Dear Mel Stride,

PIP has nothing to do with employment.

PIP is for moderate to severe disability and is v difficult to qualify for.

Noone gets PIP 'for' depression or anxiety. It is based on a functional analysis.

Stop playing smoke and mirrors with people's lives.

Jay

I really regret going back to work repeatedly when I was too mentally ill to do so and then letting colleagues down, often in a very messy and last minute fashion. I was desperate to be well and back working effectively but funnily enough my recovery was not linear and I couldn’t…

For the first time in over a year, I don’t feel suicidal today. ❤️

Thanks to everyone for their supportive messages and well wishes ❤️

Northern Ireland desperately needs a Programme for Government.

Transgender Athletes Could Be At A Physical Disadvantage according to major research commissioned by the International Olympic Committee, published in the British Medical Journal. forbes.com/sites/lindseye…

Children in Northern Ireland with special educational needs face a 'cliff edge' when leaving school, a principal warns bbc.in/3WeCR0x

'All our young people have a right to a high-quality, inclusive Relationships and Sexuality Education curriculum,' writes Siobhán O'Neill (she/her).

'By delivering this well across all our schools, we promote mental health and positive social relationships.'

belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/commen…

'Parents know best' - tell that to the thousands of queer kids disowned by their parents for daring to fall out of line & be who they are. The quality of debate around RSE is galling & devoid of any consideration for lived experience.

Listen to young people, not your prejudice.

An absolutely disgusting policy which will only drive mentally ill people further and further into desperation.

This is not just a heartless policy, this is a dangerous policy.

SUNAK: 'I will never dismiss or downplay the illnesses people have.'

Meanwhile:

The UN found that government policy has “undermined the human dignity” of disabled people, they also found disabled people are “demonised” by the government

Rishi? Respond?

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

Sick notes aren’t the issue. The issue is services are on their knees and people are crying out for help.

Rishi Sunak today announced plans to review the fit note system for people who aren’t well enough to work, with a focus on mental health.

His speech continues a trend in recent rhetoric that is stigmatising, harmful, and inaccurate.

An absolutely disgusting policy which will only drive mentally ill people further and further into desperation.

This is not just a heartless policy, this is a dangerous policy.

The foreman in question

Assault, hitting, physical punishment, smacking… however you want to describe it,

should have been made illegal many moons ago.
bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…