UK Autumn Statement from the government

The Chancellor's autumn statement is due tomorrow.
Reading the papers today it seems everyone is likely to be hit with increases in pricing since inflation is stubbornly refusing to come down fast enough and pension and benefit claimants are likely to bare the brunt of a suspected 1% cut in income tax or national insurance contributions they want to give the top 1%.
Conservatives. When you don't know what to do, hit those with no power to hit back first.

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AntisocialTroll · 56-60, F

They've also announced that disabled people have a duty to work from home or face the loss of their benefits.

No mention of where these jobs that are doable by the disabled from home are going to magically appear from or of the fact that the majority of the disabled would choose to work if they could find jobs they could do.

It p!sses me off that they class the disabled as workshy scroungers.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@AntisocialTroll They always do this (or at least threaten to) anytime their economic policies fail.
I'm sure Sunak is well aware he's going to get trashed at the next election.
But that still leaves the incoming party with the same dilemma.
A minus growth economy; huge hole in public funding and fewer than ever options.

AntisocialTroll · 56-60, F

@Picklebobble2 If you don't support the disabled with benefits they end up costing more to society in hospitalisations and social services that inevitably occur as a result.

It's a false economy to remove benefits from the disabled.