Should the PM crackdown on "sick notes"? Feat. Yasmin & Isabel Oakeshott | Storm Huntley

In a speech today Rishi Sunak has said that people signed off sick with mental health conditions are placing unsustainable pressure on the welfare budget.
He wants to overhaul Britain's sicknote culture and shift the focus onto what people CAN do.
The number of people signed off work with long term sickness is at a record level. And has been driven largely by mental health conditions.
The Prime Minister will say that we need to be "more honest about the risk of over-medicalising the everyday challenges and worries of life”.
Is he right to get tough on people signed off sick?
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[@bdcalling1391]

Mental nhs health services are massively underfunded and rishi has private healthcare

[@BritWolf1]

It's a 2 year waiting list for mental health. Even when signed off work. NO MENTION AT ALL ABOUT THAT, THEY ARE SCUM.

[@AdaGeddon]

Yes, it's very hard if you have mental health issues, to actually get the help to recover, or at least manage your condition. Unfortunately, many people accusing people of lying about having mental health difficulties have no understanding of how hard it can be to work when you're struggling in that way. Most people would like to work. Being mentally ill is no fun.

[@user-yo3mn2ro6w]

Did someone mention rishi, refer to the above attacker.

[@shellzyotube9549]

This UK Tory Government has done nothing but lie hand over fist to the British public, so much so, people had made YT with songs about this Tory Government and thier lies! It's been lie after lie after lie from them.

[@shellzyotube9549]

They simply were dishonest with the Public about coming out of the EU to give more money to the NHS, the real reason to come out of the EU was not about sovereignty, it was because the EU said they were going after Tax evaders, to date, which one Tory MP in Parliment was caught with tax evasion. Also, many people have bought their council houses so all the money this government got from privatising these houses , what have they done for building new homes for the homeless? Nothing i think! As i recall Boris Johnson said back in 2018 about the Royal Wedding 'Clear the streets of all these homeless people' ! It was reported by organisations, that we had more homeless people in the UK in all of history!

[@user-no5ee7nn9d]

Isabel is ruthless when it comes to social issues, she's got no understanding of ordinary people in the country.

[@stonemarten1400]

I live in a working class estate. Mostly fantastic people, many really hard working and decent folks. However, there are also a lot of total dossers - underclass, those not interested in working, watching tv all day, or out milling around, playing video games, drinking, taking drugs, getting takeaways delivered day and night. It does breed resentment for those of us slaving on low or average wages.

[@davidpersaud1630]

She 100% right

[@candyman5912]

I noticed that when Yasmin was putting up a decent challenge/rebuttal to Oakshots' callous nonsense, she immediately started interrupting. That's the hallmark of someone who knows their argument is weak.

[@stonemarten1400]

@@candyman5912 I’ve got an idea Candyman, you pay a little extra in your taxes to subsidise the feckless layabouts, who it’s “callous” to criticise. The problem is identifying the undeserving shirkers from those genuinely in need of compassion and assistance.

[@candyman5912]

@stonemarten1400 I've got an even better idea than that. Why don't you learn to be a thinking, compassionate, empathetic human being. Thus giving the world a chance to be a better place for us all to live in. What do you say? Is that possible? Any danger?

[@ewan8127]

What does a Party of Billionaire Scroungers know about Sick, Disabled and Poverty?

[@thugslife111]

What an we’re suppose to believe Isabel? Millionaires who have never done a proper days work in the life lecturing others.

[@keirmitchell5560]

and millions of people who get money for never working a day in their lives. I stand with the millionaires

[@thugslife111]

@@keirmitchell5560 because you lot expect people to work for peanuts to work an not to be able to pay bills? I no a lot of people who work an claim benefits because there wages are to low , why not come with me an do a proper days work as a scaffolder an Al show you work, you probably couldn’t run down hill

[@CompetentGuitarist]

Isabel is the lowest form of humanity.

[@joem664]

​@@thugslife111well said 👏👏👏

[@samanthabarry5817]

The elite and Sunak shouldn’t judge others before walking in their shoes

[@user-rs2ky2rd7w]

Billionaire robbing the poorest to please his mates,

[@davidneverdave]

Engage with the actual argument instead of making personal attacks. Are you saying benefit fraud isn't a thing?

