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The Tories have been systematically destroying Britain's welfare programmes since they got into power. This was all planned, when David Cameron effused about "B

by yurtly 4y ago

The Tories have been systematically destroying Britain's welfare programmes since they got into power. This was all planned, when David Cameron effused about "Big Society" back in 2010, he meant his government was going to cut state-funded services to the bone, so charities like food banks would have to step in. Usually run within churches (or other religious organisations) by people who actually care about others, unlike all these Tory vultures who only want to feather their own nests and enrich each other. The worst is how they are treating disabled people, it's very common now for the government assessors to claim there's nothing wrong with you, and mark your disability score as zero, only to have this overturned in court later on, after months of stress and poverty. The unofficial government approach seems to be, let them die. It's disgraceful and appalling how these Tory scum are treating the most vulnerable in society. I can only hope with recent events they've fucked their electability for a very long time. A general election can't come soon enough.

mmarq 4y ago
> The Tories have been systematically destroying Britain's welfare programmes since they got into power. The current variety of Tory has been destroying the country, and not just welfare programmes, since 2010. Look at productivity growth or at how people talk about Britain abroad.
tengwar2 4y ago
To a limited extent, the churches sometimes receive a bit of government funding for these activities (food banks, help for the homeless, etc.). It certainly doesn't cover costs but it can make the difference between being able to do something and not being able. However that is drying up. In my town, we used to run overnight accommodation and two meals a day for the homeless for 3-4 months in winter until COVID stopped that in March 2020. We had a grant via the local council but from central funds to cover the employment of the administrator (a very necessary cost!). We can't restart because the policy is now against it and that funding has gone. I don't want to frame this as "Tories Bad!" - in fact there are some arguments for stopping it, but on balance I think that it is still needed. Another issue is that church people tend not to be rich, and are dying off from old age with few people replacing them. We have to pick what we can still do with increasingly limited funds and people. Btw, while I am liberal/left, many of the people working at the coal face are conservatives. I think one has to distinguish between Tory MPs and Tory voters, some of whom are socially liberal (though they would be offended to be described as such).

by yurtly 4y ago

mmarq 4y ago

> The Tories have been systematically destroying Britain's welfare programmes since they got into power. The current variety of Tory has been destroying the country, and not just welfare programmes, since 2010. Look at productivity growth or at how people talk about Britain abroad.

tengwar2 4y ago

To a limited extent, the churches sometimes receive a bit of government funding for these activities (food banks, help for the homeless, etc.). It certainly doesn't cover costs but it can make the difference between being able to do something and not being able. However that is drying up. In my town, we used to run overnight accommodation and two meals a day for the homeless for 3-4 months in winter until COVID stopped that in March 2020. We had a grant via the local council but from central funds to cover the employment of the administrator (a very necessary cost!). We can't restart because the policy is now against it and that funding has gone. I don't want to frame this as "Tories Bad!" - in fact there are some arguments for stopping it, but on balance I think that it is still needed. Another issue is that church people tend not to be rich, and are dying off from old age with few people replacing them. We have to pick what we can still do with increasingly limited funds and people. Btw, while I am liberal/left, many of the people working at the coal face are conservatives. I think one has to distinguish between Tory MPs and Tory voters, some of whom are socially liberal (though they would be offended to be described as such).