Last Gasp Saloon

According to the Faily Wail, figures released yesterday show that out-of-work benefits have increased by 20% in the last 5 years, while salaries have risen by just 12% over the same period. This purports to make a bit of a nonsense of the government statement at the end of last year that it "should always pay to work". I'll have a closer look at the figures and see if it's media interpretation for a lurid headline.

Apparently they want to introduce a 1% cap on out-of-work benefit increases over the next 3 years, but they are being opposed by Labour, Hardly any surprise there then. Of course there are many thousands of lazy good for nothings on the dole, but there are also very many people who genuinely cannot work because of injury or illness. They still have to survive.

Of course one way around this is to introduce means testing, but every time that has been suggested there were howls of protests from every corner that it would be demeaning. I genuinely think that too many people would have too much to lose if their affairs were looked into too closely hence the uproar. How many people on the dole genuinely spend all week actively looking for work as they are supposed to? How many take casual cash in hand work for a day here and a day there? How many doctors casually sign certificates for back pain which is notoriously difficult to diagnose?

In an earlier statement & televised via Letterman, you stated that 1 million new jobs had been created - you forgot to mention that 87% of those were part time jobs of 10 hours or less - so another good "deal" for Britain then del-boy.......

What's the matter Taffy? Hit home did it?

So guess it wold be completely out of line to have anyone who can while they

collect unemployment do work to clean roads or pubic places or help the elderly

clean yards weather strip houses dig ditches then fill them in and you know work?
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So guess it wold be completely out of line to have anyone who can while they collect unemployment do work to clean roads or pubic places or help the elderly clean yards weather strip houses dig ditches then fill them in and you know work?

No verified job search, or no community service hours card no check.

and in any normal country there is more work than people albeit

a lot of the work maybe no one can afford to pay for so relief

gets payed work gets done and bum finds job that isn't so much work.

In New York state they had this problem so a note was sent out

that a medical exam would be held to evaluate disability cases

2/3 of the people did not show problem solved.
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I think the problem goes deeper than that. Take the building trade for example, there is a traditional "lump" workforce that still drifts from one job and site to another The lump. Quite often that work is just labouring or sweeping up, which full time employees on the books see as beneath them. If they tightened up this black economy would disappear, and building would cost more.

It's the same with the hotel and catering industry, a high percentage of workers shouldn't be in the country in the first place, but because of their situation they have no choice but to take on low paid menial work with no questions asked. If this was tightened up on, meals and hotels would cost a lot more. If a crackdown on medical reasons for not working was instigated, yes probably half of claimants would disappear. Then what? They still have to live, so petty crime goes up, and more people moonlighting and not on the books, and more kids being born as meal tickets to get extra allowances.

What is missing in society is the self respect from earning a fair wage for a fair weeks work. Most people want to get as much money as possible for as least work as possible. If people cannot believe in morals and their own self worth, then we have a sick society. lack of leadership by the church, abandonment of support for marriage by the state, and a compensation culture, all have a part to play in this.

In an earlier statement & televised via Letterman, you stated that 1 million new jobs had been created - you forgot to mention that 87% of those were part time jobs of 10 hours or less - so another good "deal" for Britain then del-boy.......
Can you point me at those figures? They seem somewhat different to the information that I have. If they are correct then yes, it does put a different interpretation upon the matter.

What's the matter Taffy? Hit home did it?
However I am basically English, and proud of it, and I think I'm a better ambassador for my country than you'll ever be for yours.

"Quite what links you have to Canada we will await with baited breath to learn."

However there is an Irish connection in the past. I went to Ireland a couple of years ago, and discovered that my Great Great Grandfather on my paternal side, was a lay preacher in County Mayo in the 1830's, before later settling in England. Whilst there we went down south from Mayo to Galway.

& you don't like it up you when the shoe is on the other foot....

I'm waiting with bated breath to know the reason why you want personal info.

TMI.

So if not interested, why publicily ask?
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OK I withdraw the question. Not interested anymore. Can we move on please.

OK I withdraw the question. Not interested anymore. Can we move on please.

We have figured it out in the US the carrying wait of 1 doctor is 27 McDonald's

employees so as long as we graduate 1 doctor for every 27 people full employment.
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Del-boy wants to stay at No 10 until 2020

Oops, you're 85 days early Del-boy!
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More confirmation that the Muppets are out of touch with the country.....

MP's call for 32% pay increase
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It's absolutely sad that those that show/speak about their concerns for this country are either ignored/ridiculed or worse, classed as a racist by muppets in ivory towers......

Immigrant's grand daughter speaks out

..... just take a look at her grandparents.... They didn't take without giving anything back & had they done so, they deserved to as they fought for this country!

It's absolutely despairing when all the natives can do is knock down the ones showing concern.

It's definitely time to shut the gates & tell the muppets, both in London & Brussels to *O & that they are going to get sweet FA in the future!
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Remembering what happened to Maggie.....

...are the cracks getting wider?

Kamikaze Challenge
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A 1959 novel, which became a play, film & tv series has now reached its pinnacle......

Billy Liar

..........he made Prime Minister!

No ground troops will be sent to Mali - Only RAF for the purpose of logistics.......

..which makes this interesting........

Troops on way to Mali
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Africa as a continent has sucked in many over the centuries & it seems it will continue to do so.....

Del-boy arrives in Algeria for talks

....."The UK is to send 330 military personnel to Mali and west Africa to support French forces battling Islamist militants. Critics have warned of "mission creep". Isn't this exactly what happened with the Americans in Vietnam?

The deployment will include as many as 40 military advisers in Mali and 200 British soldiers in neighbouring African countries, to help train the Malian army" - Really? I thought Mali was just one country of many in Africa? Just what are you up to Del-boy?

Now a question for Sir Humphrey, but 1st, a recap to lead into that question.....

I'm giving no credit at all to the morons that read the dailys and believe every word!

Do you really think Cameron will give it to us in 2015?

Yep because by then we would probably be out anyway or just about to be.

So, how would you describe this years posts of yours, constantly calling the democratically elected government a bunch of muppets, with their noses in the trough?