[@user-rs2ky2rd7w]

@@davidneverdave I’m saying most fraud is perpetrated by the rich who also find ways to avoid tax, not some poor bugger who’s Ill

[@user-qd2hl9lu3h]

@@davidneverdave Much more is left unclaimed than is lost due to fraud/error.

[@davidneverdave]

@@user-rs2ky2rd7wI’m not sure most fraud is perpetrated by ‘the rich’ but even if it is, the amount lost in benefit fraud is HUGE and is making our taxes much higher than they need to be

[@davidneverdave]

@@user-rs2ky2rd7wthe ‘poor bugger’ isn’t ill, that’s the whole point! We’re talking about scrounging skivers gaming the system.

[@olixz]

Haven't the Tories tried all this before? Austerity obviously hasn't reduced it.

[@BritWolf1]

They just want to blame the poor for tory failures of 14 years..

[@stevej72]

It all they know, demonise and criminalise the poor

[@davidneverdave]

The Welfare system needs to be constantly reviewed and kept under wraps. Even since 2014 when Universal Credit was brought in there have been huge demographic changes. Many more elderly and 'sick' people in society and the reality is that it all has to be paid for by people who do work. Constantly saying benefits should be increased isn't fair on people who have to pay for it all.

[@user-qd2hl9lu3h]

@@davidneverdave We have the least generous social security system in western Europe.

[@davidneverdave]

@@user-qd2hl9lu3h unless you're a lemming then simply doing what other people, because they're doing it, isn't a good idea. I want to see those genuinely unable to work get higher amounts of money and a better standard of living. This can only be achieved by clamping down on people gaming the system. Either that or further massive increases to levels of taxation.

[@sandropaulo4776]

Isabel is full of crap like always. Always attacking the poor, refugees and immigrants

[@barneyrubble8590]

Not as much crap as Yasmin has💩

[@davidpersaud1630]

Open your house let them live with you n you pay for them den out of your pocket

[@candyman5912]

Agreed. Oakshott is full of crap

[@lee6023]

No people do lie or are too lazy to work and blame mental health,

[@keirmitchell5560]

i think il stand with Isabel. We don't work to give handouts to those who dont.

[@Stephen0988]

OAKESHOTT needs an education, take away her money and all her clothing, her housing, her education and level her down to the bottom, that should teach her a lesson.

[@amandamckay9684]

And those God awful extentions!

[@user-zj2yb1qt3d]

The daily mail tells the truth and nothing but the truth 😂 Absolute flannel

[@dftfire]

If they reduced the number of people signed-off sick, wouldn't this programme see a massive-decline in viewers? 😂

[@mrennie5158]

Yep

[@badboybinkibunnychristiesh9964]

😂

[@kdeeuk]

sack that isabel she knows nothing

[@Stephen0988]

She is just another Far Right Naz C

[@davidneverdave]

What has she said that you disagree with? She's said give benefits to those genuinely unable to work and clamp down on those abusing the system. Sounds like common sense to me.

[@Stephen0988]

@@davidneverdave Some so-called? Biased for evil.

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

Isabel, the lady has worked for over 40 years as a hairdresser, why would she have learnt professional computer skills when she had a profession already? She could not have anticipated the arthritis problems that have hit her at about 60! Have you done a job for 40 years of being on your feet for 8 hours a day and using your hands 8 hours a day? You clearly rely heavily on the professional skills of hairdressers yourself, so do not speak to this woman as if she has been sitting on her backside all her life when she has been tending the heads of people just like you since you were still in Primary school.

[@davidneverdave]

Why should she retrain because she already had a profession? Well she just said she's unable to do that profession anymore, that's why. She said she left school in 85/86 so she must be have been born in 1970 making her 54 now. My parents are in their 60s my grandparents are in their 80s, none used computers at school and have learned to use them. Being a hairdresser also doesn't prevent you from learning. I don't know about that woman's situation, she obviously had other health issues going on. But simply being the age of 54 is not a valid reason for not knowing how to use a computer. Most jobs will train you and if they won't then most colleges offer free evening classes for adults. Enough of the pandering to these weak feeble excuses.

