Pip Green
@pip-j-green.bsky.social
Attempting to be a novelist. Live in central London, heart belongs to Guernsey. Gay. Disabled. Lefty. Believer in equality & community. Proud Founding Member of Womens Equality Party, founding director of Boundary Community Launderette, made 5 Fun Palaces.
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Pip Green
@pip-j-green.bsky.social
· Mar 11
"It feels like a rerun of austerity and I'm worried about that."
Neil Duncan-Jordan, Labour MP for Poole, says cuts to benefits will create more poverty and says there will be Labour MPs who will vote against welfare benefits cuts.
#Newsnight
Neil Duncan-Jordan, Labour MP for Poole, says cuts to benefits will create more poverty and says there will be Labour MPs who will vote against welfare benefits cuts.
#Newsnight
I went through hell the last time changes & cuts were made to disability benefits, I only got through due to the kindness of friends & strangers. My mental health still hasn't recovered. Hearing Starmer use Tory rhetoric against disabled & sick people, I truly dread what's coming. Shame on "Labour"
Disgusted but unsurprised. @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social seems only to be seen in her constituency when provided with good photo opportunities. She never acknowledged invites to, nor attended any, regular community events on a council estate in her constituency that her Labour colleagues supported.
UK homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims
UK homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims
Rushanara Ali was accused of hypocrisy after claims she removed tenants before rent rise of almost £700 a month
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Disgusted but unsurprised. @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social seems only to be seen in her constituency when provided with good photo opportunities. She never acknowledged invites to, nor attended any, regular community events on a council estate in her constituency that her Labour colleagues supported.
Given his track record so far I don't believe him. He's a mealy-mouthed disappointment, his only saving grace is he's not quite a Tory. Or Reform.
Keir Starmer tells MPs he wants to cut child poverty before next election
Keir Starmer tells MPs he wants to cut child poverty before next election
Pledge by PM will renew pressure on Labour to end two-child benefit cap despite estimated £3.6bn annual cost
Keir Starmer said he wants to reduce child poverty by the end of the parliament, as the prime minister comes under mounting pressure to end the two-child benefit cap.
The prime minister told MPs on Monday it was his aim to cut the number of children living in poverty by the time of the next election, going further than the manifesto pledge his party made before last year’s election. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Given his track record so far I don't believe him. He's a mealy-mouthed disappointment, his only saving grace is he's not quite a Tory. Or Reform.
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First Labour resignation klaxon! Vicky Foxcroft MP has resigned as a government whip in protest at the government’s disability benefits cut plans. Good on her. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour MP resigns as government whip in protest at benefit cuts
Vicky Foxcroft says she cannot support changes to disability payments ahead of key vote on welfare bill
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
First Labour resignation klaxon! Vicky Foxcroft MP has resigned as a government whip in protest at the government’s disability benefits cut plans. Good on her. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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How to be a writer, n. 284758:
In sunlight, write
In winter, write
In summer, write
In springtime, write
In good times, write
In tough times, write
When all you want to do is curl up in a blanket and cry, write
Repeat until the world ends
Tea
In sunlight, write
In winter, write
In summer, write
In springtime, write
In good times, write
In tough times, write
When all you want to do is curl up in a blanket and cry, write
Repeat until the world ends
Tea
June 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
How to be a writer, n. 284758:
In sunlight, write
In winter, write
In summer, write
In springtime, write
In good times, write
In tough times, write
When all you want to do is curl up in a blanket and cry, write
Repeat until the world ends
Tea
In sunlight, write
In winter, write
In summer, write
In springtime, write
In good times, write
In tough times, write
When all you want to do is curl up in a blanket and cry, write
Repeat until the world ends
Tea
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Weaponising a person's disability as a way of punishing them should itself be illegal, it's preposterous and it's cruel.
It is never acceptable to remove a #disabled person’s aids unless it’s necessary to reduce an immediate threat to safety.
Israel’s wheelchair should never have been taken from him.
#disability justice and equality is needed.
#TakingTheDis
www.salamandernews.org/police-impou...
Israel’s wheelchair should never have been taken from him.
#disability justice and equality is needed.
#TakingTheDis
www.salamandernews.org/police-impou...
Police impound disabled man's wheelchair for 3 weeks
A severely disabled man from New Cross was left housebound and completely dependent on friends and family, while he appealed to police to release his wheelchair from Charlton Vehicle Pound.
www.salamandernews.org
June 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Weaponising a person's disability as a way of punishing them should itself be illegal, it's preposterous and it's cruel.
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Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today.
I'm so angry.
I'm so angry.
June 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today.
I'm so angry.
I'm so angry.
