Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
3731 Steve Keal-Frayne 2021-02-24T23:06:50.647 Totally agree, the 20 metre rule should be scrapped. My wife suffers with MS and would love to be able to walk 20 met...
3731 Anne Brown 2021-02-24T23:07:04.193 scrap the 20mtr rule. Some days i have no problem with it, other days I can hardly walk to the toilet unaided. MS cha...
3731 William Dougherty 2021-02-24T23:10:46.567 This is absolutely ridiculous. What do successive governments have against disabled people. Its not as if they have c...
3731 Penny De Abreu 2021-02-24T23:20:19.523 The 20 metre rule clearly demonstrates no knowledge of this dreadful condition that insidiously but surely robs peopl...
3731 Simon Matchett 2021-02-24T23:25:58.367 I lived in Edinburgh for 16 years. I have MS and live back in Northern Ireland now, and I am appalled that the Scotti...
3731 Mark Bishop 2021-02-24T23:25:58.61 Definitely agree the 20 metre rule should be scrapped,I have multiple sclerosis and like other sufferer's,I struggle ...
3731 Lisa Sage 2021-02-24T23:36:39.947 The 20m rule isn't fair. I might me able to walk 20m one day but then be in agony after it or be too fatigued for the...
3731 Valda Williams 2021-02-25T00:13:51.607 The very idea that this rule is fair shows a TOTAL misconception of what MS is all about. Ridiculous "ticking of boxe...
3731 Steve Tizzard 2021-02-25T00:25:05.703 No doubt a rule made by someone that doesn't understand the condition.
3731 Ian Stuart Johnson 2021-02-25T00:54:11.223 I have MS. It is hugely variable - one day I might be able to walk 65ft (20m) but the next, no chance. \r\nI often us...
3731 Ian Dracott 2021-02-25T00:57:16.407 An arbitrary rule which is not fit for purpose
3731 Jack cameron 2021-02-25T06:11:05.103 20m rule is shocking...you can walk...but always in pain of some sort.Also fatigue and all that goes with this terrib...
3731 Andrew Halcrow 2021-02-25T06:13:24.953 The 20m rule is not a fair method of showing a level of disability in MS sufferers. The condition is hugely variable...
3731 Kathryn Odgear 2021-02-25T07:03:34.617 MS should have an automatic right to disability money. Good luck
3731 Elizabeth Eade 2021-02-25T07:08:32.413 The 20meter rule is unfair for people with MS as it is usually at a reduced pace and causes pain which can be very se...
3731 Joyce Davenport 2021-02-25T07:31:13.037 I've never agreed with this rule. Someone with MS is by the nature of the condition often has restricted mobility, an...
3731 Paul Roberts 2021-02-25T07:59:52.657 What a daft rule It bears no relationship ti the disability.
3731 Judith Briscall 2021-02-25T08:02:07.323 I have Multiple Sclerosis. The 20 metre rule shows a complete misunderstanding of the mobility issues faced by people...
3731 Robert McAllister 2021-02-25T08:07:22.51 The 20m rule is so arbitrary and not fit for purpose that it should be removed. It has no real application to real w...
3731 diane elliott 2021-02-25T08:15:02.36 This rule is not appropriate for may people with MS. and needs reviewing .How far you can walk is only one small part...
3731 Ian Brocklehurst 2021-02-25T08:15:24.293 This rule is grossly unfair for people with MS as the condition severity changes day to day. I have days where I stru...
3731 Loretta Burt 2021-02-25T08:27:25.387 MS is different each day and the 20m rule question rather insulting
3731 Vivienne Pollock 2021-02-25T08:36:12.577 The 20m rule does not take into consideration fluctuating conditions and whether 20 m is walked easily or with a stru...
3731 Joan Mackinnon 2021-02-25T08:38:47.187 People with MS have enough to suffer with lack of sleep, fatigue pain and the worry of a relapse is bad enough.
