Brighton protest against welfare cuts (From The Argus)
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Brighton protest against welfare cuts
10:40am Monday 24th October 2011 in News
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MORE than 100 people have protested against welfare cuts for the disabled.
Demonstrators from across Sussex and the south east gathered at Jubilee Square in Brighton as part of the Hardest Hit campaign.
The campaign is organised by the Disability Benefits Consortium and the UK Disabled People’s Council.
The event was held to highlight cuts to local services for disabled people, and to protest against the Government’s Welfare Reforms, which are currently being steered through Parliament.
One of the protesters was Sandra Crouch, a member of the Hastings and Rother Disability Forum.
She suffers from a painful, debilitating condition known as fibromyalgia, and has to use a mobile scooter to get around.
She said: “There is no point in sitting around and complaining.
"You have to get out there and get your voice heard. I rely on this support and taking it away would have a serious impact for me.”
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simon smith
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10:54am Mon 24 Oct 11
NickBrt
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10:55am Mon 24 Oct 11
Real Ultimate Power
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11:35am Mon 24 Oct 11
NickBrt wrote:What, you really think that 'Brussels' Lucas gives a **** about anything but her beloved EU, mass-immigration (she is a member of the 'No Borders' pro-immigration pressure group), travellers and gypsies?
No apparant sign of our MP Lucas it seems? Maybe people with disabilities aren't important enough for her not like druggies, travellers and window-gluers.
You're more likely to see Elvis, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster all together in Churchill Square that you are to see 'Brussels' Lucas in Brighton...
NickBrt
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11:40am Mon 24 Oct 11
graham_Seagull
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12:29pm Mon 24 Oct 11
Real Ultimate Power wrote:oh-oh, its so easy to spot the tories and labour that really do delight in pulling politics into the gutter. How about focussing on the real story to hand instead of using it to libel someone else eh?
NickBrt wrote:What, you really think that 'Brussels' Lucas gives a **** about anything but her beloved EU, mass-immigration (she is a member of the 'No Borders' pro-immigration pressure group), travellers and gypsies?
No apparant sign of our MP Lucas it seems? Maybe people with disabilities aren't important enough for her not like druggies, travellers and window-gluers.
You're more likely to see Elvis, Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster all together in Churchill Square that you are to see 'Brussels' Lucas in Brighton...
Not I didnt vote Green, but I happen to believe there are fair better ways to win an argument then to pull things down to your level.
Have a read of the letter on the letters pages today and THEN tell us constructively how YOU'll be supporting vulnerable people.
==That’s what one person thinks councillors responsible for cuts to health care support should do - read on:
YOUR story on Friday, October 7, highlighting the plight of Peter Adams, severely disabled by muscular dystrophy and facing a loss of care support, is a damning indictment of West Sussex County Council’s programme of pernicious cuts in care support to the most vulnerably in our society. Mr Adams requires 24-hour care.
The council considers five hours is more than enough and has cut his funding accordingly, condemning this poor man to a living hell.
Sadly, his case is but the tip of the iceberg; 4,500 other disabled and elderly people in West Sussex are to lose all their care support.
Thousands more are nearing the end of their lives with little in the way of savings, or with lifelong disabilities such as Downs syndrome and cerebral palsy. They face cuts in care similar to those of Mr Adams.
This shameful state of affairs is part of a programme to save £79 million over the next two years.
Councillors are forcing the disabled and elderly to shoulder 40% of these cuts.
They are wrong in believing these cuts in care support will lead to any savings.
The experience of other councils which have gone down this road is that those like Mr Adams, who lose their care, quickly deteriorate and require far greater medical care in the future.
We pride ourselves on being a civilised society.
Priority cases like that of Mr Adams must come ahead of weekly bin collections, £100,000 salaries for council employees, inflated expense accounts for councillors and the millions spent on consultants, some of whom charge £2,400 a day for their services.
WSCC is one of the most affluent councils in the country, yet its record on care support is one of the worst.
In a recent survey, conducted by Demos , this council came out a lowly 143rd out of 152 councils in England and Wales.
The ruling Conservative councillors who voted for these cuts should hang their heads in shame.
Barry Pickthall, Don’t Cut Us Out Campaign
Andy R
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12:46pm Mon 24 Oct 11
NickBrt wrote:What utter tosh. Were you there? Nah 'course you weren't. Caroline Lucas sent a message of support to the event which was read out to warm applause. She has been one of the most vocal MP's in defence of disability benefits in Parliament. But of course you know this already. When you're on a vendetta you see no problem in piggybacking the interests of disabled people at a rally you couldn't even be bothered to attend yourself.
No apparant sign of our MP Lucas it seems? Maybe people with disabilities aren't important enough for her not like druggies, travellers and window-gluers.
Beneath contempt.
NickBrt
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1:09pm Mon 24 Oct 11
Real Ultimate Power
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1:25pm Mon 24 Oct 11
NickBrt wrote:Yes, yes; quite so. I think the Green's employ people to actively scan stories about 'Brussels' Lucas, and whenever people start to make negative comments, immediately post messages defending 'Dear Leader'.
Andy R if you want anger management therapy it is easily available without ranting on here. I doubt Lucas even knew about the rally, she got some local zombie to write the so called message and send it. The people with disabilities whom I actively support in many ways deserve much more support from this mp. Thank goodness not all of those there are unfortunate enough to live in Lucas' constituency.
