The fake disabled are crippling our economy
Journalist Rod Liddle has been at it again. This time the subject of his attention is the disabled. He writes in his column in The Sun newspaper, which has since "disappeared" online but Rod's cause has been picked up here in The Telegraph,.
Rod had said that his resolution for 2012 is to "become disabled". He believes that it has become "incredibly fashionable" to be disabled of late. His reasons for this: the disabled don't have to work, they get to live off benefits and get a parking badge. It has caused a bit of a storm on Twitter.
Elsewhere in the news
Is Cameron cutting disabled benefits? - Channel 4, Factcheck blog
Father sacrifices life to save his disabled son - The Daily Mail
Gervais in the clear over rant at Susan Boyle - The Scottish Sun
Who can live on 62p a day? - The Guardian's Comment is Free
Styal women's prison mental health unit 'shocking' - BBC News
Liverpool's DaDaFest wins prestigious prize- The Guardian, The Northerner blog
Church refuses boy with Down Syndrome Holy Communion - BBC News
First trial results of human embryonic stem cells - BBC News
Essex special PC Reece Clarke left brain damaged after police crash - BBC News
Honour for Jim Mansell, who brought learning disability out of the shadows - The Guardian
Deaf charity 'appalled' at Salford council cuts plan - BBC News
Lottery cash for crisis families - BBC News
Birmingham man with mental illness admits manslaughter of mother Anita Young - BBC News
Autistic children encouraged to find their 'inner voice' may cope better with daily life -The Mail
Injured soldiers training to climb Mount Everest - BBC News
Disabled factor workers strike - The Derbyshire Times
UK Uncut joins fight against welfare reform bill - The Guardian
Comment number 1.
At 15:59 27th Jan 2012, Tig wrote:I couldn't access the original article, but from the reports it sounds as if he had broken the law in relation to encouraging people to commit fraud and also disability harassment?
The Telegraph article is more disturbing, but harder to fight.
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Comment number 2.
At 16:58 27th Jan 2012, Lenci wrote:It really worries me that people are playing down the seriousness of some disabilities. So just because you cannot see MS or fibromyalgia, does that mean that they are faking it? That they should get off their backsides and work? No it does not. I am unable to get part time or full time work because of my condition (autism/ADHD/Tourettes) and also because no mainstream or special college can cope with my needs to teach me how to get a job. It frustrates me that the writer of the article claims that we can automatically get all these freebies such as a disabled parking badge, handouts etc. Actually my disabilities do not require me to have a badge and my 'handouts' pay for the 24/7 care I need. I have never filled out a DLA form myself either because it is long, difficult and confusing. If I wasn't disabled, I really wouldn't bother to fill such a long thing in. It is not easy to get benefits even if you are more obviously disabled. I don't know where this myth came from.
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Comment number 3.
At 20:02 27th Jan 2012, Sullivan the Poet wrote:If Mr. Liddle chooses to paint with a broad brush then he must expect to get splashed ... I care for my 69 year old wife who, in 2011, had a number of heart attacks, a quadruple bypass and a major stroke. To subsequently get a blue badge for her so she would not be confined to the house; she had to attend, in person, a local centre to prove; in the rain and a force seven gale; that she could not walk unaided... They are not issued in Jamboree bags! And I promise you Sir my wife would exchange the slim government benefits she receives for the return of her health in a heartbeat!
There are fraudsters in all walks of life Mr. Liddle! Not least the world of journalism! So be so kind as to either; keep your crass, ill considered and manifestly insulting generalisations to yourself - or have the intestinal fortitude to pick on a section of our community in a better position to fight back!
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Comment number 4.
At 14:52 26th Mar 2012, cancasa wrote:All this user's posts have been removed.Why?
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