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we expect reform to blame us all for everything, but labour... i just hope the party does its thing again as thats the only positive, the party is decent, the govt is just.... not.

my reform voting family are salivating though, disabled people just need a kick up the backside and stop being lazy i remember one said. i am afraid the British values of decency and fairness are no long applicable.

Darren Jones is another nasty piece of work. All in all between Labour and Reform they do not like disabled people on benefits one single bit, though Reform hate the "Neets" or unemployed "Zoomers". 

Basically another one who of those who likes to parrot that anybody who goes into poverty due to a loss in benefits - including literal minors - is at fault for not getting off their lazy behinds and finding work. God, I hate rich people.

He was also very fond of insinuating that PIP was an out of work benefit unless challenged otherwise, just like his predecessor. So, yep, sounds like a right ray of sunshine. Also, does he even blink? I don't think he blinked barely once in the clip I linked. So, I think whoever described him as an android here may be onto something. lol

McFadden supported cuts to PIP. And Darren jones has been appointed to a new senior role in charge of day-to-day delivery of PM's priorities. The same Darren Jones who offensively compared PIP to pocket money.

Don't be fooled, they have not changed, they have not learned, they are not Labour anymore.

They look down their noses at us, they refuse to tax the rich and powerful more, while falling over themselves to attack the poor and vulnerable.

They want people into work

That is going to be an issue if they cut access to work as well

This doesn’t bode well 

McFadden over the past year has been the go to minister Labour leadership has shipped out for morning briefings. His wife is Morgan mcsweeney (aka the Labour Dominic Cummings, aka Labour chief puppet master) number 2 and many media outlets call him the most powerful politician you’ve never heard of.

Liz Kendall was a nasty piece of work but McFadden is almost android like in comparison (when comparing human traits such as empathy and compassion - a harsh statement but those are the vibes I get)

What this move says is that the Labour higher ups didn’t trust Kendall with the second attempt at welfare cuts so have now put mcsweeneys personal assassin/well trained attack dog in charge

Basically mcsweeney is now in full control of dwp and welfare cuts have been made an even bigger priority than before (the dirty tricks of forcing through the universal credit bill in record speed may feel like child’s play in comparison to what we could have coming)

To summarise the summer is over, winter is coming and Labour leadership has deployed 2 white walker kings in McFadden and timms to deal with us disabled.

Hope everyone’s rested enough over the summer for the sequel

But as Titan has said in their comment, the current biggest worry is Reform.  If they get in 2029, we're all completely and utterly stuffed.  And that's our problem.  We have no faith in Labour, but almost every viable option is worse.  Corbyn's party will probably never get off the ground.  The Greens need to get more vocal if they are going to make inroads, and the LibDems have 70 MPs, but are doing nothing with them.

Can Reform really get a majority?  It's nearly four years to the election, and so it's hard to tell.  But it seems potentially doable.  BUT, one look (and listen) at their conference shows they are not competing with the main parties.  A two day conference is less than the so-called main parties.  Farage's speech was fine, if you don't want details on how he and his party will do anything he's promising.   He has promised to stop the boats within two weeks of gaining office - well, his friend Trump promised to end the Ukraine war in 24 hours, and that didn't work so well.   And then there was Andrea Jenkyns singing a song called Insomnia - hardly the right title for a song given it was the end of a day of political speeches.  There's plenty of time for Reform to implode.  And for that reason, I don't object to the amount of airtime they are getting, as it gives more chance for them to do something stupid.  

If the polls are correct, Reform would get an 80 seat majority.  Unfortunately, I think we have to hope for Reform to screw up, as there's not much chance at the moment of Labour or the Tories bouncing back.

None of the MPs have any clue about any of the departments they run and that’s not new or limited to Labour. 

What is worrying is the support that is growing for Reform UK, they are pledging to make much greater cutbacks to disability benefits if they are elected into power. 

If the current Labour Government follows through on a more compassionate approach  vector through the Timms review (which is unlikely) it may well be a short lived victory for disabled people in the event that Labour is then voted out of power shortly afterwards. 

Reform are looking to implement even deeper cuts to disability benefits. What needs to happen, is the legislation that is agreed upon between Timms, the disability fraternity, charities and organisations working in favour of the disabled, ensures built in protection from future cuts in the event a different government is elected in the forthcoming general election. This would at least make it difficult for Reform to implement policies that are even more inhumane than the current Labour Government. Any cuts, any legislation should be protected for at least 10 years after it is agreed upon. If protection can be given through the triple lock for pensioners, then why can't disabled people have this as well?