More heat as things get underway in the undeclared rush to the General Election starting with the collapse of the joint Green and SNP party government in the Scottish Parliament when the latters leader just declared a meeting where he called it off, really upsetting the Greens to the point he felt he had to stand down.
That means the SNP have to find a leader who will be the First Minister of the Parliament leading a minority administration relying on support from the other parties measure by measure which may prove...difficult.
Why does it matter elsewhere? Because dissatisfaction is likely to lead to gains in any election for Labour which may well feed into the U.K. General Election and in the event of a Labour victory lead to any becoming Ministers in Government.
Then our Prime Minister decided he needed to declare war on "Sick Note Culture" and those with mental health issues on both Employment and Disability needs benefits which ignored the poor state of mental health services, available of one to one support and lack of employer sympathy for staff with recurring conditions.
He then doubled down by suggesting a total overhaul of Personal Independance Payments in England and Wales suggesting too many with mental health issues were getting it and really people needed equipment, therapy, repayments for services.
Obliviously he'd forgotten Councils can offer Disability Grants for Adaptations and you really need qualified Occupational Therapists to make those kinds of assessment per person based on individual needs of which - oh yes - we have a shortage of.
Many of us can recall similar talk about Disability Living Allowance prior to it being changed in in the 2010's and reassessment of all DLA claimants like me which on the average showed we had more needs than previously thought.
That was supposed to be more sustainable, reduce marginal claims and support the genuinely ill so speaking personally I see this as a cost cutting measure nothing more and a potentially more bureaucratically one having to send in receipts for refunds, apply for coupons for aid and state why for instance having applied for handrails, you reapply 12 months on when if you've moved flat, you won't be taking fittings with you and how many landlords would want you go wild with the screwdriver taking stuff out?
Labour are suggesting they don't favour it but haven't said just what they would do cos really health and social care go together - increasing my independence through proper support reduces the likelihood of me ending up in A&E as a emergency.
Why can't we all agree that and get it integrated?
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