Monthly Archives: April 2015

Conservatives, cruelty and the collective unconscious

Posted on April 30, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Originally posted on Politics and Insights:
This offensive image mocks the Stroke Association’s Act FAST poster – illustrating each of the charity’s three signs of a stroke, “Face, Arms and Speech”, with a picture of Ed Miliband, being mocked as…

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Grant Shapps accused of editing Wikipedia pages (for his own ends of course – allegedly)

Posted on April 21, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from The Guardian on line Grant Shapps did not respond after he was sent a detailed exposition of the changes made by Contribsx. Photograph: Ray Tang/Rex  Online encyclopedia administrators block user account believed to be run by Tory party … Continue reading →

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Victorian Tory education policy: no disabled, no redheads and young children in forced isolation

Posted on April 19, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Originally posted on Pride's Purge:
(not satire – it’s Tory Britain!) The Tories are rapidly taking us back to Victorian times in many ways – not least in our schools. First of all they openly say that children in wheelchairs shouldn’t…

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New tactics from the DWP workers. 

Posted on April 17, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Originally posted on The poor side of life:
Every week we hear new stories of how the DWP workers try to trick people into receiving a sanction. We aren’t easily shocked anymore but if you haven’t heard of these tactics…

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21 days to go

Posted on April 16, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Watch the video David Cameron thinks that saying “think of all the things we’ve done in the last five years” is a boast. But when people do think about the last five years, they remember a hike in VAT, the … Continue reading →

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Victory for sanctions enquiry

Posted on April 14, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from Change.org Few of us, I am sure, can forget the tragic and appalling death (by DWP sanctions) of  David Clapson https://www.change.org/p/david-cameron-hold-an-inquiry-into-benefit-sanctions-that-killed-my-brother His sister, Gill Thompson took to Change.org to petition David Cameron for an enquiry into the benefit sanctions … Continue reading →

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The election helpline

Posted on April 13, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

just a little bit of fun … It’s the early hours of the morning. In number 10 Downing Street, just call me Dave picks up the ‘phone. His hand shakes as he nervously dials the number … A calming female … Continue reading →

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George…I think I’ve found out where the moneys coming from.

Posted on April 13, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from Commons debate – Daily Hansard Take it away Lisa … UK Poverty [Mr David Crausby in the Chair] 2.30 pm Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab): It has been almost five years since the coalition Government took office, so we … Continue reading →

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So, where’s the money coming from George? (part 2)

Posted on April 13, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

The meek  Rich tory supporters shall INHERIT the Earth First the science bit, courtesy of HMRC … Inheritance Tax is paid if a person’s estate (their property, money and possessions) is worth more than £325,000 when they die. This is … Continue reading →

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So, where’s the money coming from George? (Part one)

Posted on April 12, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from PCS website The PCS ‘Out of the mouths of babes’ campaign to end child maintenance charges got a step closer to its goal when Labour pledged to bring forward a review of the policy. Charges introduced by the … Continue reading →

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