Hot Topic: Keir Starmer’s PIP U-Turn - What Labour Got Wrong (and Why It Matters)
🔥In this explosive Hot Topic episode, Jordan and Simon unpack the recent controversial U-turn on proposed PIP (Personal Independence Payment) reforms by the UK government. What began as a quiet policy proposal ignited a nationwide backlash from the disabled and neurodivergent community, eventually forcing Keir Starmer and Labour into a last-minute retreat.
🎙️ Key Talking Points:
- The real reason behind the PIP policy reversal
- Who’s actually making these decisions—and why they don’t understand disability
- The protest that changed everything (and the heroes behind it)
- Simon’s story of internalised ableism and navigating the NHS
- Why “welfare reform” often targets the most vulnerable
- The risk of pushing disabled people beyond survival—into silence, debt, or worse
This episode is a powerful mix of political commentary, personal testimony, and unapologetic advocacy for disability rights, highlighting how close the UK came to devastating welfare cuts.
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