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Thanks, Sean. It's still really horrible, but hopefully it will be over tomorrow.

I had my first Shingrix jab on Monday and am feeling appalling. Can't sleep and have the shakes.

***** For earlier updates on this topic, see the 2024/2025 thread Disabled charity chief condemns UK government as she rejects MBE. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...Tressa Burke said: "The political choices made in the UK Budget have supercharged the inequalities and unfairness disabled people...

what does grounding mean? Subjective responses from a whole TWO people - well, that's me convinced.

The transfer from PIP to ADP was completely friction free. Unlike IR ESA to UC, where people are being forced to apply and many are falling through the cracks.

I'm watching that just now and feel the same. Also downplayed the estimated prevalence, said things were improving due to Covid (they're not), and heaped a lot of praise on his Government. Still we need any allies we can find.

Yes, it's not just us. I don't have anything to say about this that isn't massively sweary.

Yes, thank you so much.

This is the FOI results on LCW/LCWRA claimants who aren't on PIP.

It's gobsmacking that they think it's OK to have inaccessible assessment venues and that they get away with it.

Well it depends if they act on the recommendations, but the language is favourable. On Reporting Scotland yesterday the Social Justice Secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, says ADP is an investment in people and communities and she is proud of that. I don't know how to clip it but it's 7.30 -...

Recommendation 18: Ensure rigorous application of the reliability criteria to ensure consistency in the decision-making approach. Recommendation 19: The reliability criteria should be explained clearly both in promotional materials, at the start and throughout the application process with...

Another suggestion made was that the exact wording of the reliability criteria (that a person must be able to undertake an activity safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly and in a reasonable time) should form part of the activity descriptor itself. Although this would be repetitive, it...

The final report of the Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment has been published. Summary - https://www.gov.scot/publications/independent-review-adult-disability-payment-final-report-summary/pages/2/ Full report -...

the HERITAGE study (Health Effects fRom Infection sequelae: Tailoring services and Advancing GuidancE), a new £1.4 million NIHR research programme, which will explore the cost effectiveness of existing healthcare models for both ME/CFS and long COVID with the aim of improving quality of care...

I've been asleep and missed quite a bit.Timms is now saying symptoms don't have to be present all the time but fulfilling the descriptors does. That doesn't make any sense and doesn't help.

I don't think Kirsty Blackman was impressed by what Timms said or thinks we should be relieved. But he did open up a gap whether it's a concession or he just hasn't a clue what's in the Bill. It isn't anything that should change anyone's vote, but I think Blackman was thinking about legal...

In response to Kirsty Blackman, Stephen Timms said repeatedly, reliably, safely etc will still apply for descriptors to qualify for the Severe Conditions criteria although it specifically says that they have to apply constantly in the Bill. She replied that him stating that at the Despatch Box...

List of amendments - Debate to start 1-1.30pm. A measly 5.5 - 6 hours instead of months

There is a link to the PDF here. The one above is difficult to read.