Seeing the comments on sick-note culture and how sick-notes are benefits claims, is very odd.

I've been signed off sick by my GP for two periods in total, both for mental health reasons. On neither occasion, did my GP write the diagnosis on the reason part of it, and it was instead filled as "low mood." This was at my request, I do not want my employer to be aware of my mental health diagnosis. If that was disclosed, it could very well lead to discriminatory behaviour on my employers part. Despite that being illegal, it still happens.

On neither of these occasions was I a benefit claimant, nor was I entitled to claim any. It led to the company paying CSP, after which I would have been on SSP (though thankfully, never gotten to SSP level). Both of which are, nothing to do with the benefits system, and are paid by my employer.

I sure as hell do not trust a "specialist assessor", who is almost certainly not going to be a doctor, and if this parties history is anything to go back - will very likely be outsourced to Capita, who will give assessors a three day training course and targets - to assess when and how my mental health issues affect my ability to work, and when time off is needed.

(Also, you're gone next election. You know, we know it, you're polling very low, there's not going to be a magic turnaround where the numbers suddenly shoot up for you. Stop putting it off.)