The day started on positive note with some link up for potential paid work for my refugee contact in Turkey through a scheme teaching Arabic online. But I have no paid work... as a WASPI woman born in 1954 I am forbidden my State Pension till I am 66yrs and my career lost as DV survivor.... I am trying my best to get some paid work, doing online courses, trying to build a customer base with my Marjorie's Yard for NYR commission, running my own Family Link Up project to help the refugees rebuild their lives as I rebuild mine. I have applications in for grants and keep writing round for sponsors and grants and look for fundraisers...... I have been offered some voluntary work for an NGO the name I will keep from this post for fear of losing this too.... but the local jobcentre today were not accepting this voluntary work nor all my verbal narration of all I am doing. The logical solution would be to get at least my state pension... As I was saying I am a public member of the APPG Poverty and TAP taxpayers against poverty and would take the matter to parliament... I was labelled as intimidating by the duty supervisor because I had become political and I am now sanctioned - this is my money paid in since 1969 first job and I am told case closed.... So needed some love today... and for all I am over 60yrs sometimes feel you need your mum.... My mother was in the Labour Party since the beginning and my father ... from the mills and factories of the North that had brought wealth to the country but in that time badly treated... it seems like we are sliding back to a time of no compassion and no respect for those in need of help... Sad when I am trying my best and have worked hard in the NHS working through breaks doing 12 1/2hrs shifts Seen life in the world safely and life out with dignity and comfort.... I do not recognise my motherland the UK it is sinking dreadfully into an era of oppression and poverty. I repeat my sociological assessment that were there is poverty it is diagnostic of failed leadership..! it is not the fault of individuals but the need to design a society that prevents any citizens from losing their financial dignity.......
