More "benefits" Of Tory Government

[Canary42]

Yet another death by DWP, thank you IDS.

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/the-death-of-errol-graham-man-starved-to-death-after-dwp-wrongly-stopped-his-benefits/?fbclid=IwAR0l-w9-F4-v5kIvLsInO_yV5AYCjzKjSXRJbrkvTGlVXBpa5a_8dtNAL4c

Life's great under the Tories - NOT.

[Zacs-Master]

I've always been a Tory. Voted tactically in GE but that was a waste of time ;-)

[ladybirder]

Barry he couldn't "forcefully" stop anyone once he became ill and weak. I'd have called the police/ambulance/doctor/you name it to get in and sort him out.

[Mozz71]

Okay Zacs, I guess I just read you wrong as you tended to rub a lot of the hard liners here up the wrong way (ooh er madam!)

[fender62]

barry1010, but i know how to sort it, i do not need help...seek and ye shall find, learn the system if you like, or if push came to shove
protest..get arrested for disturbance, get noticed.

[gulliver1]

You just have to imagine how Zacs Master would have replied on here if it had been a member of his family.

[ToraToraTora]

looks like a local public service balls up to me. Do they only happen under a Tory government? Are you lefties going to blame the PM for every local authority error? Gonna be long 10 years canary an co!

[THECORBYLOON]

Perhaps he would have visited several times during the period in question?

[Deskdiary]

Whataboutery arguments, Gulliver, are arguments employed by the feeble of mind.

They are entirely pointless.

[barry1010]

Corbyloon, I didn't mention the DWP and don't know how they should have dealt with it.
The point I made was that a relative cannot take control of his affairs unless he has a lasting power of attorney; you cannot force an adult to accept help if he doesn't want it unless he is so mentally incapacitated that he needs to be sectioned - and that applies to relatives and officials.
There are people that don't want contact with relatives and prefer not to have friends. We shouldn't be blaming the relatives if this poor chap was like that.

[Deskdiary]

^^^Totally agree.

But we (for 'we' read Canary) shouldn't be blaming the Government either. Frankly, he's being a moron.

[THECORBYLOON]

"There are people that don't want contact with relatives and prefer not to have friends. We shouldn't be blaming the relatives if this poor chap was like that."

The report said,
'She added: “I don’t know how these people sleep at night. God forbid any of them should need the system one day'

Why would she not have got her husband to break in if need be, to make sure his dad was okay?

[gulliver1]

Think Z/M ,Has developed TORY Vision and has been very very Radicalised.

[Deskdiary]

^^^what does that even mean?

Is English your first language?

[gulliver1]

Deskdiaria.17.45, Whataboutery, what the hell are you on?

[Deskdiary]

^^^Cretin.

[douglas9401]

Care in the community eh?

[Zacs-Master]

Poor old gulliver. If only he could string a sentence together, he’d be half as bright as he thinks I am.

[cassa333]

Mistakes happen.

And where this mans death was avoidable it does happen.

But where was his family? Bailiffs don't just rock up a week after someone stops paying their rent. Why didn’t his family find him? Why wasn’t his family making at least minimal visits to a disabled family member?

We can (obviously in this instance) blame the stopping of benefits (in line with procedures) but I blame the breakdown of family and the family support network.

It says he had mental health issues and didn’t seek help but that is what his family should have been doing for him.

[douglas9401]

"..but I blame the breakdown of family and the family support network."

Hmmmm, well I blame the state for washing their hands of the demented and bewildered then selling off the former hospitals for ultra smart housing estates and prestige office developments.

[cassa333]

The state is not your mother. The state is not your father. Or your granny or grandad, or your brother or sister.

The state should not be viewed as such. But the problem is in fact that is is viewed as all that.