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Originally posted by bubblewrap View PostNo I will still get a full pension & a bit more(serps)
Oh, and mines just a chaser ta very muchly Zaz!Last edited by Snadger; 12-11-2010, 10:21 PM.My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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Originally posted by zazen999 View PostIt's like being in a pub with two old codgers....real ale anyone?
All my clothes come from Oxfam (except the ones I make myself). Shoes are normally from eBay (that gets the best ones, the charity shops don't get a look in).
And mine's a pale ale of some description, with cheesy chipsAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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Originally posted by SarzWix View PostPerspective:
Population - 61,792,000
Working age (16 - 65) = 62% of pop. = 38,311,040
Long-term unemployed = 772,000. Less than 2% of the working age population.
These 'scroungers' who are supposedly 'content' to live on JSA are not taking over the country! They, assuming they exist at all, are a tiny minority who may well be a burden on society even if their benefits were cut, through drug abuse, thefts etc etc. The people that these policies will hurt the most are the ones that play by the book, and do not deserve to be penalised.
Frankly, I'm shocked by some of the attitudes being expressed, it seems that the right-wing media are doing a great job of having us all turn on each other
To those who think living on �65 per week is cushy.....I suggest you try it, Mr Duncan-Smith!
I've also heard lots of people saying that families just have one child after another simply to get the extra child benefit. To put this in perspective, there are only 900 families on benefit who have 8 or more children. 900 out of a population of 62m.
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Perhaps one way of getting long-term unemployed people (or unemployed people in general) into a working routine and to build their confidence would be to help and encourage them to obtain some voluntary work in the area they would like to work? i.e. if someone wants to work in retail they can work 2 days a week in Oxfam.
At the moment you are penalised and discouraged from doing voluntary work.
Another area which needs improvement is the training on offer. It is pitiful at present. Also, there is no help with applications or cv writing.
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Originally posted by Two_Sheds View PostPerhaps all the unemployed should move to where the jobs are.
Ah, that would be London. Which is shipping out all the poor people.
I wish someone would tell me where this utopian town is that has endless job vacancies!
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Originally posted by Cosmo and Dibs View Post
Another area which needs improvement is the training on offer. It is pitiful at present. Also, there is no help with applications or cv writing.
They are there - it's just you have to dig to find them.
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Originally posted by Cosmo and Dibs View PostAt the moment you are penalised and discouraged from doing voluntary work.
Originally posted by Cosmo and Dibs View Postthere is no help with applications or cv writing.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.
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Originally posted by zazen999 View PostActually, when I was on the dole earlier this year - I attended a few free courses and a CV and application and job interview technique course. I applied for a job the next day which I was offered and am still at now.
They are there - it's just you have to dig to find them.Caro
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day
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