“I was told by the local (Labour) DSS office that I wasn’t entitled to any kind of help because I lived in my own home which was mortgaged, I ran a car…”
Sarah, Labour had only just come into power in 1997 so the treatment you received was at the hands of Conservative policy and legislation (it’s different now).
What you just did was the equivalent of if the Conservatives win the general election and June this year blaming the Conservatives for anything you disagree with in the country when it’s too soon to blame a new government. They need at least a couple of years to change legislation etc… things don’t change over night!
Also it wouldn’t have mattered if your local council was run by an independent, they still have to follow what the government puts into legislation and in 1997 the relevant legislation was from the Conservative government.
If you went to the government for help today, with a similar situation you’d be treated much better since Labour’s had over 10 years to bring in new legislation that protects more people in need than the previous Conservative government.
Sarah, if you were a Conservative voter, that would be an own goal :-)
Your recent comments are very “Deep Blue” if you know what I mean.
David
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