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No work no dole?
I’m a taxpayer but I can’t remember anyone consulting me about this.
Why not just re-introduce the workhouse? It’s an already tried and tested system for reducing welfare dependency, and doesn’t rely on the availability of job opportunities for its success.
I’m a taxpayer but I can’t remember anyone consulting me about this.
Some taxpayers are more equal / relevant than others!
Interestingly the report does not outline who will actually deliver the ‘work for dole’ programme / jobs and who will pay for the set up and running cost (oh - that will be the taxpayer then).
Looks like another rehash of previous government’s job creation schemes and remember how they imploded under increasing administrative and outcome requirments placed on placement providers, growing conflict between allowing ‘participants’ to undertake some actual hands on work (be productive) -v- increasingly unrealistic and unobtainable training outcomes (non-productive) so that placement providers simply withdrew from the schemes.
Perhaps you’re not their ally?
Perhaps you’re not their ally?
I have had the pleasure of being interviewed along with one of their spokespersons on the BBC on more than one occassion. During each interview their spokesperson couldn’t get the name of the benefits(s) under discussion or many other basic facts correct.
I do wonder why they are interviewed on the BBC and elsewhere so often when all their spokespersons do is repeat DWP press releases.