Richard Littlejohn Right Or Wrong

[fender62]

great article that i agree with, it's a total mess.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-11414629/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-TORIES-gone.html

[emmie]

so going at that many get benefits but are in work.

[Spicerack]

Typical lefty distraction tactic, Naomi. With a bunch of sour grapes thrown in for good measure. ;)

[Spicerack]

Yes, em. Nearer the mark. Still surprisingly high. (to me)

[emmie]

not out of a population of 70 odd million -

[naomi24]

I guess much of this results from the ludicrous system that requires people work less than half a full week in order to claim top up benefits. It results in far fewer claiming Job Seekers allowance but many refusing to work full time.

https://www.gov.uk/working-tax-credit

[emmie]

perhaps there are many who can't work full time.

[emmie]

single mums or dads who work but need to get some benefits to make ends meet.

[naomi24]

There are most certainly people who can't work full time, but this scheme encourages people to work far fewer hours than they might.

[douglas9401]

Any thoughts on wages being too low thus needing topping up by our benificent government and their predecessors?

More smoke and mirrors.

[emmie]

my niece has returned to work part time, as a carer, she has two children. Her husband dumped her a couple of years ago and she has struggled for a time. she did work before, as they had their own business which she ran the office side and he did the driving.

[emmie]

my niece didn't get any support from the Ex at all, as he simply sold the business and stopped work. thus she was forced to go into part time work as she still needs to look after her children.

[New Judge]

//I'd be surprised if there were 5 million Jobseekers.//

There are not. If there was there would not be upwards of 1.3m job vacancies. Over 21% of the working age population is “economically inactive”. That is, they are neither in work nor are they seeking work.

//my niece didn't get any support from the Ex at all, as he simply sold the business and stopped work.//

Then he will be counted among that 21%.

[emmie]

many in this country are on decent enough pay, train drivers for one section do quite well, why they are on strike is anyone's guess.
nurses similarly are not so badly paid once fully qualified, as are teachers.

[emmie]

many Brits won't do labour intensive jobs, like picking produce on a farm, nor work in the hospitality industry, which is always poorly paid.

[ZebuSanctuary]

// part time work as she still needs to look after her children //

This deserves our empathies. It avoids the children becoming 'latch key kids'.

[naomi24]

//many Brits won't do labour intensive jobs//

And that's the problem with a benefits system that allows them to choose not to work.

[emmie]

she does three days a week, and my brother her dad takes the children to school on the days she works. She certainly isn't lazy.

[naomi24]

Emmie, NJ was referring to the father of the children who has stopped working.

[emmie]

i know he was, i was merely pointing out that some who work and get benefits aren't all lazy scroungers.

[naomi24]

Indeed they're not.