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

@@davidneverdave The lady said she has arthritis amongst other issues. There is also a big difference between using a computer for leisure and in a professional environment...and it might have escaped your notice but quality retraining and getting reemployed in your 50s to 60s is not the same as the opportunities when you are somewhat younger. My main objection to Oakeshotts attitude is that she was saying the woman should have acquired work based computer skills in order to be employable, when the woman was actually employed for 40 years with professional skills...just is a different kind of profession. I don't suppose Oakeshott has the skills the caller has...why not? She has had all her life to acquire professional hairdressing skills! My Mum is approaching 80, and she worked in offices and therefore acquired computer skills through her work and continues to use her computer in a leisure context, however, she would not be familiar with Excel and as someone who has arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome and torn ligaments in both shoulders and worn joints that's had to be shaved due to splintering, plus 4 surgeries to try and alleviate the pain, the time she can spend on mouse and keyboard is very limited and very slow now....although she used to be a 120wpm typist. My mums arthritis, carpal tunnel and shoulder problems happened before retirement age and I watched her try to carry on in agony. My mum never cries, stoic lady, but I have seen tears running down her face with the pain in her hands and wrists, they swell, go scarlett and you can feel the heat emanating from them...but she will still try to get through whatever needs doing. So, stick your judgement, someone who has worked for 40 years and is in their mid 50s is clearly not lazy and work shy!

[@benfletcher9659]

​@@davidneverdaveunless you change the way ageism works, you think anyone is going to hire a 54 year old with no previous office experience?

[@davidneverdave]

@@shelleyphilcox4743 I acknowledged that the lady had other health conditions. She never said she couldn't use computers because of her arthritis, she said it was because of her age and that she was never taught to use one. I simply said being 54 is not a valid excuse, for the reasons I've already stated. Why shouldn't the woman retrain? Plenty of people do it all the time and many of them have health conditions, which employers have a legal duty to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate for. Of course Oakeshott doesn't have 40 years of experience being a hairdresser - I fail to see how this is relevant? Your 80 year old mother is not expected to work, however someone who is 54 is expected to work - so again I fail the see the relevance of you mentioning her... Thanks for the advice but someone who is 54 years old and says she can't use a computer 'as she was never taught how to use one is school' is clearly trying to come up with any excuse to get out of working. And I will freely express my thoughts on the matter and call out silly feeble excuses wherever I see them.

[@davidneverdave]

@@benfletcher9659 Oh give over. I work with A LOT of people in their 40's, 50's and 60's. Has this woman tried looking for work? I'm sure she would have said if she'd been knocked back from jobs and she suspects it'd due to ageism. She also wouldn't have to declare health conditions like arthritis until after a job offer had been made, which the employer would have a legal duty to make accommodations for. We have nearly a million job vacancies in the UK at the moment. Enough of the weak feeble excuses!

[@ianedwards2496]

If there is one person anyone with mental health issues would not approach for empathy or help it's Isabel Oakshott.

[@davidneverdave]

I agree, but that wouldn't be the best thing for them. Tough love is the best kind. If you were in an accident and needed your legs rehabilitating to walk again. You'd prefer the 'kind and compassionate' nurse who let you stay in bed all day because you didn't want to get up. The 'tough nurse' who made the effort with you, got you up out of bed to do your exercises even though you didn't want to will do far good for your recovery.

[@ianedwards2496]

@@davidneverdave There's tough love and then there's threats to take away your support system. Given this governments track record on dealing with physical disabilities and PIP assessments, the thought of them getting involved with mental illness is truly scary.

[@davidneverdave]

@@ianedwards2496 They have to be tough otherwise people will take the mick. In fact, people ARE taking the mick now. In the 90's 2% of the population was on disability benefits, now it's 6%! There's no way the population has become 3x sicker. Writing over 2 million people off to a life on benefits, might make people on the left feel all kind and compassionate, but we know that being in work gives people a purpose and drastically improves their mental health. Now there are many more disabled people who are working, even if it is just part time and that's something to be lauded. It goes without saying that those genuinely disabled AND incapable of working should receive benefits, but for these people there is less and less money available for them when there are more and more people trying it on and successfully gaming the system.

[@kellyhawkes3191]

My son's autistic, filling in pip is horrendous, the whole process is awful, the thought of it being even harder, turns my stomach.

[@elaineb8524]

Rishi will be out very very shortly hopefully.

[@lee6023]

Hopefully not

[@moomin7461]

​@@lee6023Hopefully, yes. 😂

[@noonesmyname7327]

Well no one voted him in so....... This country is a joke, our parliament is full of liars, traitors, thieves and butchers.

[@davidneverdave]

Obviously. He knows Labour won't clamp down on benefit cheats, because so many of them vote Labour, so he's doing what he can now, while he still can.

