Paula Peters
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Disability Rights Activist, Chair, Bromley and Croydon Branch š§µ& instagram @paulapeters9743 BlueSky @paulapeters19.bsky.social Tik Tok @paula19129
, London
Joined September 2011
#BlueSky To all my followers Iām on blue Sky š¦ @paulapeters19.bsky.social Please check me out over there @uaf
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@TheNotDeadYetUK
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'Did we learn nothing from #Robodebt? NDIS automation will put vulnerable at the mercy of machines in Australia https://t.co/LWudaA8EPe
@johnpringdns @paulapeters2 @RandolphTrent @RITB_ @SusanChubb1 @BadPutty @hawkins_carole @TheRegister @SueJonesSays @TheCanaryUK @vamroses
msn.com
Never again. That was the resounding message delivered via the robodebt royal commission from the thousands of Australians whose lives and livelihoods were upended by the cruellest experiment in...
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Deja vu? Robodebt: Illegal Australian welfare hunt drove people to despair 'lowest point day debt collector debited money from bank account https://t.co/2KGGBOcA88
@johnpringdns @paulapeters2 @RITB_ @RandolphTrent @SusanChubb1 @hawkins_carole @SueJonesSays @vamroses @BadPutty
bbc.co.uk
The previous government's "Robodebt" scheme drove people to despair, a landmark inquiry finds.
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@johnpringdns @paulapeters2 @RITB_ @RandolphTrent @SusanChubb1 @hawkins_carole @SueJonesSays @vamroses @BadPutty 2020 'The government was also criticised for upping requirements making it harder to receive a payment, controlling how recipients spend their money, and for proposals such as mandatory drug-testing of jobseekers.
bbc.co.uk
The "Robodebt" scheme aimed to find welfare cheats but wrongly accused hundreds of thousands of people.
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@johnpringdns @paulapeters2 @RITB_ @RandolphTrent @SusanChubb1 @hawkins_carole @SueJonesSays @vamroses @BadPutty Remember when IDS tried to bring this in twice in the UK? 2012 'Debate over Australia welfare 'credit card'
bbc.co.uk
Australia is rolling out a world-first way of paying welfare benefits, but critics say the system stigmatises recipients, the BBC's Duncan Kennedy reports.
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Do not introduce Digital ID 2,970,258 sign One Login & Gov Wallet will force people to access DWP, HMRC, NHS Councils Education 100+ services https://t.co/VaNkslo4kD
@paulapeters2 @BigBrotherWatch @greenarteries @SusanChubb1 @TheRegister @BadPutty @vamroses @RandolphTrent @RITB_
petition.parliament.uk
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
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'NHSE order hospitals to save money, misery & more premature deaths to meet arbitrary fiscal rules to appease bond markets yet Gov refusing to tax the rich. @paulapeters2 @vamroses @RandolphTrent @drbobgill @RITB_ @SusanChubb1 @hawkins_carole @BadPutty @WheelieFUMS @vamroses
Operations and treatments cut back as NHS orders England hospitals to save money. Thousands of patients could have to wait longer for treatment. Misery, premature death to meet arbitrary fiscal rules, appease bond markets, failure to tax the rich. https://t.co/O4TrTNtAfE
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#Austerity State pension age rose for women in 2011 Lowering of overall benefit cap in 2016 Cuts to housing benefit Austerity cuts likely caused rise in disability benefit rise in claims https://t.co/xdNvosc9Wy
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@BadPutty
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mirror.co.uk
Making a rough estimate of the effect of all non-disability cuts to benefits and tax changes between 2010 and 2019, the IFS found it increased disability benefit spending by Ā£900 million
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#HostileEnvironment Tories join Labour in renewed attack on disabled claimants https://t.co/c3xQFcy6fB
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@BadPutty
@vamroses
@RandolphTrent
@SusanChubb1
@hawkins_carole
@irisstylosa
benefitsandwork.co.uk
Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessme...
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#DWP MPs demand answers on Timms review and WCA abolition ā¦@1kilroywashereā© ā¦@BadPuttyā© ā¦@vamrosesā© ā¦@SusanChubb1ā© ā¦@RandolphTrentā©
benefitsandwork.co.uk
Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessme...
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'Portugal braced for mass disruption in first general strike for 12 years over unprecedented labour reforms. https://t.co/PcNWUr4Mu9
@paulapeters2 @SusanChubb1 @BadPutty @vamroses @RITB_ @hawkins_carole @RandolphTrent
bbc.co.uk
PM LuĆs Montenegro appears to have been taken aback by the strength of feeling against his government's labour reforms.
