dpb

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10431024.stm

RA Dunk

Bloody good show as well, some people take the **** when it comes down to it.

SJ_Skyline

Benefit cheats should be "encouraged" to return to work. Reducing their benefits will help focus them.

dpb

yes indeedy no hiding behind Nulabia caring sharing bullcack ...!

Jamz3k

I know a certain fella who gets about £30k a year plus owns his own house and car, yet hasn't worked in probably 15years. I would to see him back out to work!

RA Dunk

This is the type of person we need to hit the hardest TBH.

bigsinky

"well, Mr Smith, if you can't return to work, we'll arrange to have you put down"

"what!!!!"

"yes, sir, new conservative initiative, voluntary euthanasia."

"but i am sick i can't work"

"sir, there is a ressession going on, you're adding to the burden on society, you either return to work or we arrange to have you killed"

kingofturds

iTrader: (1)

It's a start I guess, maybe food vouchers instead of cash as well and ripping off all those satellite dishes that have been put up without permission and sold for scrap.
And why are they so against cutting foreign aid

dpb

remember, theres no such thing as aid..!

- its an open door to meddle exploit

Jamz3k

hodgy0_2

is it John Terry

dpb

Hes not worth that much !

SJ_Skyline

Don't be silly. It's Bob Crow

The Zohan

Being fat and unable to walk or drinking yourself stupid and calling it an illness is not an disability it is a life choice so let those who choose this fund it themsleves. Incapacity benefit is a great idea and hopefully helps a lot of genuinely disabled people - as with most benefits and the uk it is being abused by the lazy and lifestyle unemployed as another handout to fund thier existence - about time something was done.

Shame NL only talked about sorting such things during thier 12 year reign and ruin, so far the con-dim's seem to be doing it!

bigsinky

Wrong, I have a glandular problem and i am big boned, so there!!!

The Zohan

stop eating so many fecking pies and start walking to the chip shop instead of driving and your big bones will shrink you salad dodger

bigsinky

salad dodger? moi? you wound me sir! i am crying on the inside

Lee247

How much

warrenm2

You'll just get a secondary market with maybe a 10-15% discount on face value...

Because they think it wins votes and prevents them from looking like "nasty" Tories

Fat Boy

Grass him up - I'm not happy paying for his lifestyle :Grr

The Zohan

a 500g bar of dairy milk should help you get over it now charge up that mobility scooter and head to the local shop!

scud8

iTrader: (1)

Do you honestly think there are over 2 million people of working age who are too sick to work?

RA Dunk

Do you remember that cooking program from a few year's ago, 'can't cook won't cook', the dole/benifits have a similar one, 'can't work, won't work', the words can't and won't being the give away.

The Zohan

There was a show like this recently, took groups of long term unemployed who apparently wanted to work and in most cases it was ust talk, either no going to interviews, not taking obs deemed below them or doing the job for a few days then going 'sick' - this is what needs tackling - attitudes and getting off asses and into work.

RA Dunk

Yup, the softy softy approach clearly isn't doing us any favours, We have a fresh Government in and now is the time to deal with these scumbags.

The Zohan

Agreed out of the 6 or so in each group usually 2 would succeed and stick with it and i guess this is probably reflects throughout the unemployed of this country.

I also hope this government has the nuts to deal with this, not ust because of the financial mess and the saving needed but because it is the right thing to do!

RA Dunk

Long term dole scroungers should be forced to work for their money, get the ***** out sweeping the streets or picking up litter or at least doing something for the local council all of whom are going to be hit with big budget cuts.

bigsinky

I am in a pretty unique position in that at one stage in my career i was a fraud investigator for the dole. I was also responsible for setting up an intelligence unit so had some insight into the facts and figures. the unit was staffed with investigators and admin staff capable of detecting about £15M of benefit fraud in Northern Ireland. the conservative estimate for fraud in Northern Ireland at that stage was about £125M. that was 15 years ago, so when you ask do you think there are 2m sick in the uk, most definately yes. Put it this way the live caseload for incap in NI is around 10% of the population circa 125,000 people, so i would expect there to be at least 2 million in the UK

wheelwright

A close friend who has MS, Looks normal acts normal then bam loses the use of legs or arms overnight.......then slowly regains the norm after 3/8 wks

How can the Gov judge a person like this?

MS suffers never knows what tomorrow may bring..............................