[@SeanandClare]

He should not be prime minister he know nothing

[@keithdavies1395]

What about cracking down on tax avoidance, a certain P M and his Non Dom wife, spring to mind.

[@ewan8127]

This is so Cruel and Evil!

[@yorewhyworry7217]

Heartless.

[@sophsaund304]

More distraction from this callous inept govt

[@bobbates797]

That’s exactly what it is some mp is dipping his hand in the pot and they’ve tried to cover it up now they need a distraction

[@willowtree9291]

I think some people exaggerate the amount of benefits they receive.

[@peteraston4753]

Start at the top close down the tax loopholes that accoountants use to help billionaires escape from paying tax

[@noonesmyname7327]

Agree 100%, but it won't happen.

[@markdale9709]

But hey, the millions and millions taken by Tory mps for Ppe etc is perfectly fine, hes written it off not a problem.

[@kappaslapper14]

Funny how none of these so called news channels bring on a actual Doctor to explain whats going on .

[@ALADDIN22091978]

Isabel what do you know about ADHD, autism ?

[@georgenicholls5106]

She probably knows about as much as these LAZY scroungers (oops sorry, I mean mps) do.

[@DCDPM]

It seems like they are going after people with mental health issues. If the people who are going to do these assessments are anything like Atos or Maximus then expect a huge uptick in suicides. They aren't clinically trained to assess complex mental health problems, or infact trained to diagnose a common cold.

[@user-yo3mn2ro6w]

Because it's the kings government, do you honestly think this government is to serve the people?, your wrong, it's a millionaires government, we the people don't have a government, when will the people wake up and create our own government, that serves the people.

[@user-no5ee7nn9d]

Doctors are going to be ignored while the DWP box tickers will be signing genuinely mentally ill people to what could be a life of misery. Let's not forget these people suffering depression and so on might be mums and Dad's of children who need their parents to get well asap.

[@shellzyotube9549]

I believe Atos and Maximus are first and foremost about Money in their policy, and not mental health, Ch4 dispatches programme went under cover and they aren't medically qualified to say about conditions and disabilities, so it's not about disabilities with them it's just about money, just the same policy that these politicians have, it's about money and more money in their own pockets through the taxpayers pot! Where they couldn't careless about the actual disability condition, or physical ailments. Don't think for one moment that these politicians the likes of Rishi Sunak have any idea about the disabled, the poor or working classes anyway, they have zero understanding and have no wish to understand them at the same time, they are in their own little rich world and want to stay there! As far as i am concerned they don't do the job/career of a politician , they just can't be bothered doing the work, although they like taking the money for it and giving themselves double pay for it at the same time! I think you can only describe at best these Atos and Maximus agencies as 'Glorified Accountants' not medically qualified to the job, not that of a GP anyway!

[@mrennie5158]

That’s a myth, I know a few PIP assessors and they’re all registered mental health nurses.

[@mrennie5158]

@@user-no5ee7nn9dif you’ve ever been for a PIP assessment you will have seen a medical or nursing or allied health professional. It’s a requirement of the job that you are one. It’s real doctors in there and everything.

[@SeanODonovan-hc1he]

The Mail’s “deep-dive” into the issue was talking to 2 men on a street corner !

[@jamesmarston1087]

How many votes you lose with just this comment today rishi,,, your not get a chance to put this into play because your out mate,,,, See this women she's said exactly what I said before I heard her,, it's so hard to claim a benefit, your grilled, humiliated, This news reader, yes there are people like that but going after all instead of the few,,

[@PassiveAgressive319]

Reduce the waiting lists. Like those waiting for surgery and that might help. And by the way Sunak won’t be around long enough to implement this stupid policy anyway

[@davidpersaud1630]

Shame it's what the lazy ires need some good old fashion work

[@samanthahardy9903]

There are some people with disabilities who want to work but as soon as they mention to a potential employer they have a disability their application gets rejected. Not everyone can get their head around modern technology, especially when they have a mental health condition which prevents them from retaining the information Those with a physical disability which can prevent them from attending a computer course regularly due to how their disability affects them (e.g chronic pain, lack of energy etc). How are they going to be able to retrain for a job which requires computer skills to work from home? They can't!

[@Stephen0988]

Personality disorders, mental health disorders are not a matter for common sense.

[@annepoitrineau5650]

The cases this woman is reading. £1300/month on the dole???? nobody gets that.

