I emailed Labour's Kate Green regarding some stupid new taskforce that- as usual, didn't include any disabled people or carers other than those that are blinkered loyal Labour supporters. The title of this little group is/was called The Disability and Poverty Task Force
It was the brainchild of Liam Byrne and Anne McGuire. Disabled people and carers may remember these two incompetent Blairite arseholes, both were roundly disliked/hated individuals who did nothing to help disabled people and carers, they were the Iain Duncan Smith and Esther McVey's of the Labour party. Those two are bad enough on their own, but they had the nerve to put Sue (I want a new computer but I don't want to pay for it) Marsh.
There were no rank and file disabled people or carers let alone any of the many independent campaigners that are online. Labour decided to go down the route of having people they can control and charity employees. It seems Labour haven't learned that they are as trusted by disabled people and carers as the Tories are.
Still the only bright spark on the political horizon is Star Etheridge, I can't praise her enough for the work she is doing. Kate Green has shown she hasn't a damn clue about the feelings of disabled people and carers and will be another stupid Labour politician who won't help us.
Labour, as usual you have screwed us over, and that's before you get back into power!
Kate Green saying "Ensuring that disabled people's voices are heard as we take forward our thinking in response to the taskforce's report and recommendations and develop Labour's policies goes to the heart of inclusion and equality for disabled people" is ridiculous because they are using people who have little support online but are Labour supporters but not those who are independent, want the best for disabled people and carers and are not 'in it' for personal gain. Labour have actually excluded many hard working campaigners because it can't handle people who don't agree with their view.
Well done Labour, keep on ignoring us at your peril.
