tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post641835245608998648..comments2023-07-04T16:57:28.929+01:00Comments on Where's the Benefit?: Cuts Kill. Again.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714918894319998184noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-58453588910110139892011-11-19T18:39:04.397+00:002011-11-19T18:39:04.397+00:00The Tories hands are dripping with the blood of in...The Tories hands are dripping with the blood of innocents and their crimes are stacked to heaven.Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-7206467955458211232011-11-09T14:06:45.254+00:002011-11-09T14:06:45.254+00:00Well that's a fresh one to send along to Tanni...Well that's a fresh one to send along to Tanni Grey-Thompson. =8-(DeusExMacintoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728119585120029111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-57928710404231803662011-11-09T12:38:56.918+00:002011-11-09T12:38:56.918+00:00Jan - that's the issue I have. I have no diagn...Jan - that's the issue I have. I have no diagnosis, therefore, it can't be as serious as I make it out to be.Sofiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475532902290125145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-69595788392210482722011-11-09T11:34:02.796+00:002011-11-09T11:34:02.796+00:00@Sofie
In theory, yes. However a lack of formal ...@Sofie<br /><br />In theory, yes. However a lack of formal diagnosis, something that is perfectly usual with a lot of conditions, is another thing that Atos and the DWP just "don't like" and use to deny claims if they happen to feel like it. One that a lot of people fall foul of is the "if you're not currently receiving treatment you can't be ill" rule. It's shite, but they claim to believe it as it suits their purpose.Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-77787881261465014902011-11-09T03:05:35.366+00:002011-11-09T03:05:35.366+00:00I agree with Lisa, we shouldn't judge from a s...I agree with Lisa, we shouldn't judge from a simple video, that risks reducing us to ATOSs level. I'm not sure that 'lacking brain function' should be taken literally, I think he was just trying to find a way to describe some sort of intellectual incapacity.<br /><br />However we look at it, it's just so desperately sad, and it scares me that it may be the first of many more, added on top of what we already face with the post-WCA suicides.DavidGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734028655032503805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-3825625478416745262011-11-08T23:32:08.582+00:002011-11-08T23:32:08.582+00:00@Indigo Jo:
It's impossible to form an opinio...@Indigo Jo:<br /><br />It's impossible to form an opinion about her competency in such a short video. Especially when you take into account the fact that so many people are shy and wouldn't talk if a camera was pointed at them and would allow a partner to speak for them.<br /><br />I'm not saying that it's not murder/suicide; but I think that if people who knew them believe it's a suicide pact then they're in a better position than us to make a presumption.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714918894319998184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-45393705528469404512011-11-08T22:13:36.231+00:002011-11-08T22:13:36.231+00:00I thought the diagnosis was irrelevant and benefit...I thought the diagnosis was irrelevant and benefits were based on what you can and can't so...Sofiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475532902290125145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-66697273056421146462011-11-08T20:06:04.473+00:002011-11-08T20:06:04.473+00:00Having watched that video, I'm not wholly conv...Having watched that video, I'm not wholly convinced that this was a "suicide pact". She does not say a word except occasionally just to agree with him, and he talks of her lacking "brain functions", hence her inability to read and write or have any kind of job. I sympathise with the point about them being failed by the benefits system, but I'm not convinced that she was capable of entering a suicide pact (or any other kind of agreement) with valid consent. This could well have been a murder-suicide.Indigo Johttp://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-53212814388241191372011-11-08T20:04:30.584+00:002011-11-08T20:04:30.584+00:00They seem like a lovely couple. This is gut-wrenc...They seem like a lovely couple. This is gut-wrenchingly sad.Jannoreply@blogger.com