[@alanpatten468]

They are full of bullshit. The truth doesn't fit the narrative or stir up enough hatred so they can't be bothering with that, can they?

[@mr.thegreat557]

That’ll include housing benefits.

[@Sharon-zi1xn]

You would be amazed how much some people get on full benefits, all different ones, disability, PIP, income support etc £1300 is nothing compared to some! Was watching a channel the other day and the bloke said his mate gets full benefits highest level in everything and it comes to £2600! So you can see why some people are getting pissed about it to be honest, especially for people who have tried with genuine issues and get turned down!

[@alanpatten468]

​@Sharon-zi1xn I would really like someone to break down these figures because I believe like Civid it's all bullshit

[@PastaSauce.]

Maybe make it worth working? Let’s just say a single mum with 2 kids and get a full time job in Tesco. £400 a week that’s before tax. Two kids in nursery (£40 each) that works out at £400 a week. You would actually be worse off working…..

[@samanthahardy9903]

Most supermarkets mainly hire part time staff on contracts between 10 to 15 hours or zero hour contracts. Unfortunately they may not even get paid for all the hours they work either because the companies take time off for any breaks. So someone on a 15 hour pw contract working for 5 hours per day, 3 days per week will only get paid for 14 hours and 15 minutes. However, Universal Credit personnel assume they get paid for the full 15 hours.

[@keirmitchell5560]

maybe dont have children if you cant afford them.

[@luke7708]

​@@keirmitchell5560you are deliberately very narrow-minded. Have you ever, for one second, used your brain to consider that people have children, and then circumstances change: people do get ill or lose their jobs.....of course this will never happen to you will it.

[@MrHoopski]

@@samanthahardy9903 thats not how UC works - you get deducted 40p for every £ you earn it goes on your earnings not how many hours you work

[@kinggeoffrey3801]

​@@keirmitchell5560yep too many people having kids when they can't afford them expecting everyone else to bail them out.

[@jamesmarston1087]

Helen from Dorset wind your neck in,, she sounds drunk

[@MichelleMybelle61]

She sounds like dried up retired old prune ..probably doesn't have children..not exactly qualified to even comment on things like autism Adhd and the like

[@sophsaund304]

I thought that too!

[@leea2112]

She definitely was and probably claiming pip for being an alkie the hypocrite!!

[@touseefrehman6725]

That lady said she worked for 40 years as hair dresser and that blondy say why u didnt learn computer? So pathetic.

[@billhowie21]

Oakeshott making it up ,But hey these are the people she wants to vote for her Partner Of Reform Party So carry on.

[@SimonSmith-yd6tt]

Reforms not a Party its a Limited Company

[@chrislaurenceleo]

Oakshott given an undeserved platform yet again.

[@sophsaund304]

Oakshott dont let facts get in the way of your revolting bigotry

[@keirmitchell5560]

shut up you lefty.

[@amandamckay9684]

Superb on point comment! And let's not forget she's in a relationship with Mr Tice, head of Reform! Not a great ambassador for the party!

[@DJLalr]

Mr Sunak - crack down on 1.Standing Charges on utilities 2.Cost of Living Crisis 3. Bank of England with High Interest rates 4. High food prices in supermarkets Solve this and the sick notes will evaporate. Crack down on things that really matter to the people.

[@opinion3742]

If a person is sick they are sick. And we either care or we don't.

[@Stephen0988]

If you have to get a job, then they have to give you a job.

[@MichelleMybelle61]

Sounds like Helen who rang in is retired..obviously has no clue about these illnesses

[@leea2112]

Shes an alkie!!

[@papapa9106]

That's what you get with 14 yrs of a Tory govt a mental health pandemic

[@mr.thegreat557]

Wrong! It’s what you get after seven decades of Lib Lab Con.

[@Kevhuman]

Because of the type of mental health issues I have, things that other people would find trivial can make me suicidal or worse, should I go into an environment that might make me kill myself or do something dangerous to other people ? There is no treatment available, my condition is chronic . I am lucky enough to have some support from mental health services and evidence of my condition, but there are other people like me who slip through the net. This is a powder keg that will lead to tragedy just like every other time it has happened.

[@philyewin4880]

Hopefully you'll be able to get a job working from home.

[@IanScout1]

Vile rich people who care for nothing other than their own Bank balances

[@user-yo3mn2ro6w]

Let's all stand up against this so called/owned kings government, and have a government of our own, one that serves the people, not the millionaires.

