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wandrew
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alex 
in the press' ongoing anti-disability campaign (paid for by a government PR campaign), there's stories launching today about "1 in 20 having a blue badge now". disabled people are around 1/4 or 1/5 of the uk population (this includes elderly disabled people). so this stat indicates around 1/4-1/5 disabled (and/or elderly) people have a blue badge so that they (or the person driving them) can park a bit closer to the supermarket. hardly a scandal.
uk press is going to be exaggerating benefits "increases" today (UC standard rate is going up £7 weekly). important to note that the LCWRA component of UC for new claimants is being *halved* (from around £400 a month down to around £200 a month). the press will not bother to comment on this.
Mister Softie 
moshboycalifornia games II, game over screen, amiga (1992) https://www.mobygames.com/game/1826/california-games-ii/screenshots/amiga/307839/
jesus sitting on his couch wearing an 'I hate mondays' t shirt drinking a big cup of coffee
healyn
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