Comment: IDS and the DWP can run, but they can’t hide

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Sue Marsh writes about the DWP's refusal to send anyone on the radio to debate her on the ESA cuts.

I’ve just heard the Department for Work and Pensions has refused to send anyone to Radio 4’s You and Yours show on BBC Radio 4 tomorrow (12 noon) to defend and debate with me the changes we exposed in #esaSOS.

Despite leading barristers saying they are illegal and professors of medicine saying they are immoral and unworkable, the DWP haven’t answered a single point we raised. Again.

It’s remarkable. People are suffering – 140,000 people have been proven to have been unfairly stripped of their livelihood. We challenge them, they don’t even deny we’re right, but they sit there in their ivory towers and say, “so sue us”.

Well, DWP, we will and if you think I’ll stop at defeating you on ESA you’re wrong. I’ll make sure every last one of you is held personally accountable for the horrific assault you’re inflicting on vulnerable people in the UK who need you most.

In the next few weeks, I will release stories proving you are liars and cheats. I promise, you will not be able to hide from these. You will have no defence, no one to blame but yourselves. And yes, I’ll do it from my hospital bed, and yes, I’ll do it fed into my central line, and yes, I will win.

And think on this DWP – you’ve left me the whole show to say what I like unopposed.

This article was originally published on Sue’s blog, “Diary of a Benefit Scrounger”; follow Sue on Twitter: @suey2y.

See also:

• ESA SOS: Another day, another attack on disabled people – January 17th, 2013

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64 Responses to “Comment: IDS and the DWP can run, but they can’t hide”

  1. Newsbot9

    Nope, the retirement funds come out of current revenue, as designed. As ever, you’re making excuses about why you’re trying to abolish the state pension.

    People chose not to go onto the massively punitive JSA for a reason!

  2. Newsbot9

    Ah yes, in yoiur brain 50% would be “fair”. No, in reality 10% of appeals succeeding would be a scandal, 40% is wilful incompetence, at best.

    Pensions are funded out of current spending, as ever. This is as how it’s designed. And you’re talking about how you wanted to give them 2.6k, and do away with their JSA, maternity pay, a big chunk of the NHS, etc. You can’t count!

  3. Newsbot9

    LB? He’s to the right of you on most issues, your slap-fight is amusing.

    And no, you’re both equally responsible.

  4. Newsbot9

    You didn’t read LFF back then, I see.

    And welcome to the concept of the rich paying more in a recession.

  5. Newsbot9

    No, your ponzi fraud is yours. Stop trying to socialise the costs. YOU are screwing people, stop blaming the other!

    And no, Beveridge gave up eugenics, as you have not. Thanks for admitting what you want for the disabled, though.

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