David Bruce
thetroof.bsky.social
David Bruce
@thetroof.bsky.social
Disabled with long term health conditions, former boilermaker ship worker, former shop steward as supported housing officer, Counsellor.
What is Pride in Place? - GOV.UK share.google/KTlsjNSpLg4H...
TAKING £5 BILLION AWAY FROM DISABLED PEOPLE BECAUSE THE GOV'T NEEDED TO MAKE "DIFFICULT DECISIONS"

NOW THERE'S £5 BILLION FOR THE GOV'T'S "PRIDE IN PLACE PROGRAMME.

"DIFFICULT CHOICES" EXCHANGED FOR 'DELIBERATE CHOICES"
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What is Pride in Place?
The government’s Pride in Place Programme will see up to £5 billion given to nearly 250 areas across the UK. Each area will receive up to £20 million of funding and support over the next 10 years to m...
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February 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM
www.bigissue.com/opinion/timm...
DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT SEPARATE REVIEWS INTO OVERLAPPING ISSUES, TIMMS AND MILLBURN REVIEWS, BEING USED AS COVER FOR CUTS TO THE MOST VULNERABLE, WHILE THE GOVERNMENT AVOIDS TACKLING THE STRUCTURAL FAILURES THAT LEAVE DISABLED PEOPLE WITHOUT THE supporting THEY NEED.
Disabled people are worried the Timms Review could be used as a cover for PIP cuts
Mikey Erhardt, a campaigner for Disability Rights UK, expresses concern about what the Timms Review will mean for personal independence payment (PIP) in the future.
www.bigissue.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:59 AM
www.personneltoday.com/hr/ethnicity...
NO TIMELINE FOR EQUAL PAY BASED ON ETHNICITY AND DISABILITY.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH, THIS WAS IN THE LABOUR MANIFESTO.

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No timeline for equal pay based on ethnicity and disability
There is still no timeline over when the right to equal pay for ethnic minorities and disabled people will be enshrined into law.
www.personneltoday.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:50 PM
WHY ARE THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT CREATING DISABILITY BENEFITS THAT ARE "HOSTILE" TO DISABLED PEOPLE.

ARE "TOO ILL TO WORK" DISABLED PEOPLE EXPECTED TO LIVE ON "FRESH AIR".

BY TRYING TO GET RID OF THE "NEW STYLE ESA" WILL PUT MANY OF THE MOST VULNERABLE INTO DIRE POVERTY.

MP'S VOTE AGAINST.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:25 AM
MANY DISABLED PEOPLE WITH LONG TERM HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE ANXIOUS, SCARED AND ARE DREADING THE TIMMS REVIEW, ALSO PAT MCFADDEN IS LOOKING AT SAVING ANOTHER £2 BILLION FROM DISABILITY BENEFITS.

NEITHER OF THESE TWO LIVE AS DISABLED PEOPLE DO.

WHY MAKE DISABILITY BENEFITS SO HARD TO CLAIM !
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January 22, 2026 at 12:33 PM
TAKING MONEY FROM DISABLED PEOPLE WILL NOT FUND THE ARMED FORCES OF THIS COUNTRY.

DISABLED PEOPLE MATTER TOO.

A LABOUR GOVERNMENT TAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY FROM DISABLED PEOPLE IS DISGRACEFUL AND WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN WHEN IT COMES TO VOTING.

SHAME ON ALL THOSE THAT VOTED FOR IT.

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January 21, 2026 at 12:22 PM
LISTENING TO ROBERT JENRICK SAYING "BRITAIN IS BROKEN"

HE SERVED IN THE CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT WHICH BROKE IT.

REFORM IS BECOMING THE PARTY THAT TAKES FAILING TORIES THAT NO-ONE LIKES OR WANTS TO VOTE BACK IN.

IT NOW DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A NEW PARTY.

DO WE REALLY WANT A FAR RIGHT PARTY ?

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January 19, 2026 at 11:35 AM
THOSE THAT ARE "JUMPING SHIPS" FROM DIFFERENT PARTIES TO REFORM ARE JUST TRYING TO GUARANTEE THEIR £90,000+ MP JOBS.

FAILING CONSERVATIVE MP'S AND DISENCHANTED LABOUR MP'S.

NEVER MIND THE COUNCILLORS.

BRITAIN'S POLITICS IS BROKEN ALRIGHT
LOOKS LIKE:-

YOU WILL GET WHAT YOU VOTE FOR.