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Who Wants Normal? has only been out a month but hearing all your wonderful reactions to it is making all the work/codeine worth it. If you’re dealing with disability, chronic illness or mental health, I hope it acts as a comfort blanket. With jokes.
All formats here: linktr.ee/WhoWantsNormal
All formats here: linktr.ee/WhoWantsNormal
May 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Who Wants Normal? has only been out a month but hearing all your wonderful reactions to it is making all the work/codeine worth it. If you’re dealing with disability, chronic illness or mental health, I hope it acts as a comfort blanket. With jokes.
All formats here: linktr.ee/WhoWantsNormal
All formats here: linktr.ee/WhoWantsNormal
@rspb.bsky.social Whilst walking through Plough Yard, EC2, today, I saw this dead bird with no apparent injuries. I think it's a snipe. I don't know if you're recording them.
March 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
@rspb.bsky.social Whilst walking through Plough Yard, EC2, today, I saw this dead bird with no apparent injuries. I think it's a snipe. I don't know if you're recording them.
@ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social Whilst walking through Plough Yard, EC2, today, I saw this dead bird with no apparent injuries. I think it's a snipe. I don't know if you're recording them.
March 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
@ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social Whilst walking through Plough Yard, EC2, today, I saw this dead bird with no apparent injuries. I think it's a snipe. I don't know if you're recording them.
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The government could face frontbench resignations if it follows through with plans to freeze some disability benefits.
As one Labour MP told The Guardian: the backlash to the cuts would be “far worse than [that over] winter fuel” payments. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
As one Labour MP told The Guardian: the backlash to the cuts would be “far worse than [that over] winter fuel” payments. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
MPs tell No 10: frontbenchers could quit over disability benefits plan
Labour MPs suggest backlash means Starmer cannot push ahead with freeze on some personal independence payments
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The government could face frontbench resignations if it follows through with plans to freeze some disability benefits.
As one Labour MP told The Guardian: the backlash to the cuts would be “far worse than [that over] winter fuel” payments. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
As one Labour MP told The Guardian: the backlash to the cuts would be “far worse than [that over] winter fuel” payments. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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How it started vs How it's going
March 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
How it started vs How it's going
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Senselessly attacking sick and disabled people is also a direct attack by Starmer, Reeves, Kendall et al on unpaid carers, who will be expected to manage the aftermath of the cuts without any support themselves.
Carers should never have to worry about whether they can afford food on top of everything else 💔
When we face tough times, our social security system should provide just that - security.
When we face tough times, our social security system should provide just that - security.
March 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Senselessly attacking sick and disabled people is also a direct attack by Starmer, Reeves, Kendall et al on unpaid carers, who will be expected to manage the aftermath of the cuts without any support themselves.
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All Labour MPs have reportedly been called in to Downing Street for talks with Starmer about the expected disability benefits cuts.
If you have a Labour MP, this is the time to email them. Tell them your objections. Tell them your experience.
If you have a Labour MP, this is the time to email them. Tell them your objections. Tell them your experience.
March 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
All Labour MPs have reportedly been called in to Downing Street for talks with Starmer about the expected disability benefits cuts.
If you have a Labour MP, this is the time to email them. Tell them your objections. Tell them your experience.
If you have a Labour MP, this is the time to email them. Tell them your objections. Tell them your experience.
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It was a long 14 years of trying to debunk all the misinformation the last government put out about benefits in general and disability benefits in particular, and it's gobsmacking that the new government is preparing to re-tell all these lies to our faces.
Looking ahead to the disability benefits green paper, this essay for @citizensadvice.bsky.social makes the case for a system focused on improving health outcomes.
Co-authors @maddyirose.bsky.social, @victoria-anns.bsky.social & Simon Collerton
We challenge the 5 big falsehoods underpinning cuts…🧵
Co-authors @maddyirose.bsky.social, @victoria-anns.bsky.social & Simon Collerton
We challenge the 5 big falsehoods underpinning cuts…🧵
March 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It was a long 14 years of trying to debunk all the misinformation the last government put out about benefits in general and disability benefits in particular, and it's gobsmacking that the new government is preparing to re-tell all these lies to our faces.
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Everything Starmer says about PIP - and often UC too - is a lie. I don't know how he can be trusted on the world stage when he is so cravenly dishonest to, and about, his own citizens.
March 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Everything Starmer says about PIP - and often UC too - is a lie. I don't know how he can be trusted on the world stage when he is so cravenly dishonest to, and about, his own citizens.
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Labour MPs saying “the clue is in the name” to justify benefit cuts is wildly disingenuous. It co-opts Labour’s history to imply all those that cannot physically labour are somehow excluded from the cause. Being pro-worker does not require being anti-unemployed or anti-disabled. It never did.
