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Michael H. retweeted
Yes it tells a shocking story of our collective failure to teach basic statistics.
Michael H. retweeted
Never mind the standard of journalism, Statisticians are holding their heads in their hands at this.
The use and misuse of statistics llcc.pressbooks.pub/publicspā¦
Michael H. retweeted
"Tells a story about modern Britain" š
They're comparing the number of UK soldiers to young people on disability payment.
The wealthiest demonising the poor & disabled to encourage more war and weapons spending is really something.
The war drum loudens
Never mind the standard of journalism, Statisticians are holding their heads in their hands at this.
The use and misuse of statistics llcc.pressbooks.pub/publicspā¦
Michael H. retweeted
This is quite clearly not journalism.
Michael H. retweeted
I'm sorry, but this might be the most batshit graphic I've ever seen.
Michael H. retweeted
Labour Baroness Ayesha Hazarika conducted a perfectly neutral interview with Labour Minister Yvette Cooper on Sky News this morning and pulled out two shocking, but completely unrelated stats.
The British armed forces currently only have around 180,000 personnel, and there are over 430,000 people aged 16ā24 claiming PIP in England and Wales alone. Hazarika and Cooper reached the same alarming conclusion: this proves Russia is about to invade the UK.
Tory MP Helen Whately is in full agreement with them on this issue. She revealed on Twitter that the scandal goes deeper than we dared imagine: many if not most of the children claiming DLA go on to claim PIP as adults. For some inexplicable reason, their disabilities donāt miraculously clear up on their 18th birthday.
It just so happens that my kid has a disability, but Iām not accepting excuses from him. Heās only two, but Iāve already told him that if he doesnāt learn to walk by the time heās 18, heās joining the army. As you can see, Iām a responsible parent.
Since Iām a TV superstar, I donāt need to claim benefits for my kid, but I like to smugly look down one those who do. However, I reserve most of my ire for disabled adults.
I scream at anyone who parks in a disabled bay that they donāt look disabled enough for a blue badge. I then remind them that I pay for their car, even though they actually pay for it themselves.
Itās amazing how lifelong disabilities turn people into massive scroungers. As Helen Whately noted there is āa clear path from child DLA to PIP to a lifetime on benefits.ā
Obviously, we must get our young people off the benefits conveyor belt, and given that weāre crying out for grunts to throw into the meat grinder, the solution is obvious:
Going forward, Fit for Work assessments must ask if the claimant can squeeze a trigger. If the answer is yes, their claim will be denied and theyāll be given a place in the military. Yes, those kids in wheelchairs wouldnāt last a week on the front line, but the same would be true if they could walk.
What matters is that the bloke who runs our military said we need to start making sacrifices to defeat Russia, and I vote that we sacrifice disabled people who refuse to work. Itās the only way to cut the welfare budgetāI mean, save the country.
Michael H. retweeted
A reminder,
Our entire modern Benefits system was introduced by the Tories.
They are responsible for both Universal Credit and the Personal Independence Payments system.
They think we're stupid.
Michael H. retweeted
When you consider the chain of events that must take place to get Hazarika and Cooper on Sunday morning Sky TV presenting a graphic that directly compares Pip to military personnel, it does not bode well for the state of this nation.
Michael H. retweeted
Target pensions or welfare, don't tax banks, neoliberal IMF tells UK Chancellor.
Silence on corporate welfare, bank subsidies and profiteering; poverty, equitable distribution of income and wealth.
Sacrificing old, poor, sick to the gods of fiscal rules.
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Michael H. retweeted
NAZA: The film Israel doesnāt want you to see
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Michael H. retweeted
I wonder how much this action by Starmer has cost us?
"The government has reached an out-of-court settlement with a senior civil servant who challenged his sacking by Sir Keir Starmer"
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āIsraeli settlers assaulted European diplomats in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, just a day after a Washington Post photojournalist was severely beaten..ā
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Michael H. retweeted
Ministers are refusing to publish vital briefings which contain significant material related to Palantirās NHS software.
As the deadline looms to renew the spy-tech firmās Ā£330m contract, theyāre keeping us in the dark. We can't let them š
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Michael H. retweeted
Racist Reform councillor Alan Feeney has been suspended from his role as a custodial manager at HMP Birmingham.
Michael H. retweeted
There are only 700k job vacancies in the UK with over 1.6million people already actively looking for work.
Where are the jobs comging from, for all the young people Milburn wants to force into work?
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Michael H. retweeted
Coventry City Councilās decision to renew its Ā£750,000 childrenās services contract with Palantir is the wrong choice.
Palantir has carried out a deliberate strategy of embedding itself deeper and deeper into our public services. Its goal to make us totally dependent on them, so they can help themselves to our most valuable data.
But as the Mayor of London has shown, local authorities can say no. Coventry Council should follow his lead.
Thatās why Iāve signed @zarahsultanaās motion urging them to cancel the contract.
Michael H. retweeted
āFascism is rising from frustration, born out of a crisis of livelihoods. So, we need to reclaim these essentials now.ā
I spoke to the @guardianās @MikeSegalov about ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS and making life affordable for all.
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