3731 DAVID BELL 2021-02-25T09:04:42.41 Definitely agree good day- maybe 20mts bad day forget it bodies not moving, Stupid rule
3731 Kevin Whalley 2021-02-25T09:13:30.177 Disabled people have been given a raw deal by governments for too long. We need to support each one their to strike b...
3731 Sara Beckett 2021-02-25T09:33:59.63 People with MS may be capable of walking 20 meters for one day in 365 days Oh how they would like to do that every day
3731 Susan Fellows 2021-02-25T09:38:47.74 20 m rule should be scrapped. I have MS and can walk more than 20 metres but my legs hurt from the first step onwards...
3731 MAXINE HEELEY 2021-02-25T09:39:15.617 Mobility issues,are bad enough without this rid ridiculous rule adding extra stress
3731 John Fair 2021-02-25T09:43:51.367 The 20 meter rule is completely unfair. People with MS have hugely varying levels of the illness, which also affect p...
3731 June Brisco 2021-02-25T09:44:39.913 This rule is totally unrealistic for most ms sufferers every day can be different some days for me I stumble all over...
3701 Gavin Alexander 2021-02-25T10:00:34.573 I think that all owners of land should be held responsible for flood mitigation measures in proportion to the contrib...
3731 Sandra Willis 2021-02-25T10:23:59.967 It should, anyhow, be called the "10m one way and 10 metres back rule." PIP applications re MS (or any other disease...
3731 Keith Shirley 2021-02-25T10:32:09.903 I agree with the petition. I hope others sign as it is very important.
3731 Kasine Westwood 2021-02-25T10:35:35.69 I know firsthand how debilitating having MS is and how every day is different. MS doesn't fit in a box so why does th...
3731 alison willis 2021-02-25T10:35:54.937 The 20 metre rule is ridiculous, as depending on how well I feel, some days can walk more or less than this and no-on...
3731 Elaine Dalgleish 2021-02-25T10:42:01.47 The problem with MS is symptom's vary everyday. One day you might be able to walk 50meter however the next you can on...
3731 Susan Kimpton 2021-02-25T10:46:08.61 The nature of the illness changes each day. A good day you might be in control to a greater degree of flexibility tha...
3731 Gail Bulcock 2021-02-25T10:55:38.08 I am an MS sufferer and when I was applying for my pip I could barely walk the 20 meters but I was turned down initia...
3731 Barbara Pickerill 2021-02-25T10:55:51.47 The 20 metre rule is unfair. I have MS. I can no longer walk without having to stop and rest, all the time. On bad...
3731 Bernadette Murphy 2021-02-25T10:58:00.017 The 20 metre rule is not a good assessment of disability caused by MS. It is too simplistic.
3731 Andrew Welsh 2021-02-25T11:03:03.283 This rule is demeaning and I believe deliberately designed to make any potential claimant feel they are scamming the ...
3731 Joanna Foss 2021-02-25T11:03:05.52 I have been living with MS for almost 18 years. No day is the same. People who don't have the condition do not have a...
3731 Anna Hall 2021-02-25T11:15:27.677 The 20 metre rule is an unreasonable rule. Most people with varying illness. Have differing walking ability. Which ca...
3731 Deborah Bellass 2021-02-25T11:15:28.253 I do agree, the 20 metre rule should be removed
3731 Patricia Nelson 2021-02-25T11:21:35.333 I agree this should be removed
3731 Zara Walsh 2021-02-25T11:43:31.913 Why would anybody fabricate such a terrible illness and have to justify the 20meter rule. Absolutely ridiculous. Is...
3735 Rosemary Nordstrom 2021-02-25T12:15:48.48 After two years of isolation in Campbeltown even without Covid, my family and I are ready to leave, taking our busine...
3731 Paula Webster 2021-02-25T12:34:16.78 The 20 metre rule needs to be removed having MS you can walk one day then next day you cannot
3731 Danielle Henry 2021-02-25T12:36:15.22 20M rule is discriminating, bad enough having MS let alone admitting you cant walk very far don't need reminders