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January 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
KEIR STARMER IS THE PRIME MINISTER WHO CALLED OUT THE TORIES FOR TAKING MONEY OFF THE DISABLED.

STARMER IS DOING THE SAME.

DIFFICULT CHOICES BUT "WRONG" PRIORITIES.

WHY TRUST POLITICIANS ANYMORE.

I DON'T AND WILL NOT VOTE AGAIN.

UK POLITICS IS BROKEN.

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January 12, 2026 at 10:15 AM
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/labour-minis...
LABOUR MINISTERS CONSIDERED MEANS - TESTING PIP, BUT LATER RULED IT OUT, WATCHDOG'S REPORT SHOWS.

DISABILITY BENEFIT CUTS ARE A LABOUR BETRAYAL AFTER STARMER SLAMMED TORIES FOR TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM DISABLED PEOPLE.

WE REMEMBER 😎

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Labour ministers considered means-testing PIP, but later ruled it out, watchdog’s report shows
Labour ministers considered the possibility of means-testing personal independence payment (PIP) last year, but then ruled out the option, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted. A…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
GHOST JOBS, ROBOT GATEKEEPERS AND AI INTERVIEWERS.

😎 IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ABOVE MEANS, YOU HAVE LITTLE CHANCE OF FINDING A JOB, IT'S DEMORALISING JOB SEEKERS.

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Ghost jobs, robot gatekeepers and AI interviewers: let me tell you about the bleak new age of job hunting | Eleanor Margolis
In my six months of looking for work, I’ve found that from fake ads to AI screening software, the search is more soul-destroying than ever, says columnist for the i newspaper and Diva, Eleanor Margoli...
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
COMING IN 2026

LABOUR GOV'T WILL TAKE AWAY DISABLED PEOPLE'S MONEY AND THEREFORE THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS.

THEN TRY TO FORCE DISABLED PEOPLE WITH LONG TERM HEALTH CONDITIONS INTO JOBS WHICH THE MAJORITY OF COMPANIES ARE NOT PREPARED FOR OR TO EMPLOY.

"WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG ?"
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December 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
WHY IS THE "HEALTH ELEMENT" TO PIP (PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE PAYMENT) IN THE "MEANS TESTED" UNIVERSAL CREDIT.

SO PIP IS NOW PARTLY MEANS TESTED, SO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE ARE BEING DENIED THEIR INDEPENDENCE WHICH IS THEIR HUMAN RIGHT.

RIGHT WING PRESS RHETORIC NOW LABOUR'S

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December 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Source: Disability News Service
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THE WORK AND PENSIONS SECRETARY HAS BRAGGED ABOUT CUTTING DISABLED PEOPLE'S SUPPORT, THREE DAYS AFTER LAUNCHING A CHILD POVERTY STRATEGY WHICH WARNED THAT MORE THAN A MILLION CHILDREN IN FAMILIES WHERE SOMEONE WAS DISABLED.....
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McFadden brags about cutting disability benefits, just as his own strategy warns of ‘deep material poverty’
The work and pensions secretary has bragged about cutting disabled people’s support, three days after launching a child poverty strategy which warned that more than a million children in families w…
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December 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
JUST 0.001% HOLD THREE TIMES THE WEALTH OF THE POOREST HALF OF HUMANITY, THE REPORT FINDS
DATA FROM WORLD INEQUALITY REPORT ALSO SHOWED TOP 10% OF INCOME EARNERS EARN MORE THAN THE OTHER 90%

😎 SO MUCH FOR EQUALITY
WORSE THAN EVER !
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Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
news.sky.com/story/covid-...
COVID SCHEME'S FRAUD AND ERROR COST TAXPAYERS £11BN.

ANY HEADS ROLL, ANYONE ARRESTED

NO DIDN'T THINK SO

BIGGEST FRAUD IN THE WORLD

COULD'VE PAID FOR THE PENSIONERS AND DISABLED PEOPLE

AND WHO WAS IN CHARGE

CONSERVATIVES

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COVID schemes' fraud and error cost taxpayers £11bn
Fraud and error in pandemic support programmes like furlough and Eat Out to Help Out cost taxpayers enough to fund free school meals for 2.7 million eligible children for eight years.
news.sky.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... IT IS FAR MORE A STORY ABOUT HOW A MIX OF MISINFORMATION, PREJUDICE AND INSECURITY HAS REIGNITED AN ALL-TOO-FAMILIAR FIRE: WHEN LIVING STANDARDS ARE STALLING AND PUBLIC SERVICES FAILING, SOCIETY TURNS ON A MINORITY SAID TO BE HAVING IT EASY AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE
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Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour | Frances Ryan
Starmer’s ailing government is happy to pursue ideas like cutting Motability, but all ministers will do is damage lives and themselves, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/unacceptable...
"WHAT WE SEE ON THE GROUND IS CHAOS: PHONE CALLS GOING UNANSWERED, PEOPLE CUT OFF MID-CALL, EVIDENCE REPEATEDLY MISPLACED, AND APPLICANTS WAITING SO LONG FOR APPROVALS, CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES OR RENEWALS, THAT WORK OPPORTUNITIES DISAPPEAR.

