Jules<p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/DisabledPeopleAgainstCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabledPeopleAgainstCuts</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Exeter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exeter</span></a> protest against cuts to disability benefit and personal independence payments today.</p><p>I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the crowd's reaction. I've been to a fair number of protests which are usually met with indifference or hostility by passersby, here people seemed to be nodding or even stopping to agree. I don't think benefit cuts are as popular with the electorate as Labour seem to think they are.</p>