Telegraph Leads Hate Campaign Against Disabled People

Charlotte Hughes's avatarThe poor side of life

Rather unsurprisingly a new media hate campaign against disabled people has begun and it’s one of the worst that I’ve seen for a while.

It comes as no coincidence that this started alongside government plans  to abolish the WCA (Work Capability Assessment).

These plans will allow unqualified jobcentre work coaches to decide whether claimants are capable of work.

The government’s answer to this sadly is text book for them, demonizing vulnerable disabled people portraying them as the enemy and the usual scrounger rhetoric.

The Telegraph however was the first to start this campaign of hatred stating in an article

“Millions are claiming benefits without ever having to look for work, helping to push the tax burden to hit its highest point since the Second World War . . . It raises the question, just how much of our hard-won salaries are spent on the benefits of those who do not…

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