The Green's HATE to be reminded that at the same time that 'Clueless' Lucas stated that people who made frequent short-haul flights cause as much damage as stabbing a person, she was flying once a week to her beloved Brussels...
banargustrolls
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1:26pm Mon 24 Oct 11
NickBrt
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1:29pm Mon 24 Oct 11
Andy R
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1:36pm Mon 24 Oct 11
NickBrt wrote:You "doubt" that she even knew about the rally? Well I "doubt" you even lift a finger to support disabled people. See? Easy isn't it.
Andy R if you want anger management therapy it is easily available without ranting on here. I doubt Lucas even knew about the rally, she got some local zombie to write the so called message and send it. The people with disabilities whom I actively support in many ways deserve much more support from this mp. Thank goodness not all of those there are unfortunate enough to live in Lucas' constituency.
So what is this support that Caroline Lucas is not giving that she could be then? I mean....give us some actual facts rather than the speculative bile you've dished out so far.
Breath very definitely not being held, obviously......
NickBrt
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1:43pm Mon 24 Oct 11
Andy R
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1:45pm Mon 24 Oct 11
NickBrt wrote:1-0
Yawn, wake me up when Andy R stops raving. Over and out.
Real Ultimate Power
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2:03pm Mon 24 Oct 11
Andy R wrote:'The Dr. Caroline Lucas Centre For UFO
NickBrt wrote:1-0
Yawn, wake me up when Andy R stops raving. Over and out.
Research'.
More council tax-payers money being p*ssed down the drain by the loons at Brighton Green party...
Andy R
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2:18pm Mon 24 Oct 11
Real Ultimate Power wrote:Thank heavens for that! I was beginning to wonder if the "UFO Centre" hooey was ever going to make an appearance in this discussion.
Andy R wrote:'The Dr. Caroline Lucas Centre For UFO Research'. More council tax-payers money being p*ssed down the drain by the loons at Brighton Green party...NickBrt wrote: Yawn, wake me up when Andy R stops raving. Over and out.1-0
Real Ultimate Power
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2:28pm Mon 24 Oct 11
Andy R wrote:Poor old Green's; they do go into crisis 'damage limitation' mode whenever anybody reminds them of this particular piece of nonsense from 'Dear Leader' . Good thing that are so many people actually HEARD 'Brussels' Lucas call for the establishment of a UFO research centre in Brighton, they can't deny it outright!
Real Ultimate Power wrote:Thank heavens for that! I was beginning to wonder if the "UFO Centre" hooey was ever going to make an appearance in this discussion.
Andy R wrote:'The Dr. Caroline Lucas Centre For UFO Research'. More council tax-payers money being p*ssed down the drain by the loons at Brighton Green party...NickBrt wrote: Yawn, wake me up when Andy R stops raving. Over and out.1-0
Phani Tikkala
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2:28pm Mon 24 Oct 11
NickBrt wrote:Hear hear, the guy's a complete troll
Yawn, wake me up when Andy R stops raving. Over and out.
NickBrt
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2:50pm Mon 24 Oct 11
Andy R
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3:12pm Mon 24 Oct 11
NickBrt wrote:Oh you're back. I thought you'd "checked out" when faced with the challenge of actually having to provide some evidence.
Thanks Phani, glad someone else agrees!!
Troll (Internet) (from Wikipedia)
"In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or OFF-TOPIC messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional respons or of otherwise disrupting normal ON-TOPIC discussion"
Who's been trolling then?
graham_Seagull
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3:18pm Mon 24 Oct 11
Real Ultimate Power wrote:eh? ridiculous!!
NickBrt wrote:Yes, yes; quite so. I think the Green's employ people to actively scan stories about 'Brussels' Lucas, and whenever people start to make negative comments, immediately post messages defending 'Dear Leader'.
Andy R if you want anger management therapy it is easily available without ranting on here. I doubt Lucas even knew about the rally, she got some local zombie to write the so called message and send it. The people with disabilities whom I actively support in many ways deserve much more support from this mp. Thank goodness not all of those there are unfortunate enough to live in Lucas' constituency.
The Green's HATE to be reminded that at the same time that 'Clueless' Lucas stated that people who made frequent short-haul flights cause as much damage as stabbing a person, she was flying once a week to her beloved Brussels...
You have hijacked a valid concern about disability benefits and attempting to colour peoples perceptions of my local MP with a bunch of rubbish.
Look, I didnt even vote for her, I dont work for her, I drive an older BMW so Im not the most green either!
I simply don't like the way that you drag politics down to the lowest level possible - no wonder people back away from becoming involved with politics.
In fact I'd wager that you are politically involved due to the recurrent manner in which you always try to throw up dirt to attach to Lucas. Are you paid to do this? You must have some interest in it aside from being a normal voter as you spend far too much time repeating the same rubbish.
Please go away OR come back with a decent constructive comment and tell your Tory lords that you've been found out.
Servalan
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7:42pm Mon 24 Oct 11
Andy R
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11:29am Tue 25 Oct 11
Servalan wrote:Weak.....so very, very...weak....
Glad to see that the mentally ill not only found time to attend the protest, but also to post on the Argus here about it! Bless.
Hove Central says...
10:43am Mon 24 Oct 11