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Dancing DLA Man

  • Eyupmiduck
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13 years 7 months ago #25011 by Eyupmiduck
Dancing DLA Man was created by Eyupmiduck
Did anyone else see this meaty slice of negative reinforcement on yesterday's BBC six o'clock news? If not, it's on YouTube under 'Dancing Benefit Cheat'.

The trouble with stuff like this is it can give people the impression that DLA claimants receive shedloads of money they don't 'deserve' and spend their spare time secretly tripping the light fantastic!

I wish! :S

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  • Rachel
13 years 7 months ago #25018 by Rachel
Replied by Rachel on topic Re: Dancing DLA Man
I saw it, made me depressed. It lifted my spirits when I saw people fighting the infamous web-site recently.

We've got enough resources of humour to counter this propaganda, but how???

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  • Ranald
13 years 7 months ago #25021 by Ranald
Replied by Ranald on topic Re:Dancing DLA Man
You mean you don't dance? I myself am often to be found dancing the Kalinka with my fellow Russian folk music buddies.

It is awful publicity for us all but there will always be bad apples in the barrel unfortunately.

I remember a case back in the 90s of an IB claiming bloke who won a hammer throwing competition at a local Highland Games! His downfall was posing for the local newspaper and a "concerned" citizen grassing him up!

Brass neck but obviously little in the way of brains!

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  • linsky
13 years 7 months ago #25022 by linsky
Replied by linsky on topic Re:Dancing DLA Man
Where would a person stand if they had written on their dla claim form that are bad for 5 or 6 days per week?
In the case mentioned in this post, would it not allow a person with the likes of severe depression etc the chance of going out and dancing on a good night. Would or could that persons condition to some degree. If one pushes him or herself, sometimes depending on the illness, that person could then possibly do a little more the next time they tried. Is this not what self help is all about!

I certainly don't think it deserved a slot on the BBC National news. It shows the propaganda plot going on behind the scenes.

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  • kenny45 ord
13 years 7 months ago #25026 by kenny45 ord
Replied by kenny45 ord on topic Re:Dancing DLA Man
I totally agree.The BBC aren't so quick to show the harsh treatment we experience.

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13 years 7 months ago #25036 by choogle
Replied by choogle on topic Re:Dancing DLA Man
On the 6 pm BBC News a few nights ago there was footage of David Cameron being asked a question about people with mental health. However, there was no footage of his response to the question (!!!), the report just went on to another part of the Q&A.

As one of the many thousands left in limbo prior to the cull of IB migration does it not seem weird that significant questions are still not being answered in a transparent fashion?

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