[@alanpatten468]

I completely changed my view of the two journalists on this programme after hearing their views.Anybody with experience of the DWP knows that irrespective of the genuineness of a claim, the amount of supporting medical evidence and written references, personal testimonials, etc. they are always looking to remove you from the register although you and most probably your parents have paid in all your life before illness. I don't think the taxpayer should or is as worried about this as they are or should be about the immigrant crisis. What about the billions paying for that and the billions lost due to the unecessary measures during the pandemic? Its all a distraction to go after the weak and vulnerable again as they are an easy target. Sunak has probably been looking at a leaf in Cameron's book. We should have money for such people, the vast majority are I suspect genuine and have illnesses that have been diagnosed by consultants and not GPs and are regularly assessed by the DWP anyway. This is evil and the people like Oakeshott that are going along with it are ignorant and far removed from the reality of the situation, coming from posh backgrounds and privilege. But then, to be fair, journalism died during Covid and they are too stupid to realise the lies they condemn that we were fed during that debacle come from the same source which they eagerly rush to believe on this topic.

[@TrottersPad]

Helen from Dorset sounds pissed and gets her information from gossiping, really qualified 😅

[@MT-UK]

Listen we need to review the amount spent on benefits… but when we are spending billions on illegal immigrants , it’s an insult to taxpayers (who btw are some of the people who need extra support)

[@localreviewking134]

Yasmin, genuinely seemed to car, but Isabel is a hard terrible person.

[@jmck6320]

Isobel is a.....?

[@malc70000]

There are a few people cheating benefits ,however, all MPs are dodging tax.

[@catherinehanner284]

Can you imagine what the progeny of oakshott and tice will be like. Horrible thought!

[@barneyrubble8590]

Just because you're a lefty 😂

[@psrpippy]

@@barneyrubble8590 what’s wrong with being a lefty?

[@catherinehanner284]

@@barneyrubble8590 better left than right of Genghis khan like them.

[@barneyrubble8590]

@@catherinehanner284 old left not new left which is full of clown wokery 🌈🤪 and identity politics and anti British narrative.

[@JM-qd2ky]

HMRC estimates that losses to tax fraud amount to £16 billion each year. This is nearly half of HMRC's estimate of the tax gap (£34 billion): the difference between the amount of tax HMRC should collect each year and the amount it actually collects.

[@pauljones1376]

oakenschitt is sleeping with Tichard Tice ...tells you everything you need to know 😂😂

[@helenclark2104]

Sorry Isabel you are a reporter you are not a medical professional expert ie

[@juniormartin3528]

i like to ask isabel oakeshott where exactly she got that story from.

[@leea2112]

Helen from dorset sounds pissed shes probably claiming pip for being an alkie !!

[@saywhaaaaat6464]

She sounds like a right gammon

[@michaelsaunders6923]

So according to oakenshaw we should all be tarred with the same brush. And she has never done a days work in her life.

[@patrickdoyle9369]

He's the sickest of the lot, but does not realize it.

[@davidneverdave]

Who?

[@benfletcher9659]

If you work you shouldn't need benefits because your job should pay. The fact it doesn't is a masive government failure.

[@user-js3rg9sj1k]

HIGH BILLS FOR EVERYTHING WHERE CAN I GET A JOB THAT WILL PAY ENOUGH TO LIVE ON,?????? OH I CAN GET A MEAL FOR 30P??????,LEE?????

[@samh8]

Putting up mental health support at the end of the video to cover your own backs, after that diatribe about vunerable peope, is just abhorrent....

[@pauljones1376]

Let me draw your attention to the daily fail lol

[@mikegleed5842]

You've had decades to learn to use a Computer 🤕 Pretty Brutal that

[@amandamckay9684]

I was going to say beyond patronising but 'brutal' is by far a much better word!

[@erictaylor2831]

So Helen in Dorset is an expert on illness then😂😂

[@jennifercando3221]

Isabel looks like she could do a job maybe fill some shelves in Tesco or something she's no expert on mental health neither is Rishi. We need doctors to diagnose any illness not benefit staff or Capita we can all read the disaster they were to the genuine sick driving some to suicide .

