Tv Assault on the Benefits Culture

[MarillionFan]

Is it me, or has anyone noticed this week that there appears to be an assault on benefit claimants this week.

There was The Fairy JobMother last night, Poor Kids and another one I caught.

The previous night there was something on Newsnight, another feature on the news (where I loved the line, 'It's jobseekers allowance, not job choosers'

In at least three of the programs I caught, it consisted of longterm unemployed stating that they would only take a job they wanted to do as opposed to taking one out of necessity.

As all of the programs were touching on the claimants losing benefits under the new changes & how this was all about how benefits are a way to get back to work as opposed to a life culture.

Do the panel think there has been a step change in the media to now completely villify the unemployed and is it politically biased?

[Wodewick]

Yep - they are "encouraged" by the Govt to "examine issues" that they want pushed.

A quiet word over a nice lunch and Bobs your uncle (or Auntie perhaps).

[Wodewick]

May I expect a reduction in my licence tax?

You may expect it. You may also be disappointed.

[cailin maith]

Is it me, or has anyone noticed this week that there appears to be an assault on benefit claimants this week.

There was The Fairy JobMother last night, Poor Kids and another one I caught.

The previous night there was something on Newsnight, another feature on the news (where I loved the line, 'It's jobseekers allowance, not job choosers'

In at least three of the programs I caught, it consisted of longterm unemployed stating that they would only take a job they wanted to do as opposed to taking one out of necessity.

As all of the programs were touching on the claimants losing benefits under the new changes & how this was all about how benefits are a way to get back to work as opposed to a life culture.

Do the panel think there has been a step change in the media to now completely villify the unemployed and is it politically biased?

I watched some of that Poor Kids last night....it was heartbreaking

[BoredBloke]

I have no issue with the unemployed. People lose their jobs and should be given help so that they don't lose everything they have worked for. What I have an issue with are those who have no intention of working and abuse the benefits system, taking away the money that is meant to help those who really need it. There should be no excuse for people spending years on benefits unless they are so ill or disabled that they can't get a job. Unless your have a medical reason which makes it practically impossible to get a job then all benefits should be given on a sliding scale where the level of benefit falls the longer the person is on it. So people cannot simply choose to stay on benefits because they know they can earn more from doing nothing than they can by going out to work. The longer the person stays in their job, then the sliding scale can be adjusted back accordingly.

[Spacecadet]

There was The Fairy JobMother last night, Poor Kids and another one I caught.

Do the panel think there has been a step change in the media to now completely villify the unemployed and is it politically biased?

I watched the Fairy Job Mother - I noticed that at least 2 of the unemployed had a bit of sob story to stop the viewer dismissing them as workshy whinging scousers.

[pacharan]

I watched the Fairy Job Mother - I noticed that at least 2 of the unemployed had a bit of sob story to stop the viewer dismissing them as workshy whinging scousers.

Apart from the older guy, I don't think they were. They just hadn't had anyone to point them in the right direction.

[Spacecadet]

Apart from the older guy, I don't think they were. They just hadn't had anyone to point them in the right direction.

The only one who seemed to just need direction was the ginger bird

The younger guy had lost his mother when he was training for the police
The single(?) mother had stopped work to look after her kid (which is fair enough) but was going to be caught by the new rules effecting parents and benefits

[MarillionFan]

The only one who seemed to just need direction was the ginger bird

The younger guy had lost his mother when he was training for the police
The single(?) mother had stopped work to look after her kid (which is fair enough) but was going to be caught by the new rules effecting parents and benefits

But the older fella! I just wanted to knock his teeth out.

'I'm not doing this, I'm not doing that,I'm a scouser, I get to choose what I do, why don't they put taxes up if there's not enough money'

He was like the fella from Royale Family(which is obviously why he was chosen)

[Fred Bloggs]

After 6 months, all benefit should cease and food stamps should be given. End of.