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Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
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Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
In 1915 my Great Granny’s father was killed when his fishing boat was cut in half by a British war ship. My Great G… https://t.co/KQdvsNVfmL
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
@fatjujitsuka https://t.co/8034mHUnft — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
@Tyse101 https://t.co/t1BGtnnlxx — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
RT @olafdoesstuff: 📺 Powerful speech by @KirstySNP, outlining the horrific reality of Tory Britain: most people who rely on food banks are… — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
RT @kiehlmanniac: @alisonthewliss .@KirstySNP talks about how much poverty there is in Europe's oil capital, how hard the NE economy's been… — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
RT @kiehlmanniac: Powerful speech on the cost of living from @alisonthewliss, mentioning advice from Citizen's advice and @robmcd85 advocat… — PolitiTweet.org
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@Arthur_James999 Thank you — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
Brief thread on my speech today, on the Cost of Living. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
In 1915 my Great Granny’s father was killed when his fishing boat was cut in half by a British war ship. My Great G… https://t.co/KQdvsNVfmL
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
This universal credit cut will literally kill people. The impact will be devastating. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
I cannot believe that the Tories sitting across the chamber are seeing the same caseload as I am. How can they sit across a table, or a virtual table, from people who are literally destitute in 2021 and not feel that this UC cut is the wrong thing. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
If you’ve ever been on a prepayment meter, you will know that feeling of horror and panic as you watch the numbers tick down towards that minus £20 mark, when the electric will go off. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
The Scottish Government is providing the Scottish Child Payment and the Best Start grant, but the limited powers Holyrood has cannot make up for the systematic deconstruction of the welfare state by the Tories. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
My Great Granny remembered her mother crying, because winter was coming, and she could not afford shoes for her children. This situation belongs in the last century. And yet the universal credit cut and failing benefits system means the same story is replicated today. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
Yet the evil Tory rape clause means people are having to make those same choices today. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
She had to make the choice about whether or not to keep my Great Granny, or hand her over to a relative who had more money. Imagine having to choose whether or not to keep a child? This belongs in the last century. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
In 1915 my Great Granny’s father was killed when his fishing boat was cut in half by a British war ship. My Great Granny’s mother, was left to raise 5 girls by herself. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
@alisonthewliss Thank you — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
My constituent's family are living with the constant threat of death hanging over them. I want to be able to give them appropriate advice. I cannot do that unless the UK Government are willing to respond to my queries. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
In addition to contacting the Foreign Office, I have contacted the Home Office on 5 occasions and the Ministry of Defence twice. @AlynSmith has raised this case with the Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary. https://t.co/6kZkO23Aws — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
In the Chamber this afternoon I raised a point of order relating to one of my constituents and their family, in Afghanistan. Despite me having contacted the Foreign Office directly 4 times since August 20th, they can find no record of my correspondence. https://t.co/G0Oos8qhkb — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
Huge thanks to @jrf_uk for all the hard work you’re doing on this and the chat we had this week. And also to @resfoundation for some of these stats. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
Huge thanks to @jrf for all the hard work you’re doing on this and the chat we had this week. And also to @resfoundation for some of these stats. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
Austerity killed people. This Universal Credit cut will do the same. I wholeheartedly back the Scottish Government using their limited powers to try to protect children and families. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
This cut amounts to ten times the hike in NI that these same folk will face. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
People already cannot afford to live on Universal Credit. If you’re a single person on UC you have a high chance of being actually destitute - not being able to afford food, electricity, basic necessities. And that’s before the £1000 a year cut the Tories are implementing. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
£80 a month is a significant amount of money. If you suddenly had an extra bill costing £80 a month you’d probably have to make adjustments. If you’re on UC and so are already living below the poverty line (because UC levels are so crap) then £80 a month is impossible. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
Single parents can’t just take on a job as an HGV driver - again, who would look after the kids while they drive overnight? The system also does not recognise that those looking for work are not always in the same place as the job vacancies. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
How many of your bosses would let you work nine extra hours just because you ask nicely? Who will look after the kids during those nine hours? — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
~33% in Scotland of those getting universal credit are not expected to either work or look for work - because of disabilities or because they have very young children UC tapers down as income goes up, so that extra £20 a week could be made up by someone working NINE extra hours. — PolitiTweet.org
Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP
Some universal credit myth busting: ~40% of those getting universal credit are in work (I defy you to tell me that school cleaners, shelf stackers, carers don’t count as hard working) — PolitiTweet.org
