Comments on: The Bedroom Tax exemplifies everything that is wrong with this coalition government

By: Dr Doom

Dr Doom — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:28:40 +0000

I am on here

http://falseeconomy.org.uk/blog/people-affected-by-the-closure-of-the-independent-living-fund

By: Dr Doom

Dr Doom — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:41:25 +0000

Spot on Emma. But its now to late to prevent a revolution. The stupid evil plutocrats have rammed through their three sociopathic bills. What do they amass to? Huge unemployment. Disabled people are thrown off benefits, they wont get jobs after a year. No. They will die. Workfare is a farce, bankrupting the welfare state. Universal Credit is a disaster rammed by the thick skinned IDS. When the computer fails people will get desperate. How will they feed their kiddies? Millions of people getting HB are employed. They will really suffer. The mentally ill will be the worst hit. Millions of severely ill people will go to the hospitals to die. The NHS is being restructured, it will just collapse, its already got big cracks, with Lewisham on the cards for Friday (01-02). But there is a cherry topping to the cake of economic conservatism going haywire -the emergency services, all being massively cut. There will be huge fires, all over our cities. So what does it amount to – three national crises. But look on the bright side – no Tories after for 30 years. No more of the evil Grayling, no more inept Gove, grotesque Pickles or nasty Hunt, but I am afraid Emma, there is significant colateral damage.

By: Rob Lackenby

Rob Lackenby — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:25:53 +0000

Excellent analysis, although I do think this policy will be remembered at election time. My fear is that this anger will not be powerful enough to get (many of) the people affected out to vote. GOTV is as important as the message itself.

Look forward to your next piece.

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:58:29 +0000

I’m glad for your friend. But that doesn’t make up for the tens of thousands who will be adversely affected by this measure.

By: Sarah Wiggins

Sarah Wiggins — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:25:28 +0000

“the truth is that there are not anything like the amount of smaller social home available for people to move into. Because of the aforementioned failure to build enough social housing (one of the mooted reasons for this tax remember) these homes don’t exist in anything like the number of those who will be affected by the Bedroom Tax.”

That is true in my area (Lambeth). But equally there is a significant shortage of larger social homes as well. And a friend has at last managed to arrange a swap from her 2 bed place to a much needed extra bedroom because the occupant of that will be hit by the bedroom tax. It’s pretty hard not to see this as a sensible result all round.