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While the UK government bulldozes ahead with its cruel assault on disabled people, a global music star has demonstrated more compassion in a single evening than our so-called “progressive” leaders have ever shown.
A touching social media post from the Dursley Matters Facebook page tells how music legend Sting went out of his way to give a disabled fan a moment she’ll never forget.
“Handed a request note to an official for a name mention… 10 minutes later she returned, quite secretively, to say “Sting saw the note & has invited [her] + 1 to go backstage to meet him.
“Off we went & he was lovely, giving some kisses & holding both her hands.
The family were even granted special passes to leave the venue quickly, avoiding the chaos that followed other concerts at the same site.
“I said to Sting, it’s lovely that you are so big but still care.”
It is.
But then, maybe he was motivated by a couplet from one of his songs:
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are.
It stands in gut-wrenching contrast to the UK Labour government, whose treatment of disabled people is anything but caring.
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This week, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall proudly unveiled draft legislation to slash disability and sickness benefits, ignoring pleas from charities, MPs and campaigners.
Let’s be absolutely clear: despite claims from Kendall, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and others that this Bill was about cracking down on fraud in the benefit system, it very clearly is not.
The legislation contains no mention of fraud. Not one line.
So the government’s repeated justification – that disabled people are gaming the system – is a deliberate lie.
A smear.
A calculated attack on a marginalised group to soften up the public for cuts that cannot be justified on merit.
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The Bill also makes no mention of historical mortality rates, despite the well-documented correlation between benefit sanctions and deaths.
There is no plan for hardship relief.
And despite promises, the legislation was introduced before the government’s own disability benefits consultation even concluded.
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The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill will:
-
Tighten eligibility for PIP, with new rules disqualifying those whose disabilities don’t meet a single “high impact” threshold – even if they face multiple daily challenges.
-
Slash the sickness component of Universal Credit for new claimants from ~£97/week to £217.26/month – a 50 per cent cut.
-
Freeze all disability benefit uplifts from 2026 to 2030, effectively cutting support in real terms every year.
-
Strip support from around 370,000 current claimants, with another 430,000 denied future access.
-
Push an estimated 250,000 more people into poverty, including 50,000 children.
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Save £4 billion, not by “helping people into work” – but by simply taking money away from those who need it.
Even Carers’ Allowance will take a hit: £500 million will be slashed because fewer disabled people will qualify for PIP – and so their carers will lose their entitlement too.
All while Labour ministers like Kendall smirk through interviews with platitudes about being “firm in our convictions.”
Convictions like these don’t deserve firmness. They deserve fury.
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Sting didn’t have to do what he did.
He’s a multi-millionaire megastar.
But he showed a basic, human decency that Liz Kendall, Keir Starmer, and the architects of this disaster couldn’t muster if their jobs depended on it – which, shamefully, they don’t.
They say these changes will help people back into work.
But they’ve cut all support that might actually make that possible – access to transport, extra costs for care, flexibility, accommodation.
They’ve even excluded financial cuts from their own public consultation.
This is not a plan; this is a hatchet job on the lives of disabled people.
It took Sting just one glance at a handwritten note to show respect and empathy.
It took Labour months of plotting to write disabled people out of their own futures.
Shame on them.
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Star shows more humanity towards disabled people than the whole Labour government
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While the UK government bulldozes ahead with its cruel assault on disabled people, a global music star has demonstrated more compassion in a single evening than our so-called “progressive” leaders have ever shown.
A touching social media post from the Dursley Matters Facebook page tells how music legend Sting went out of his way to give a disabled fan a moment she’ll never forget.
The family were even granted special passes to leave the venue quickly, avoiding the chaos that followed other concerts at the same site.
It is.
But then, maybe he was motivated by a couplet from one of his songs:
It stands in gut-wrenching contrast to the UK Labour government, whose treatment of disabled people is anything but caring.
Six books are gone – 44 to go!
Just click on the image, make your donation
and provide your details!
This week, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall proudly unveiled draft legislation to slash disability and sickness benefits, ignoring pleas from charities, MPs and campaigners.
Let’s be absolutely clear: despite claims from Kendall, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and others that this Bill was about cracking down on fraud in the benefit system, it very clearly is not.
The legislation contains no mention of fraud. Not one line.
So the government’s repeated justification – that disabled people are gaming the system – is a deliberate lie.
A smear.
A calculated attack on a marginalised group to soften up the public for cuts that cannot be justified on merit.
Buy Cruel Britannia in print here. Buy the Cruel Britannia ebook here. Or just click on the image!
The Bill also makes no mention of historical mortality rates, despite the well-documented correlation between benefit sanctions and deaths.
There is no plan for hardship relief.
And despite promises, the legislation was introduced before the government’s own disability benefits consultation even concluded.
Get my free guide: “10 Political Lies You Were Sold This Decade” — just subscribe to our email list here:
👉 https://voxpoliticalonline.com
The Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill will:
Tighten eligibility for PIP, with new rules disqualifying those whose disabilities don’t meet a single “high impact” threshold – even if they face multiple daily challenges.
Slash the sickness component of Universal Credit for new claimants from ~£97/week to £217.26/month – a 50 per cent cut.
Freeze all disability benefit uplifts from 2026 to 2030, effectively cutting support in real terms every year.
Strip support from around 370,000 current claimants, with another 430,000 denied future access.
Push an estimated 250,000 more people into poverty, including 50,000 children.
Save £4 billion, not by “helping people into work” – but by simply taking money away from those who need it.
Even Carers’ Allowance will take a hit: £500 million will be slashed because fewer disabled people will qualify for PIP – and so their carers will lose their entitlement too.
All while Labour ministers like Kendall smirk through interviews with platitudes about being “firm in our convictions.”
Convictions like these don’t deserve firmness. They deserve fury.
Six books are gone – 44 to go!
Just click on the image, make your donation
and provide your details!
Sting didn’t have to do what he did.
He’s a multi-millionaire megastar.
But he showed a basic, human decency that Liz Kendall, Keir Starmer, and the architects of this disaster couldn’t muster if their jobs depended on it – which, shamefully, they don’t.
They say these changes will help people back into work.
But they’ve cut all support that might actually make that possible – access to transport, extra costs for care, flexibility, accommodation.
They’ve even excluded financial cuts from their own public consultation.
This is not a plan; this is a hatchet job on the lives of disabled people.
It took Sting just one glance at a handwritten note to show respect and empathy.
It took Labour months of plotting to write disabled people out of their own futures.
Shame on them.
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The first collection, Strong Words and Hard Times,
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