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‘Unacceptable’ new figures show rejections of Access to Work claims have shot up this year
Ministers have been forced to admit that the proportion of Access to Work claims they are rejecting has leapt by more than a fifth this year, with disabled campaigners describing the figures as “un…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
JUST LISTENED TO THE CONSERVATIVE MP HELEN WHATLEY ON LAURA K THIS MORNING MENTION ABOUT A "FREE CAR" WHEN IT COMES TO BENEFITS.

EXAGGERATED STATISTICS AND DISINGENUOUS STATEMENT OF A FREE CAR.

MOBILITY CARS ARE NOT FREE CARS.

STOP DEMONISING DISABLED PEOPLE.

SUCH AN ABLEISM VIEWPOINT.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
FALSE CLAIMS THAT SOCIAL SECURITY SPENDING IS SPIRALLING OUT OF CONTROL WOULD BE MISLEADING, IF NOT DEEPLY DISHONEST.

WHY WERE THE REAL FIGURES OMITTED FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S OBR REPORT.

IS THIS A CYNICAL ATTEMPT TO MISLEAD THE BRITISH PUBLIC.

A PARLIAMENT INQUIRY IS NEEDED TO CLARIFY.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/watchdogs-si...
WATCHDOG'S SILENCE AFTER REMOVING FIGURES THAT SHOWED SOCIAL SECURITY SPENDING IS NOT SPIRALLING.

😎 THIS IS WHY THE BRITISH PUBLIC DOESN'T TRUST POLITICS WHEN BLATANT LIES ARE TOLD TO DECEIVE THEM.

COMPLETELY DISINGENUOUS.
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Watchdog’s silence after removing figures that showed social security spending is not ‘spiralling’
The government’s “independent” spending watchdog has refused to explain why it removed figures from its crucial budget forecast report that proved spending on social security is not spiralling out …
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-and-trea...
DWP AND TREASURY'S SILENT OVER MYSTERY OF £2 BILLION CUTS TO DISABILITY BENEFITS.

😎 LACK OF TRANSPARENCY TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC.

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DWP and Treasury silent over mystery of £2 billion cuts to disability benefits
The government has refused to explain the impact that last week’s budget will have on disabled people who receive benefits, despite repeated requests for clarity over cuts of up to £580 million a y…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/unacceptable...
"WHAT WE SEE ON THE GROUND IS CHAOS: PHONE CALLS GOING UNANSWERED, PEOPLE CUT OFF MID-CALL, EVIDENCE REPEATEDLY MISPLACED, AND APPLICANTS WAITING SO LONG FOR APPROVALS, CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES OR RENEWALS, THAT WORK OPPORTUNITIES DISAPPEAR."
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‘Unacceptable’ new figures show rejections of Access to Work claims have shot up this year
Ministers have been forced to admit that the proportion of Access to Work claims they are rejecting has leapt by more than a fifth this year, with disabled campaigners describing the figures as “un…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
THE GOVERNMENT HAS A "MORAL DUTY" TO CUT DISABILITY BENEFITS.

REALLY !

WHERE'S THE MORAL DUTY:

TO ADHERE TO THE RIGHTS OF DISABLED PEOPLE.

STOP DEMONISING THE DISABLED FOR THE ECONOMIC POSITION.

STOP BEING DISINGENUOUS WITH THE STATS.

STOP LYING TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC.

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December 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
ALL WE KEEP GETTING FROM THIS GOV'T IS SCARE TACTICS
IT STARTED WITH THE TORIES. WHETHER IT'S ABOUT THE BUDGET, WELFARE.

IS THE RIGHT WING PRESS RUNNING THE GOV'T PRESS RELEASES. IT FEELS LIKE IT.

WHY THE SCARE STORIES !

GET A GRIP. THE PUBLIC'S GETTING IMPATIENT WITH THE NONSENSE.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:19 AM