[@davidpersaud1630]

They all play mental health violin .get of there arse n work mental health be soon gone stop wrapping up in cottonwool

[@bobbates797]

You don’t need doctors the pharmacist will do according to a billionaire who struggles to pay for fuel at a petrol station as for her I think the oldest profession is right up her street plenty of experience anyway

[@ravenwhite67]

she couldn't do the tesco job...from personal experience its acually bloody hard work..heavy lfting and pulling fully stocked heavy cages filled to the brim with tins jars..heavy deli cheeses and meats.etc etc.. they tell you its heavy lifting and bending work before you take the job..but you dont realise how much till your working ..so no she couldnt do it

[@jennifercando3221]

@@ravenwhite67 Is that right? well altho it will upset Rishi she will just have to go on the dole as long as she's not on our screens talking BS lol

[@chrisjohnson9632]

I am on pip and I care for my mum she has Alzheimer's and dementia I think some people should live in my shoes.

[@user-js3rg9sj1k]

MPS EXSPENCES ???????

[@user-hs1zh1se4c]

Autistic here getting job when autistic is damn hard and keeping it harder. Thankfully ive got a part time job with a disability friendly company but did loose 2 prior jobs due to being autistic. Just 22% of UK autistic people have ajob and its because employers discriminate autistic people, i think we can work but employers need to stop discriminating against us.

[@3D_Printing]

But he spent £42,000,000 on private posh VIP jets

[@rioperez7461]

Yes absolutely. A lot of people taking the piss saying we have mental health issues and sitting at home playing FIFA and Fornite, whilst I'm running around like a headless chicken. Well done, Rishi.

[@moomin7461]

Are you a doctor?

[@user-js3rg9sj1k]

YA GET A JOB IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS YOU WILL BE RICH.

[@user-gy9yk3fe2x]

That blonde thing isn't very nice

[@sqwidink1]

Wants its head shaving!

[@user-rl8mq9uf7b]

I lost my arm due to a work injury and the job centre said there is work I can do and I had £200 cut from £338 a month and I struggled to feed my baby I now work as a taxi driver

[@alanpatten468]

Unbelievable but I am sure is true

[@saywhaaaaat6464]

Bless you

[@sophsaund304]

Ugh that oakeshott person is despicable

[@barneyrubble8590]

You’re obviously biased,I think Yasmin is despicable as she hates this country 😡

[@sophsaund304]

@@barneyrubble8590 by biased, you mean I have an opinion? We are all biased by our opinions!

[@barneyrubble8590]

@@sophsaund304 yes that is what I meant,but it doesn’t mean you’re right. My opinion was that I think Yasmin is despicable because she put this country down which has got to stop.

[@sophsaund304]

​@barneyrubble8590 in your opinion. My opinion differs.

[@annepoitrineau5650]

The people who can't be bothered to get up etc do have a mental health condition. And the NHS does not have any therapy option at the moment. ADHD+Autism Isabel's reaction "too much medicalising". What does she know? People happy to do so??? The ones I know are just pretending because owning this sad situation gives them some self-respect. People with ADHD have huge difficulties holding a job when they get one. Yasmin is right.

[@jimoconnor2594]

That old dear should visit her local bookmakers and see them playing the gaming machines

[@lindapenlington1730]

I have a grandson with Autism, dispraxia and discalculus, if anyone employed him they would need the patience of a Saint.

[@argh1977]

Makes me laugh when they take an article from the Daily Mail as gospel. It’s a well known Tory newspaper who are there primarily to back up the Tories policies.

[@nickedwards212]

If Sunak wants to talk about the things that people can do. The rich can afford to pay much much more tax instead of sending it abroad so they don't have to pay any.

[@nickedwards212]

NO ONE COULD DISAGREE WITH THAT YOU ARE SPOT ON MY FRIEND. My mate used to claim P I P he had mental health issues but not any more. You see not last year but the year before on christmas eve he hung himself he was only 37 years old. on the day of his funeral when they were putting his coffin into the ground his mom just kept on collapsing. And now she has mental health issues too. So you see RISHI SUNAK THE SOONER YOU 🫵 AND YOUR CONserVATive GOVERNMENT IS OUT THE BETTER. YOU 🫵 RISHI SUNAK ONLY CARE FOR THE RICH AND ONLY THE RICH. AND THE WORKING MAN AND THE POOR CAN ROT IN HELL. RISHI SUNAK WE JUST HOPE AND PRAY 🙏 THAT YOU 🫵 AND YOUR DISGUSTING DISEASED CONserVATive GOVERNMENT. ON THURSDAY THE 4TH OF JULY 2024 IS OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT OUT.

