#NewApproach · @newapproach_UK
22nd Sep 2014 from TwitLonger
Is Labour so sure? @RachelReevesMP @Ed_Miliband
Dear Ms Reeves and Mr Miliband
Are you so confident @UKLabour will win in #2015 that you can continue ignoring the voices of sick disabled voters?
The #PurpleLobby to secure the #PurpleVote is huge and potentially a game changer!
There are 11 million sick disabled adults who are able to vote, with their family & friends voting too, that could be around 20 million votes - do you really want to lose that many?
To secure the #PurpleVote all you need to do is announce you will abolish the #WCA - it really is as easy as that! You introduced the #WCA, do the right thing and abolish it!!
#NewApproach has worked on a replacement #WCA which many have accepted and approved, including @TynesideMind & @ManchesterMind - both of whom agree the #WCA is simply not fit for purpose and causing further distress & harm to those who are subjected to the harsh regime.
We accept you are getting advice from many quarters & individuals with regard to the process, however what we'd like you to consider is, have those advising you actually experienced, at first hand, the rigours of the whole process from start to finish, or have they experience of dealing with the consequences like (@Mylegalforum) Nick Dilworth has? If not, we propose you speak (& listen) to those who have.
For example, it has recently been reported that Incapacity Benefit was harder to claim than Employment Support Allowance. This is nonsense who anyone who has been through both processes will confirm. In a brief survey I conducted through @newapproach_UK 100 respondents agreed #IB was NOT HARDER to claim that #ESA - that's 100% who have experienced both.
Our vote, the #PurpleVote is huge. Please do not ignore us.
Full details at newapproachuk.org or contact Wayne Blackburn (@crazybladeuk) who is at #labconf14 now.
Jane Bence
For and on behalf of #NewApproach