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UK: Is there a big ESA campaign we can join?

Sasha

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Having just been assigned by DWP's random outcome generator to the work-related activity ESA group when I don't have enough energy to feed myself when I get hungry, I'm looking for some big, fat campaign against the poor implementation of ESA that I can sign up to.

I've already signed the occasional petition and whatnot and lots of organisations seem to be doing their own thing but is there some big, serious, trans-charity campaign going on that is capable of racking up numbers and influence?

I'm particularly interested in the issue of people being inaccurately assessed (many campaigns have a whole lot of other issues but this has been a recurring problem for me during my ME life).

I'm also interested in writing to my MP about my experience in such a way as to get the biggest benefit for everyone - again, is there some big MP-writing ESA campaign going on or do I just have to write my own letter?