Catherine Edgson
catherineedgson.bsky.social
Catherine Edgson
@catherineedgson.bsky.social
Autistic disabled activist
Non-binary & queer
Interests: film, music, theatre, welfare, social justice, disability, fighting for equality
While this is a win, media reports suggest disabled people will be targeted to fund it
You cannot help one group out of poverty while damning another
Extremely concerning given their recent attacks on Motability and investigations into disabled people
We are being used as scapegoats
😬
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Stop targeting vulnerable people
Stop suggesting we need to cut welfare
It’s 1 of the lowest in Europe
DWP needs stop dehumanising claimants, treating them like criminals, which can lead to 💀
Look at the tax avoiders & the wealthy before attacking those with the least
Rachel, Tax the rich
Mail 🖕🏻
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The numbers ain’t adding up here. Welfare covers pensioners, children, disabled people, carers and those in work on low wages.
Cuts push us into worse poverty, worse health. Motability changes could lead to people losing independence.
Attacks from the media -> ⬆️scapegoating, discrimination, stigma
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Also in that article, she plans to target welfare fraud even though it is much lower than DWP error & tax avoidance, corp profits and no wealth tax.
All signs point to welfare cuts, “commitment to find savings” even though there was a rebellion on PIP cuts
Fraud measures may collect 1bn in 6 years
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Hope you feel better soon Rachel 💜
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
#carenotcuts #disabilitybenefits #scapegoating #labour #autumnbudget
End child poverty, but also don’t push disabled people further into poverty by more cuts or spinning policy reform to say it’s one or the other
#nothingaboutuswithoutus
@disrightsuk.bsky.social
@johnpring.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
So why target disabled people again? There is the Timms review looking at PIP & Alan Milburn looking at youth unemployment and NEETs - however if they find “savings” ie cuts this directly affects disabled people! We cannot all work.
Do not fall for the media spin and scapegoating of disabled people
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Happy birthday 🥳
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
1 vampire ah ah ah 🤣🤣🤣
count von count from sesame street is wearing a graduation cap
ALT: count von count from sesame street is wearing a graduation cap
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Same here

Everything is made worse by stress

Adding chronic pain to the list of these for me
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Yep 🙃
A server went down
It crashed twitter, zoom and ChatGPT apparently
Good job I joined here on Sunday lol 😂
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Thank you
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM