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I saw a clip on social media of Martin Lewis questioning an older MP about the proposal (the guy called benefits “social security” not heard that for years) Martin asked the key question “why are you saying PIP stops people working, it’s not an out-of-work benefit?” He got a rambling answer, but...

I think I’m experiencing awe at the audactiy…

I agree they are, but I’d argue that everyone is.

I don’t think we are allowed to discuss politics, but it looks like in order to vote this through Labour will need Conservative backing despite having a majority.

A 1% increase per year is nothing to get upset about?

It’s lumped in with RA and Fibromyalgia too. If it were just LC and ME that would be bad enough.

And further necessary questions Do they smoke??? Did their parents divorce in their childhood? How many of them are Sagittarius? Who has blue eyes?

Excellent, I’ve been making and cancelling appointments for this for a few months. I wondered what happened after the at-home trials were successful.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/23/labour-mps-launch-major-rebellion-to-stop-benefits-cuts-bill Guardian report!

I wonder what the cost of the “errors” in awarding pip points is - the cost to us, the people not being awarded 4 points because we can answer the doorbell, so therefore can cook a meal.

My local MP sent this reply. As I’m in Liverpool, it’s reassuring (but not surprising) to hear that there are MPs standing firm against the proposed cuts. Thank you for contacting me regarding cuts to welfare benefits. I appreciate you getting in touch with me regarding this issue. I have...

Imagine running a church and selling bleach as a miracle cure instead of Jesus!

Certainly it’s worth having your thyroid checked and especially women from middle-age are at risk of Hashimotos. I’m pretty sure in the UK it’s going to have been included in a full bloods panel if your GP has run one. As I say, I get one yearly anyway (good GP thought that as I wasn’t “getting...

So did she actually have hypothyroidism or Hashimotos etc rather than ME/CFS? I get my thyroid hormones checked in my annual bloods, last year for the first time they became borderline.

I mean alongside Cancer, HIV and MS so we are automatically covered once diagnosed. Those were added purposely to reduce discrimination.

I want us putting in the Equalities Act, like they had to put MS in

Journalists, especially on UK tv are all trotting out the “it is real people, used to think it wasn’t but we know that was wrong” line. In the court of public opinion, it’s real, it’s not made up or “all in the mind”. The fight with medics and scientists is a different matter, but that isn’t...

From a comms and PR point of view, I think Chris did the right thing - he used the interview to talk about his study, which is what he was there to do. Silly questions, ignore them. He’s not there to dance to someone else’s tune.

Ok. The whole thing is just a big “go away” though, isn’t it. Manage yourself. Don’t bother the medical staff with this.

It’s a side issue but I feel like the “wellness industry” has hijacked “inflammation” recently. Lay people keep mentioning to me about reducing inflammation in the body, or ME being “inflammation” and I don’t think they’re referencing the activity of Cytokines or T or B cells or immune response...