It isn’t enough anymore to sit and drink tea and dunk biscuits you can ill afford. Complaining to your neighbours won’t change anything. If we don’t stand up and be counted, there’ll be no one left to count, except the wealthier folks of our society of course and their hefty tax rebates. There are plenty of e-petitions circulating the internet that would benefit from having your name added to them…100k signatures each means they can be presented to parliament and our collective voice will be heard. So below are some such links…click them, read the blurb and finally, get off your arses and actually DO something about the cruel situation many of us find ourselves in.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Amnesty_UK_to_protect_the_human_rights_of_the_sick_disabled/?pv=7
http://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-bedroom-tax-3
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/iain-duncan-smith-iain-duncan-smith-to-live-on-53-a-week
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/41600
For advice on how to avoid paying your Bedroom Tax:
Articles of Interest:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/02/ten-lies-told-about-welfare
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/27/olympic-legacy-failed-jobs-london
http://www.walh.co.uk/Tenants/TheBedroomTaxMyth.htm
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130117/debtext/130117-0002.htm
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/iain-duncan-smith-should-look-1400558
http://lookingatreality.blogspot.co.uk/
http://thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2199596/89m-MPs-expenses-26-just-year.html
Rumour has it, on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, that our public posts are being “watched” by government employees wishing to minimise any damage our “honesty” might cause them. Whilst I know not the truth about these rumours, I can confirm that several of my posts have already vanished and thus, I have decided to write here more often instead. One was never given a voice to remain silent.
And while benefits are slashed by billions and wages are frozen, MP’s have requested a 32% pay increase at the expense of the taxpayer…and that’s after claiming over £89m in expenses already this year.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jan/10/mps-call-pay-rise-survey
They induce fear with their rules so the general public obey them; they demote any politician who stands up against the cuts and Great British mentality is allowing them to get away with such atrocities. You won’t be able to obey or disobey when they’ve taken every penny off you, when you’ve sold your belongings in order to survive, when you’re homeless because you couldn’t afford to pay your rent, your Bedroom Tax, your Council Tax. The way I see it…what have you to lose by backing the campaigns against the Tories other than what they’re forcing you to lose already? At least fall with your dignity instead of by their dictation.
A little something for your amusement:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bik9299kA0c
Well said my friend. We must NOT let them silence us!
we won’t…the fact they’re trying to speaks volumes, don’t you think? 😉
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