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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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 ... |
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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... |
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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... |
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Steve Tizzard |
2021-02-25T00:25:05.703 |
No doubt a rule made by someone that doesn't understand the condition. |
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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... |
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Ian Dracott |
2021-02-25T00:57:16.407 |
An arbitrary rule which is not fit for purpose |
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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... |
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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... |
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Kathryn Odgear |
2021-02-25T07:03:34.617 |
MS should have an automatic right to disability money. Good luck |
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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... |
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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... |
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3731 |
Paul Roberts |
2021-02-25T07:59:52.657 |
What a daft rule It bears no relationship ti the disability. |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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3731 |
Loretta Burt |
2021-02-25T08:27:25.387 |
MS is different each day and the 20m rule question rather insulting |
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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... |
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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. |
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DAVID BELL |
2021-02-25T09:04:42.41 |
Definitely agree good day- maybe 20mts bad day forget it bodies not moving, Stupid rule |
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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... |
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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 |
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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... |
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3731 |
MAXINE HEELEY |
2021-02-25T09:39:15.617 |
Mobility issues,are bad enough without this rid ridiculous rule adding extra stress |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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Keith Shirley |
2021-02-25T10:32:09.903 |
I agree with the petition. I hope others sign as it is very important. |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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. |
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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 ... |
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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... |
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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... |
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Deborah Bellass |
2021-02-25T11:15:28.253 |
I do agree, the 20 metre rule should be removed |
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Patricia Nelson |
2021-02-25T11:21:35.333 |
I agree this should be removed |
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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... |
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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... |
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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 |
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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 |