[@Buddingrose]

The lady that rang in that was an hairdresser for 40 years. Then the woman with blonde hair chipping in saying she’s had decades to learn how to use a computer. She was a hairdresser for 40 years! Why would she feel the need to do a computer course if in her line of work it’s not necessary?

[@Sharon-zi1xn]

Seriously you may not agree with Isobel but even i thought she had a point there! I left school the same year as lady on the phone, only worked in retail and a factory etc, but obviously at some point i got a laptop for my home, and just taught myself, as 99% of the population would of done! It is very hard to believe someone not ever using a computer unless very old to be honest, takes some believing! It is almost like driving a car, it is something you just do!

[@elaineb8524]

Ai and automation are about to destroy alot of jobs.

[@jasoncooper9391]

Tut Tut daily mail 😂😂 oakshot

[@user-pm4vh5jm1n]

14 years of tories have done it to everyone, there is no Great Britain anymore, people should go to France, get on boat, you’d be better off

[@philyewin4880]

The 'Great' is only a reference to size in comparison to the other British Isles. The French don't need to worry, there won't be any unemployed brits missing signing on to risk crossing the channel in a dinghy, in search of a better life.

[@RJAH355]

He’s talking about sick notes when we have the biggest sick notes in nearly every hotel in the country costing us billions. But yeah it’s everyone who’s ill that’s the problem.

[@alanpatten468]

I said as much in a comment here earlier. Let's hope everybody can see how truly evil and sick this policy is. It also shows Sunak is immoral as well as being out of touch and is a game player willing to try anything to hold onto power. I was ambivalent and intending not to vote but this makes me want to vote Labour and I hope other people feel the same.

[@darrylashton8428]

Alcoholism is SELF-INFLICTED. Should NOT get well paid to feed this addiction. Everyone is now a "health care" professional??!!

[@kristinamasters1663]

Just because your young it doesnt mean you cant be ill. My son is a Type 1 diabetic which receives no help as a condition. My son works but is never well rarely off sick but comes home ill every day.

[@denisburgess2966]

Some people are genuinely sick but a lot of them are playing the system and they should be sent back to work.

[@user-zj2yb1qt3d]

Isabel has some interesting friends behind her and boyfriend. Known as Richard tice. Friends include lord ashcroft lol😂 She’s a not biased at all is she. Even if the facts are there.

[@shellzyotube9549]

People, please think - Opinions of unqualified persons that phone in, are just that only opinions that are invalid at times to the reality of a situation! People more and more want FACTS rather than pie in the sky opinions that quite often are irrelevant and absurd! Certainly, these people are annoying when they take up air space and no nothing about what they are spewing, it's a waste of air and time! Often they put their mouth into gear before their brain has engaged in anything reasonable at all, same goes for the likes of Isabel here!

[@thetimeisnow6822]

ANY MP NOT IN PARLIMENT SHOULD NOT GET PAID

[@Stephen0988]

I would show no compassion to Oakshott

[@kevinmulligan4816]

So Isobel, can heal the sick, well, good luck with that one.

[@sylviawarren3341]

The biggest scroungers in the country are sat on parliament front benches

[@rebeccajones9804]

Well said 👍

[@oneleggedwonder1]

these people have no idea how hard welfare is I'm being reviewed at the moment for pip my assessment lasted no more than 20 minutes on a phone I suffer with epilepsy cerebral palsy and I'm a amputee so I have chronic phantom limb pain if this goes wrong I will see the them In court Agen i tried to work but it takes on average 3 months to get a prosthetic socket made from the NHS so works pretty hard when your leg won't stay on

[@saywhaaaaat6464]

Wishing you all the best xx

[@Centurionit]

Yasmin is so out of touch with the reality of way too many youngsters and thinking that too many in politics would agree with her is the reason we are in this situation. SAD

[@elaineb8524]

Nobody stsys on the sick through choice its abject poverty ffs

[@JosephMichaelsMusic]

I have aspergers and i worked 4 years part time and i wanted to kill myself 3 times during my job placement. Why not change the work place so it can be easier for me and other people to work.

[@superlightclaw6325]

What do Rishi sunak know about poverty, he is rich o please

[@elaineb8524]

Isabel Oakes its easy from your high horse to judge, i find your attitude disgusting.