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On the 9th anniversary of her killing, all I want is for Jo’s death not to have been in vain. To be remembered as a moment when we realised the dangers of polarisation, extremism & hate. It doesn’t feel like that at the moment- but she wouldn’t want us to give up. #MoreInCommon

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Leaving the EU was a bad idea 9 years ago but given events since it is an even worse idea today. Damaging to the economy, restrictive to the rights of young people and more isolated in an insecure world. What an expensive waste of a decade.

Indeed - Brexit is the stupidest thing any country has ever done in terms of economic policy. Mike Bloomberg is right. The Trump 2.0 tariffs come close, but at least they’re easier to reverse.

It’s wrong for @UKGov to balance their books on the backs of sick and disabled people. We need Scottish MPs to stand up for #Justice and #Compassion now. #WeDemandBetter povertyalliance.org/news-more-than…

I’ve worked a lot on the welfare reform bill in recent months - in press, radio, and podcasts - but today’s column is everything I need to say:

No Meg Hillier. The most vulnerable people will not be protected. It's not a good deal. It remains a car-crash of an omnishambles, now with an added layer of complicating inequitable fustercluckery. A fine mess they could have avoided if they'd consulted disabled people before

1/3 On BBC Radio Scotland earlier, discussing the UK disability benefit reform car crash of an omnishambles, why ‘concessions’ won’t fix it, just make a bigger unfair mess, & why it makes a bad situation even more complex for Scotland. Segment starts 11.13 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

3/3 May do a 🧵later on the multi-tiered system that could well result for Scottish disabled people & carers & why the UK Government’s case for savage cuts is a house of cards built on a foundation of unsubstantiated assertions, repeated misrepresentations & glaring omissions.

For the avoidance of doubt 1)PIPis not an out of work benefit 2)ironically,many need support of PIP to be able to work 3)the The Labour Party knows this fine but pretends otherwise &4)the rumored concessions create a 2 tier system to placate Labour MPs. Utterly shameless, utterly wrong

Completely correct Sally. Given this has nothing to do with fairness far less dignity it is no surprise the distinct Scottish system has been ignored. All power to you to raise awareness.

“Creating a two-tier system where younger disabled people & those who become disabled in the future will be disadvantaged & denied access to work & education, is morally wrong,”says Sharon Graham 6000 disabled members Glasgow Disability Alliance agree- this is divisive and unfair. #ScrapTheBill

Urging MPs to vote against disability benefit cuts, Andy Burnham calls the government’s concessions “half a u-turn”. “[It] simply can’t be justified to make disabled people your target. Certainly not when you haven’t put out an impact assessment.” He’s right.

“It speaks volumes that Scottish Labour MPs are marking a year in power by pushing 150,000 disabled people into poverty. “Voters were promised change but instead they’re getting austerity cuts that even the Tories didn’t dare impose." Kirsty Blackman dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/…

Accident and emergency waits at best level for almost two years, figures show. buff.ly/rFN0lF8

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Thank you Robin Swann MP for highlighting another failure of The Labour Party government’s bill in ignoring the situation for young people transitioning to adulthood deserving all the opportunities we can offer who will be denied the vital financial support they need.

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👏👏 how very lovely