Cartridge is on #Bbclaurak he says "cutting money from welfare is not just about saving money it is about making the country more resilient as we see 1000s and 1000s of people going on to benefits for reasons like anxiety"

Between January 2022 and February 2024 alone, nearly one million people (978,300) made Universal Credit claims linked to mental health, but there is no specific recording of "anxiety" alone

I have dystonia, which is a mental health condition. Should I wish to claim UC I would be part of that above statistic

I do not suffer from anxiety

Richard Madley says on #Bbclaurak that "the tech companies should be fined"

Zuckerberg received numerous formal summons by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee in 2018 regarding the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. He repeatedly declined to appear.

Richard Madley on #Bbclaurak says "the kind of money that is needed for defence means that we have to take it from welfare"

Richard Madeley's personal net worth is estimated to be around £3.6 million ($5 million). Additionally, he and his wife, Judy Finnigan, share an impressive global property portfolio valued at approximately £12 million

Richard Madley on #Bbclaurak says Burnham is going to win in #Makerfield

Al Carns is getting all excited about military intervention in the English Channel on #Bbclaurak

Embarrassing really

#Bbclaurak says to Tice that Zellensky has suggested buffer zones

Tice says, "The whole point is that it is sustainable and durable."

Plainly, he has not given #Ukraine much thought.

All the politicians on #bbclaurak are banging on about how more money is needed for defence, but it doesn’t occur to any of them to #taxtherich . 🙄
#ukpolitics #economics #defence

Tice on #Bbclaurak says "what the President is most concerned about is the presence of China on Greenland as he was in Venezuela"

Nope, it is all to do with imperialist expansion for economic resources

All these discussions are telling me is that the defence industry has bought itself some very effective lobbyists #bbclaurak
Apparently more fairness means cutting support for those in need... not a word about making the rich pay more... #bbclaurak