March 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Labour MPs saying “the clue is in the name” to justify benefit cuts is wildly disingenuous. It co-opts Labour’s history to imply all those that cannot physically labour are somehow excluded from the cause. Being pro-worker does not require being anti-unemployed or anti-disabled. It never did.
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“Every time you see a headline on “the cost of the benefits bill”, what you are really reading is “the cost of disabled people”.
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is a shameful tradition of demonising disabled people. Why is Labour reigniting it? | Frances Ryan
Ministers run away from a wealth tax and then concoct a punitive benefits system. They have made that choice and it’s immoral, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
“Every time you see a headline on “the cost of the benefits bill”, what you are really reading is “the cost of disabled people”.
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My col. on Labour’s reported benefit cuts and the toxic narrative of the “moral” virtue of work. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Politicians, journalists & commentators engaging with the debate around disability & incapacity benefits have a responsibility to ensure they are informed about how the system actually operates & the realities of life for those it supports. This thread & essay are a very good starting point...
Looking ahead to the disability benefits green paper, this essay for @citizensadvice.bsky.social makes the case for a system focused on improving health outcomes.
Co-authors @maddyirose.bsky.social, @victoria-anns.bsky.social & Simon Collerton
We challenge the 5 big falsehoods underpinning cuts…🧵
Co-authors @maddyirose.bsky.social, @victoria-anns.bsky.social & Simon Collerton
We challenge the 5 big falsehoods underpinning cuts…🧵
March 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Politicians, journalists & commentators engaging with the debate around disability & incapacity benefits have a responsibility to ensure they are informed about how the system actually operates & the realities of life for those it supports. This thread & essay are a very good starting point...
I went through hell the last time changes & cuts were made to disability benefits, I only got through due to the kindness of friends & strangers. My mental health still hasn't recovered. Hearing Starmer use Tory rhetoric against disabled & sick people, I truly dread what's coming. Shame on "Labour"
"It feels like a rerun of austerity and I'm worried about that."
Neil Duncan-Jordan, Labour MP for Poole, says cuts to benefits will create more poverty and says there will be Labour MPs who will vote against welfare benefits cuts.
#Newsnight
Neil Duncan-Jordan, Labour MP for Poole, says cuts to benefits will create more poverty and says there will be Labour MPs who will vote against welfare benefits cuts.
#Newsnight
March 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I went through hell the last time changes & cuts were made to disability benefits, I only got through due to the kindness of friends & strangers. My mental health still hasn't recovered. Hearing Starmer use Tory rhetoric against disabled & sick people, I truly dread what's coming. Shame on "Labour"
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The #dayofreflection was originally conceived as a moment of national unity to remember the people we lost during the pandemic. Politics was to be banished. Yet everything about the pandemic, from its impacts to its handling and mishandling, was political. A short thread
March 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The #dayofreflection was originally conceived as a moment of national unity to remember the people we lost during the pandemic. Politics was to be banished. Yet everything about the pandemic, from its impacts to its handling and mishandling, was political. A short thread
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Regular reminder that there is no reason Labour has to “eye billions of pounds in welfare and other cuts”. It’s more than possible to raise cash with targeted wealth taxes. Austerity is a choice and it’s a choice no matter what colour party is in power.
March 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Regular reminder that there is no reason Labour has to “eye billions of pounds in welfare and other cuts”. It’s more than possible to raise cash with targeted wealth taxes. Austerity is a choice and it’s a choice no matter what colour party is in power.
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I went for a pizza with a woman who works as a consultant for UNAIDS: she said that it was estimated that 6 million people would die directly as a result of USAID & PEPFAR being cut. 6 million. So evil.
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I went for a pizza with a woman who works as a consultant for UNAIDS: she said that it was estimated that 6 million people would die directly as a result of USAID & PEPFAR being cut. 6 million. So evil.
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Surely the DWP will appeal this? it's a quarter of a billion pounds they're reclaiming from unpaid carer "overpayments". To spend on being more like Reform.
Delighted my constituent Andrea has won her long battle with the DWP over Carer’s Allowance repayments, but it should never have come to this.
Thousands of carers like Andrea are caught up in this scandal. This ruling should be the turning point.
Thousands of carers like Andrea are caught up in this scandal. This ruling should be the turning point.
Unpaid carer wins overpayment penalty case against DWP
Andrea Tucker has overturned the demand for £4,600 in carer’s allowance overpayments for alleged breaches in benefit rules
bit.ly
February 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Surely the DWP will appeal this? it's a quarter of a billion pounds they're reclaiming from unpaid carer "overpayments". To spend on being more like Reform.