When I say I don’t care about money, I truly dont. I do care at seeing people I love, respect and care for, struggling to feed not only thieves but their children. Families still suffering due to caps on support, and even finding the food banks that shouldn’t need to exist, virtually empty.
People trying to work being penalised because 0-hour contracts do not support firm hours so no way of budgetting, as no guarantee of hours worked.
People being put in debt as soon as they start to make a claim for the support they are entitled to.
Kids having to beg other extended family for money for food as their parent has already had to do the same and doesn’t dare to ask for more, even though more would be given as long as their family could help
Others with no family to ever ask, that can’t even get the support the law states should be their to prevent such poverty for children and families.
People with disabilities and chronic health scared that the last of their choices, nevermind dignity will be taken from them with the introduction of vouchers, that not only will identify them to all and sundry but will restrict their freedom by preventing them spending money on anything but that, which the government and the vile cruel desentisied DWP decide they deserve. This even stopping them supporting their own families or hoping for a future for themselves.
The lack if clarity upon this thus far, just another example of the true cruelty that MP’s belive is acceptable.
So no I care not for money, but I do care that it is used to keep people down, to divide people, to cause pain and suffering, and to even kill a few of us off.
Cruelty, suffering and poverty should never be an accounting tool for balancing the books.
Keir Starmer The Labour Party Department for Work and Pensions – DWP Liz Kendall
