Unemployment and Benefits

[Fester]

Anyone who believes that unemloyment in Britain is around the 8% level is completely out of touch with reality.
The 8% refers to those claiming jobseekers allowance.
There are also a hidden army of unemployed people who are not claiming, or are 'unable' to work.
Plus there are vast amounts of people not working and claiming ''other'' types of benefits.
On top of that there are people I know personally who have been declared ''Dormant''

This means that the JobCentre have not found any work for them in TWO YEARS, and now they are permitted to NOT attend the jobcentre, they will still recieve the same money ... but they are no longer counted in the unemployed total.

On top of ALL of this, there are millions in part-time or temporary employment... because thats all there is.
Don't forget the several hundred thousand people who are awaiting redundancy in the next few months.

The REAL unemployment total is nearer 40% of those who COULD work .... if only the government dared to let us know the truth.

[DaveR]

Spain has an unemployment rate of almost 20% - most other european countries are far higher than us
Britain is under 8% The highest it's ever been was back in the 80s under another Tory government which saw us hit almost 12%

8%! That's a work of fiction. There are 8 million people in this country of working age that do not work. It's the rest of us that pays for them.

[Fester]

It seems that we agree Dave .... those who don't have thier heads in the sand do!

[Merddin Emrys]

I often wonder which of the government's categories I come under? not working, nor looking to, not claiming anything at all, living off my investments, sort of retired, but well below buspass age, I need to know for the census form 

[brumbob]

tramp?


 

[Yorkie]

A few years ago you would have been refered to as a GENTLEMAN!    And there ain't nowt wrong with that!   ZXZ

[Merddin Emrys]

tramp?


 

 L0L L0L I might put that one down!

[Trojan]

tramp?


 

 L0L L0L I might put that one down!

 

[Quiggs]

My father refered to tramps as 'Milestone Inspectors' Might sound better on the Census Form.   WWW 

[brumbob]

Serial benefits dad fathers his 11th child – even though he's 'too sick' to work

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1366073/Serial-dad-Keith-Macdonald-fathers-11th-child-16.html

a pair of garden shears will stop this dosser

[Trojan]

Serial benefits dad fathers his 11th child – even though he's 'too sick' to work

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1366073/Serial-dad-Keith-Macdonald-fathers-11th-child-16.html

a pair of garden shears will stop this dosser

http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_9362000/9362407.stm

[Fester]

Utter vermin...... sorry Born2Run .... I see no hope for scum like that, and all they do is create more of the same...

[born2run]

No need to apologise to me
I'm not the spokesman for the dispossessed or anything!
But I do have faith in people - and I think that no matter what background or how bad your parents are you can still achieve great things.

Who's to say that one of this guy's eleven kids won't be an amazing and valuable member of society?
Maybe even a prime minister or brilliant scientist, bit unfair to right them off already!
God knows there are many people from affluent and wealthy backgrounds who are wastes of space! Look at Pete Doherty, Peaches Geldof or that pillock Prince Andrew as examples.

[Yorkie]

Truly an excellent sentiment.  However, one out of 11 is only 9%  and we pick up the tab for the other 91%.

Maybe a resrtiction on family size would be a good idea!   This would create many benefits to society and the Planet in general.

[Fester]

Yorkies maths is undeniable... but I wasn't actually meaning the kids.

I meant HIM.  The Father.

Its highly unlikely that the kids will amount to anything, (everything is stacked against them) but I wish them well, the poor little mites.
I just object to paying for them, thats all.