Unemployment and Benefits

[Fester]

That's one thing about Maes G there is a real sense of community spirit there.  Everybody knows and looks out for each other.  As I said on an earlier post Maes G is virtually crime free for this reason.  I have been going to Maes G since the 80s and so have seen the difference and what the Communities First grants etc have achieved.

I have found that the vast majority of Welsh people are community spirited, and very kind people in general.
But, the proportion of English people who are of that type  (particularly in the North and North West of England) is not as high.
Its about upbringing I believe.

This might sound contraversial to some, but it is MY experience.

[Trojan]

That's one thing about Maes G there is a real sense of community spirit there.  Everybody knows and looks out for each other.  As I said on an earlier post Maes G is virtually crime free for this reason.  I have been going to Maes G since the 80s and so have seen the difference and what the Communities First grants etc have achieved.

The Marchog ward, which covers the Maesgeirchen area, has 117 claimants of the benefit, the same number as the Peblig ward in Caernarfon.

http://www.theonlinemail.co.uk/bangor-and-anglesey-news/where-i-live/bangor-news/2011/04/20/bangor-ward-has-gwynedd-s-joint-highest-dole-claimants-66580-28547701/

However, Maes G is one of North Wales' largest housing estates with aprox 4,000 residents.

[Trojan]

That's one thing about Maes G there is a real sense of community spirit there.  Everybody knows and looks out for each other.  As I said on an earlier post Maes G is virtually crime free for this reason.  I have been going to Maes G since the 80s and so have seen the difference and what the Communities First grants etc have achieved.

I have found that the vast majority of Welsh people are community spirited, and very kind people in general.
But, the proportion of English people who are of that type  (particularly in the North and North West of England) is not as high.
Its about upbringing I believe.

This might sound contraversial to some, but it is MY experience.

I think maybe that the communities in Wales, especially in the north, are smaller, so everyone knows each other, resulting in more of a community spirit.

Large cities do tend to have an anonymous feeling when residing in them.

[born2run]

There's only one answer!!! Put up the minimum wage
£8 an hour at least is fair.

But would you be happy to see all the prices rise so that the extra wage expense could be paid for?

As for the people in Rhyl, maybe they should not be given the choice of staying home on benefits? The rest of us manage to find a job, after all.   

The rest of us are healthy individuals who can read/write and don't have mental health or addiction problems.

[DaveR]

But they can still manage to get to the pub though? 

[Yorkie]

The rest of us are healthy individuals who can read/write and don't have mental health or addiction problems.

Unfortunately - No!  But once there was a wonderful employer of people with mental problems or physical difficulties and operated under the name of Remploy.   Today they have a slightly different role by using their expertise to get placements for such people in the normal environment.  There are many partners who work with Remploy, such as ASDA, who help where they can to give employment to these less fortunate people.

"Remploy's purpose is to increase the employment opportunities of disabled people and those who experience complex barriers to work.  We have an expanding network of town and city centre branches and a comprehensive range of tailored support services provided through them. Developing partnerships with employers is key to delivering success, ensuring we place the right people in the right roles."

[hollins]

When I saw the photos recently of the disused Hotpoint factory on the Llandudno  junction thread it brought back some memories of my own.
I was employed as a  designer in the textile industry for 25 years. I was made redundant when all the manufacturing was moved to India.
I think it is so sad that so many manufacturing jobs have been lost. People love to go shopping but they do not seem to mind where the product was made.
The company I worked for employed many people who had unique skills and all these were lost.
Many employees were forced to take a job in a “shed” or a supermarket unable to use their well earned experience any longer.
Some skilled workers were sent to India to show them over there how to make the products only to be made redundant at a later date..
They took great pride in making  the products and it is difficult to find another job with that amount of job satisfaction these days.

[DaveR]

People love to go shopping but they do not seem to mind where the product was made.

That's it in a nutshell. People expect to be able to buy everything cheaply (anything else is regarded as a 'ripoff' apparently), yet bemoan the death of British manufacturing. They can't have it both!

[crd]

I could not believe some of the comments while Reading this blog!!
It suggest to me that people would be happy to see anybody they think that are a drain on the system be removed, maybe pensioners living longer should be sent to the gas chambers, anybody claiming benefits could be sent to the salt mines, we could have Euthanasia programs for people with mental health problems, children with any deformity or learning disability could join the pensioners on the train to the gas chambers.
All the English be given £40 and shipped out of Wales, any gypsies or immigrants sent to a penal colony on the island of Anglesey.
This would solve our monetary shortfall in one fell swoop, thus paving the way for us to remove most of the swindling politicians, local council officials that are robbing the system blind.

[Trojan]

 




 

[Paddy]

Welcome to the forum CRD!

[crd]

Thank you paddy

[TheMedz]

Not that I'm going anywhere thank you I really rather like it round here but £40 - it would cost me more than that in petrol or rail fare  to get back into England.

[DaveR]

Yes, you'd have to offer more than £40, I think....

[Fester]

Welcome to the Forum CND, or whatever your name is....

I will leave Wales for £40, a flask of soup, a BIG pack of sandwiches,   and a life-long free ticket to all Disney theme-parks.