tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post6725941065809682242..comments2023-07-04T16:57:28.929+01:00Comments on Where's the Benefit?: A letter from my MPLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714918894319998184noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-38476439032093085202011-01-07T21:03:45.338+00:002011-01-07T21:03:45.338+00:00What a load of twaddle. As for helping them by loo...What a load of twaddle. As for helping them by looking at the consultation regarding the changes in the DLA, that's a joke as well.<br /><br />Way back in 2008 I attended a meeting for the consultation paper for the then new ESA. Many folk who attended the consultation aired serious questions relating to the new ESA. We were all told that nothing would be finalised because they have 35,000 consultation papers to look through first before deciding and this would take several weeks.<br /><br />The whole consultation exercise was the biggest farce ever, as come the following working day the decision to implement the new ESA was in the media.<br /><br />Any consultation exercise it appears is just that, an exercise and for the government to be able to say, "well we did ask the people their views".<br /><br />I personally was disgusted as it obviously showed that they had not taken a blind bit of regard to the views of the people who had taken the time to fill out the consultation papers and attend the actual consultation meeting.<br /><br />I won't be filling out any consultation paper again, a waste of time because the government will do what they have decided (probably well before the consultation papers go out) anyway, our views do not matter. The government keep saying our views do matter but personal experience, tells me otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-6986091462860148442011-01-07T17:42:15.090+00:002011-01-07T17:42:15.090+00:00If ATOS have been TOLD to chuck off as many people...If ATOS have been TOLD to chuck off as many people as possible and ordered to reduce by 20% - Then that is saying that they are going to be blatantly UNFAIR because to choose a number means that they are not doing it to care for people - It means they have decided some people aren't worth it - And should be thrown away no matter whatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-74622733699895467742011-01-07T16:42:35.096+00:002011-01-07T16:42:35.096+00:00Yes, I interpreted "... and that it enables s...Yes, I interpreted "... and that it enables support to be targeted to those with the greatest need." to mean the least number possible too. <br /><br />We can't trust any of them, IMHO.Pamela Stockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355260804155394484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-55743562177575201302011-01-07T16:12:38.344+00:002011-01-07T16:12:38.344+00:00Write back, including the words "I am not stu...Write back, including the words "I am not stupid". Seriously, he needs to explain how denying people in care homes mobility promotes their independence.Jannoreply@blogger.com