Then hung.
" It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children, those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly. and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick , the needy and the handicapped."
- Hubert H.Humphrey
Since all the Brexit chaos, the plight of the most vulnerble members in our society, including disabled people and the low paid seems to be increasingly overlooked. This is one of the greatest social injustices of our time, which has meant an additional 400,000 children in the UK being pushed into benefit changes, including the roll out of Unversal Credit.( earlier post on this can be found here https://teifidancer-teifidancer.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/stop-roll-out-of-universal-credit-day.html ) Since the Conservatives have been in power with their ideological policies of austerity we have seen them intentionally diminish the rights of its own citizens. Their policies such as the bedroom tax, benefit sanctions and now UC have also diproportianally affected the disabled.
Research commissioned by Salford Council suggests that a sudden loss of income by removing benefits could damage mental health, create tensions within family relationships and cause individuals to commit crimes. This clearly has implications for claimants’ human rights, especially as the Government has admitted sanctions were applied wrongly in 30% of cases.
The United Nations have recently slammed the government too over its treatment of migrant workers, in tems of exploitation, low pay and health care access, specifically citing the fact that the Tories ignored its last set of recommendations. The Tories have also faced a barrage of criticism about their policies that have directly impacted on the vulnerable, disadvantaged and marginalsed that do not respect their rights. Concerning the treatment of disabled people the UN inguiry stated that the UK government have committed "grave" and "systematic" violations of human rights.
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2017/08/24/breaking-un-just-accused-tories-creating-human-catastrophe-uk/
The inquiry was triggered by the grassroots campaigning organisation Disabled People Against Cuts ,https://dpac.uk.net/ which had grown increasingly concerned by the disproportionate impact of the coalition’s cuts on disabled people. Surely If you have mental health conditions and legitimate physical disabilities, you should be looked after not made to feel like you're worthless. What has this country become?
The Government of the UK is currently now in chaos and its future leadership is uncertain. Sadly it is unlikely that any immediate change in leadership will lead to the recognition of the UK's human rights obligations.With increased reliance on foodbanks, unemployment rates, the housing crisis, mental health care austerity cuts to welfare and services which are causing unnecessary deaths and misery. and discrimination against migrants, it is more than time for something to change and for to the heartless Tories to be held account for their shameful flagrant abuses , mistreatment and their systematic violations of peoples human rights.We must continue to seek an end to Austerity and to the mounting injustice we've been seen over the past six years or so and continue to work with groups or organisations who seek to advance justice, human rights and respect for all human beings - in all our diversity.
In the meantime I would urge you to take action at least on Universal Credit
Pause the roll out of Universal Credit
https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/campaigns/2687
