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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Aruntraveller on January 29, 2020, 09:28:56 AM

Title: Murdering Inglorious Bastards
Post by: Aruntraveller on January 29, 2020, 09:28:56 AM

Read this and weep.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/28/disabled-man-starved-to-death-after-dwp-stopped-his-benefits

There have been reports for quite a few years now of this inhuman treatment of people in our own country.

I do hope it will give those people, either in government who enabled these actions, or their supporters who sanctioned the actions, some pause for thought.

Title: Re: Murdering Inglorious Bastards
Post by: jeremyp on January 29, 2020, 07:43:43 PM

I'm totally ashamed at what has become of my country.

Title: Re: Murdering Inglorious Bastards
Post by: Udayana on January 30, 2020, 11:29:45 AM

Quote from: jeremyp on January 29, 2020, 07:43:43 PM

I'm totally ashamed at what has become of my country.

Clearly it doesn't have to be the way it is. Politics is the problem, we are promised progress but, in practice, what is put in place is not fit for purpose.

Often the systems set up are not even legal:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/29/dwp-loses-court-fight-over-treatment-of-severely-disabled