Motability - the farce

The government matched funded private equity to promote prs in Manchester. (The private rented sector). Has led to many major construction schemes, thousands of jobs, major overseas investment and a confidence in the city centre which clearly helps the region. The northern powerhouse is very real.

I go out of my way to recruit long term unemployed, indeed even scallywags from North Manchester estates who have not had much luck. Tens and tens of young lads who have not had a break now working on these schemes been promoted to foremen etc.

before pb accuses me of going off topic this is a perfect example of government investment in the private sector promoting jobs growth in the north and creating not just jobs but careers.

Thanks for the reply mate.

Fair enough and long may it continue and if you go out of your way to look past a less than full CV then fair play to you as more should do the exact same thing.
 
And I hope you and your mrs get the support you deserve. I truly do. . My own mother didn't work for 30 years and used to say to me throughout my childhood. These bastads are going to re assess me and I might loose my benefits. She was on long term sick. There was absolutely fuck all wrong with her except being fat and bone idle. She had the brand new Ford Focus etc, She milked the system for years while having a boyfriend she dint officially live who could be described as rich. What would you say to her?

Maybe if the government can make the necessary cuts they may be able to help more?
She is a bitch and has made people like me life's 10 times harder
 
Well said Karen! And that I believe is what Ian Duncan smith thinks too.

Most right minded folk do but what you have to be careful of not doing is making a policy that is aimed at a miniscule amount of folk, hurting a far bigger majority that are genuinly in need.

Yet again its an example of politicians making a scapegoat out of a section of the population and turning the rest against them to justify a cruel, ill thought out policy.
 
Well said Karen! And that I believe is what Ian Duncan smith thinks too.
People like me are unfairly treated now,i know you don't what to accept it but it is happening to thousands of us.People dying within weeks of being declared not sick enough for dave should be a lesson for them to take more care with this policy of theirs
 
Most right minded folk dombut what you have to be careful of not doing is making a policy that is aimed at a miniscule amount of folk, hurting a far bigger majority that are genuinly in need.

Yet again its an example of politicians making a scapegoat out of a section of the population and turning the rest against them to justify a cruel, ill thought out policy.

Maybe and I genuinely hope people like you, your mrs, rascal, Karen etc get more than you get now! Much more. But 1.1 million in 1992 to 3.2 million now suggest there were a lot like my mother.
 
People like me are unfairly treated now,i know you don't what to accept it but it is happening to thousands of us.People dying within weeks of being declared not sick enough for dave should be a lesson for them to take more care with this policy of theirs

Karen you haven't lost anything yet? And probably won't. You are being assessed which had to happen as too many non genuine cases were occurring.
 
Maybe and I genuinely hope people like you, your mrs, rascal, Karen etc get more than you get now! Much more. But 1.1 million in 1992 to 3.2 million now suggest there were a lot like my mother.

Im not disabled mate and im not in reciept of any benefits. I work and i pay my taxes as does my wife.

Like i said at the start today though, i believe passionately in our welfare state and what it stands for and believe its right we look after those unable to for themselves for reasons out of their control.
 
Karen you haven't lost anything yet? And probably won't. You are being assessed which had to happen as too many non genuine cases were occurring.
ATOS are a stitch up company who get paid for taking people OFF benefits,a lot of people in genuine need have been left high and dry,dave has made it much much harder to appeal,it's not set up to help those genuine cases,i can't keep banging my head against a brick wall trying to get that in your head
Can you tell how shit scared everyone is of these assessments?
 
If she was genuinely taking the piss then I would say to her she is a disgrace, the question I would ask generally is did the people who are qualified to actually judge if she was ill or just a idle scrounger concur that she was fit and healthy...ie the medical profession? I know people do take the piss, infact i could tell you of a couple that I know who are doing I hold them in contempt.

As for the support its simply not there for me and what is out there for her is inadequate and out weighed by the stigma of being dependant on benefits which puts both of us currently a fraction above peadophiles and terrorists in the social acceptability stakes in the eyes of the general population who are happy to believe that were it not for bebefit claimants the countries problems would simply dissapear....nonsense of course but Mr C O and IDS do their upmost to ensure this belief continues to thrive out there.
 
Maybe and I genuinely hope people like you, your mrs, rascal, Karen etc get more than you get now! Much more. But 1.1 million in 1992 to 3.2 million now suggest there were a lot like my mother.

A growing population getting older and older has something to do with it as well mate.

They are not all scroungers as ive been at pains to point out all day.
 
ATOS are a stitch up company who get paid for taking people OFF benefits,a lot of people in genuine need have been left high and dry,dave has made it much much harder to appeal,it's not set up to help those genuine cases,i can't keep banging my head against a brick wall trying to get that in your head
Can you tell how shit scared everyone is of these assessments?

I can't comment on atos as I have no knowledge of them.
 
A growing population getting older and older has something to do with it as well mate.

They are not all scroungers as ive been at pains to point out all day.

I don't suppose they are but 500000 from 3.2 million might be?
 
ATOS are a stitch up company who get paid for taking people OFF benefits,a lot of people in genuine need have been left high and dry,dave has made it much much harder to appeal,it's not set up to help those genuine cases,i can't keep banging my head against a brick wall trying to get that in your head
Can you tell how shit scared everyone is of these assessments?

ATOS are gone love. They made their money and then ditched it.

Maximus are the new boys in town charging the government more over 3 years, £1.6B than the estimated benefit bill would be as it stands, £1B and of course, still in the business of stopping a claim rather than genuinly help someone off benefits and into a meaningful job.
 
I can't comment on atos as I have no knowledge of them.

You seem a decent genuine bloke from what you say.....I think if you had a decent knowledge of ATOS you would be horrified, but the fact you have no knowledge is because the powers that be will do everything they possibly can to hide the true nature of what this company does.
 
ATOS are gone love. They made their money and then ditched it.

Maximus are the new boys in town charging the government more over 3 years, £1.6B than the estimated benefit bill would be as it stands, £1B and of course, still in the business of stopping a claim rather than genuinly help someone off benefits and into a meaningful job.


They aint gone mate.....my partner has her encounter with them this Wednesday at 2.30pm
 
I don't suppose they are but 500000 from 3.2 million might be?

Mate you have to justify those numbers with facts.

Do so and im right behind you with regards to those taking the piss but you cant just pluck a number and sit behind it knowing the vast majority are going to suffer as well.

Its immoral and unfair.

This policy does nothing to get at the heart of an obvious problem as its ill thought out yet again.
 
ATOS are gone love. They made their money and then ditched it.

Maximus are the new boys in town charging the government more over 3 years, £1.6B than the estimated benefit bill would be as it stands, £1B and of course, still in the business of stopping a claim rather than genuinly help someone off benefits and into a meaningful job.
The women that came to see me was from ATOS as was the letter they sent me,she admits there were horror stories but they have new contracts now whatever that means.They don't employ drs now, the assessments are done by nurses,social workers etc,she was an ex paramedic then some suit does the points allocating from their notes and make the decision as to who gets what.I am so stressed i can't tell you
 
They aint gone mate.....my partner has her encounter with them this Wednesday at 2.30pm

Maximus have taken over mate.

ATOS asked for their contract to be cancelled.

Maximus btw have an horrendous worldwide record with accusations of corruption and fraud yet our government felt it right to award tham a huge contract.

Strange yeah?
 

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