At the top of the image, "Hope You’re Feeling ‘Economically Viable’ Today!"

- The image is a realistic photograph showing a large, lavish three-tier birthday cake… but only the very top tiny cupcake has icing on it, while the rest of the layers are bare and sad-looking.

- In front of the cake stands a sharply dressed, overly serious-looking man with a red rosette pinned to his suit, holding a giant pair of scissors and "cutting" an invisible ribbon that says "Benefits Approved!"

- A crowd of guests behind him look confused, clutching empty plates and tiny forks, ready to celebrate but clearly underwhelmed.

- Add small details: wilted balloons sagging behind the table, a big “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” banner, but a chunk of it has fallen off the wall.

- Lighting should be bright, making the absurdity even more stark and funny.

- Keep the mood cheeky and ironic.

Generated with these themes: make a card that summarises the following text "The Starmer government’s arguments for disability benefit cuts are significantly flawed. At best they receive only ambiguous support from the research evidence. The ideological nature of the government’s choice to make cuts is highlighted by their reluctance to pursue other viable strategies. Implementing tax reforms, introducing a wealth tax or updating the fiscal rules would each generate sufficient income to cover the projected cost of PIP and other benefits. The decision to cut benefits is particularly cruel, given that even the IFS conclude that there has been a real, widespread deterioration in the emotional health of the UK population. The remaining question, then, is what caused that deterioration? It appears that Covid was possibly a factor, since it is particularly since the pandemic that applications for health-related benefit claims have accelerated. Two speculative explanations have recently been proposed. Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell suggests that the covid pandemic was largely coincidental, and that “The rise in young people claiming benefits for sickness and disability, especially related to mental health conditions, has to be understood in the context of this austerity generation coming on to the books”. Alternately, economist Richard Partington suggested that when the pandemic happened “the UK had a particular large health shock – perhaps linked to record NHS waiting lists and crumbling public services.” (to which we might add the accumulating effects of neoliberalism, the effects of loss of hope, of persistent social inequality…and so on). This question seems likely to be the focus of extensive future research. For now, the priority of many will be to challenge these cruel and senseless cuts. This blog was written to encourage and support those challenges.".

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