I have joined the autumnal club of retirement in which I am still a mere stripling, my leaves just starting to turn. Even so, my life is now subject to impromptu grunts and groans as bits of me approach their sell by date, seemingly quicker than other bits. Picking things up or sitting down, it’s […]
Month: March 2020
The Ugly Truth About UNIVERSAL CREDIT.
Originally posted on The poor side of life:
Dear readers its Thursday and most of us are on lockdown. I did take a walk down to Ashton but I was unable to hand much out food wise because I have no spare cash, none at all but I did the best that I could do…
#Housebound #ESA and Surviving #Coronavirus
Originally posted on jaynelinney:
I am one of an unknown number of people unable to leave their home for much or all of the time; I live with a number of Chronic conditions all of which mean I function on a High dose of Medication. This is a person post outlining the problems I, along…
Tory Genocide – Mission Creep
Herd Immunity – noun – ‘the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through vaccination.’“the level of vaccination needed to achieve herd immunity varies by disease”. Boris Johnson – herd immunity – do nothing. Let the […]
DWP Coronavirus procedures. Important.
Originally posted on The poor side of life:
DWP Virus info 13/03/20 For people already claiming support Special arrangements will be in place for people in receipt of benefits who cannot attend reassessments or jobcentre appointments because they are required to stay at home or are infected by coronavirus. • Claimants who cannot attend a…
64 year old man told to apply for universal credit but not told how to. Digital systems don’t and will never work for everyone.
Originally posted on The poor side of life:
Dear readers it’s Thursday again. We had to finish this week’s demo early because it was freezing cold and I’ve got a poorly daughter at home. As usual we handed out all except one of the food parcels before the demo started, I took the remaining one…
The enemies of peace and of the people…
I was born in 1951, I grew up in a Greater London suburban town called Eastcote, which was made possible by the revolution in travel that was the London underground. Eastcote Underground station was opened in 1906, one of the vital commuter lines to feed London’s ever growing need for workers, aided not least by […]
Price hikes of sanitizing gel throws perverse incentives of neoliberalism into sharp relief
Originally posted on Politics and Insights:
Demand for hand sanitizer is surging around the globe as the new coronavirus spreads, prompting retailers to ration supplies and online vendors, despicably, to hike prices. Many high street shops and pharmacies have no stocks left at all. There are also price hikes on antibacterial hand wash. The surge…
Sanctioned for six weeks because they didn’t have a mobile phone.
Originally posted on The poor side of life:
Dear readers I cant believe it we’ve got sunshine even though its freezing cold. My thoughts go out to everyone that is street homeless or can’t afford to heat their homes. I’ve been there, I know exactly what it feels like. This week was busy and we…
Fear and Loathing in Great Britain 