmingham-disabled-dad-loses-allowances-in-government-crackdown-97319-28629483/#ixzz1LYW8QGNH
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
So whom do I vote for.
I have had to listen to a number of parties speaking at my door or in Town, I tend to walk way but to listen to labour tell us that tuitions fee's are a disgrace is interesting, who brought in tuition fee's yes labour.
We are told the sale and the sell off of the NHS will be fought, yet in my small town you can pop in see a doctor pay your £35 be seen get treatments, where as my own GP the appointment can take a month, your seen for twelve minutes and told if you have not finished to make another appointment which takes another month.
To get my blood pressure done, I was informed it would be better if I had it done at a chemist and the phone the results through saving the GP time and pressure.
Go to see a dentist not in my area we still do not have any, and thats all down to labour.
Education we are told labour has done more for education then anyone else, they why is it children are still leaving school unable to read and write.
The Tories are no better thats true, but the difference in ideology between labour and the Tories are now much closer together.
Tomorrow is voting day and I'm not to sure to even bother voting.
We are told the sale and the sell off of the NHS will be fought, yet in my small town you can pop in see a doctor pay your £35 be seen get treatments, where as my own GP the appointment can take a month, your seen for twelve minutes and told if you have not finished to make another appointment which takes another month.
To get my blood pressure done, I was informed it would be better if I had it done at a chemist and the phone the results through saving the GP time and pressure.
Go to see a dentist not in my area we still do not have any, and thats all down to labour.
Education we are told labour has done more for education then anyone else, they why is it children are still leaving school unable to read and write.
The Tories are no better thats true, but the difference in ideology between labour and the Tories are now much closer together.
Tomorrow is voting day and I'm not to sure to even bother voting.
Monday, 2 May 2011
Reading in April
Summary of the Bill
The Bill provides for the introduction of a 'Universal Credit' to replace a range of existing means-tested benefits and tax credits for people of working age, starting from 2013. The Bill follows the November 2010 White Paper, 'Universal Credit: welfare that works', which set out the Coalition Government’s proposals for reforming welfare to improve work incentives, simplify the benefits system and tackle administrative complexity.
Besides introducing Universal Credit and related measures, the Bill makes other significant changes to the benefits system.
Key areas
•introduces Personal Independence Payments to replace the current Disability Living Allowance
•restricts Housing Benefit entitlement for social housing tenants whose accommodation is larger than they need
•up-rates Local Housing Allowance rates by the Consumer Price Index
•amends the forthcoming statutory child maintenance scheme
•limits the payment of contributory Employment and Support Allowance to a 12-month period
•caps the total amount of benefit that can be claimed
The Bill provides for the introduction of a 'Universal Credit' to replace a range of existing means-tested benefits and tax credits for people of working age, starting from 2013. The Bill follows the November 2010 White Paper, 'Universal Credit: welfare that works', which set out the Coalition Government’s proposals for reforming welfare to improve work incentives, simplify the benefits system and tackle administrative complexity.
Besides introducing Universal Credit and related measures, the Bill makes other significant changes to the benefits system.
Key areas
•introduces Personal Independence Payments to replace the current Disability Living Allowance
•restricts Housing Benefit entitlement for social housing tenants whose accommodation is larger than they need
•up-rates Local Housing Allowance rates by the Consumer Price Index
•amends the forthcoming statutory child maintenance scheme
•limits the payment of contributory Employment and Support Allowance to a 12-month period
•caps the total amount of benefit that can be claimed
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