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Rhetorical Question Alert: AI has entered the classroom - but is it the solution for overworked teachers? https://t.co/csYwcHwK0B
@paulapeters2 @SusanChubb1 @BadPutty @vamroses @RITB_ @hawkins_carole @RandolphTrent
bbc.co.uk
From deepfake teachers to remote maths lessons - how are schools using tech and AI in the classroom?
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Bulgarian PM & government resign after mass protests https://t.co/ap7WXzu3bJ
@paulapeters2 @SusanChubb1 @BadPutty @vamroses @RITB_ @hawkins_carole @RandolphTrent
bbc.co.uk
Rosen Zhelyazkov's dramatic move came ahead of a vote of no confidence in parliament, and 20 days before Bulgaria joins the euro.
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2019 'Big tobacco secretly bankrolling anti-NHS think tank IEA whose bosses donate thousands to Tory leadership contenders, investigation reveals https://t.co/Peg7KBu0qJ
@greenarteries @premnsikka @paulapeters2 @SusanChubb1 @BadPutty @RITB_ @hawkins_carole @RandolphTrent @DeSmog
independent.co.uk
British American Tobacco is funding the Institute of Economic Affairs, which has called for the NHS to be abolished,Ā while previous funders include sugar and soft drinks companies
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@premnsikka 'Secretive Institute of Economic Affairs anti-state, anti-climate pressure group received Ā£640,000+ from fossil fuel companies & Rupert Murdochās media conglomerate. @greenarteries @DeSmog @paulapeters2 @SusanChubb1 @BadPutty @RITB_ @hawkins_carole @RandolphTrent
Hired Guns. Secretive Institute of Economic Affairs ā the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group ā received Ā£640,000+ from fossil fuel companies & Rupert Murdochās media conglomerate. The aim is to subvert public choices for the benefit of paymasters. https://t.co/bcRP4LUFr8
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Minister misleads MPs as mystery deepens over new Ā£2 billion cuts to disability benefits #DWP #Budget2025 #BenefitCuts
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https://t.co/bb6KKTaZz2
disabilitynewsservice.com
The disability minister has refused to apologise after misleading MPs about concerns over nearly Ā£2 billion in new cuts to disability benefits. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has added ā¦
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'The Times Scotland editor suspended over indecent communications charge https://t.co/DeKTU3qUlE
@paulapeters2 @SusanChubb1 @BadPutty @RITB_ @hawkins_carole @RandolphTrent @vamroses @irisstylosa
bbc.co.uk
David McCann, who has worked at various national newspapers in Scotland, was arrested after police searched a property in Edinburgh last month.
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'Amazonās Ring Adds Facial Recognition, Raising Privacy Questions 'Your doorbell may soon greet your visitors by nameā¦ whether you want it to or not. https://t.co/ZgE9Ynfsdn via @techrepublic @paulapeters2 @SusanChubb1 @BadPutty @vamroses @RITB_ @hawkins_carole @RandolphTrent
techrepublic.com
Ringās new Familiar Faces feature uses facial recognition to identify visitors, offering convenience while raising fresh privacy and security concerns.
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Just saying .. Instacart & Morrisons will introduce Caper Carts to UK - 'Investigation reveals #Instacart prices differ for same product in the same store https://t.co/4dn0Jg6aPy
@paulapeters2 @SusanChubb1 @BadPutty @vamroses @RITB_ @hawkins_carole @EuropeanPowell @RandolphTrent
independent.co.uk
Almost 75% of grocery items in the experiment were offered to shoppers at multiple price points on Instacart
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'Pensioner fined Ā£250 for spitting out leaf that blew into his mouth https://t.co/VuxDIUAqoo
@paulapeters2 @SusanChubb1 @BadPutty @vamroses @RITB_ @hawkins_carole @RandolphTrent @vamroses @greenarteries
lbc.co.uk
A pensioner has been fined Ā£250 for littering after spitting out a leaf which blew into his mouth.
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More than half of European countries want changes to human rights rules to make it easier to deport foreign criminals. https://t.co/De5cPZx9Sb
@paulapeters2 @SusanChubb1 @BadPutty @vamroses @RITB_ @hawkins_carole @RandolphTrent
lbc.co.uk
More than half of European countries want changes to human rights rules to make it easier to deport foreign criminals.
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