Oh Dear

[xoggoth]

Maybe it's more complicated than is being presented. According to the DT:

A DWP spokesman said: "This government does not pay benefits to someone in another country when they would not have been eligible for them in the UK. We are working with our counterparts across Europe on this issue.”

That certainly sounds reasonable.

[Sysman]

Nothing really but who's telling the truth? Why are the Mail's figures different and 'Poland is making a multi-million-pound claim but has not revealed the exact figure.' Its well known that the Mail doesn't like 'furregners' so quite possibly they've exaggerated a little bit...

I read this article elsewhere yesterday and the "multi-million pound" claim in the headline and first paragraph turned out to be £2 million once you got into the details.

[vetran]

I wonder why none of these papers report on all the Brits abroad and are claiming benefit, because there are plenty of them? Probably because these newspapers are known to be xenophobic, anti-europe, misogynistic rags for the uneducated masses

they are reporting on payments to the EU it is news. You think they shouldn't because it upsets your sensibilities? Come the revolution hey comrade? Tractor production is at its highest ever level.

Will you muzzle the Guardian & Times

East European nations to demand dole from Britain | The Times

or even RT?

http://rt.com/uk/191160-uk-unemployment-benefits-eu/



If there are brits abroad claiming benefits unreasonably I'm sure it will be mentioned.

[darmstadt]

LBC & the Telegraph also mentioned Poland.

There must be a plot to mislead the public and defame the Polish by the wicked Wail.



By suggesting their government are competent at getting all they are entitled from the EU whereas we just pay out because we couldn't be bothered to follow them which is what the Oh Dear was about.

UK embroiled in welfare row over European migrants - Telegraph


your prejudices are showing.

The Guardian has been known to be wrong, incomplete or to have a left bias.

I wonder why none of these papers report on all the Brits abroad and are claiming benefit, because there are plenty of them? Probably because these newspapers are known to be xenophobic, anti-europe, misogynistic rags for the uneducated masses

[Flashman]

UK screwed over by the EU. British politicians 'protest'. This is news? Same old, same old.

[vetran]

Because the Mail will make up any old tulip if it thinks it can make a few bob out of it?

LBC & the Telegraph also mentioned Poland.

There must be a plot to mislead the public and defame the Polish by the wicked Wail.



By suggesting their government are competent at getting all they are entitled from the EU whereas we just pay out because we couldn't be bothered to follow them which is what the Oh Dear was about.

UK embroiled in welfare row over European migrants - Telegraph


your prejudices are showing.

The Guardian has been known to be wrong, incomplete or to have a left bias.

[NickFitz]

Why are the Mail's figures different…

Because the Mail will make up any old tulip if it thinks it can make a few bob out of it?

[vwdan]

Nothing really but who's telling the truth? Why are the Mail's figures different and 'Poland is making a multi-million-pound claim but has not revealed the exact figure.' Its well known that the Mail isn't fit for publication and routinely opts to simply make up news in order to stir up hatred.

[darmstadt]

and?

Nothing really but who's telling the truth? Why are the Mail's figures different and 'Poland is making a multi-million-pound claim but has not revealed the exact figure.' Its well known that the Mail doesn't like 'furregners' so quite possibly they've exaggerated a little bit...

[vetran]

Doesn't mention Poles in this one and the figures are different: UK owes our citizens unpaid welfare, say Slovakia and Czech Republic | Politics | The Guardian

and?

[darmstadt]

Doesn't mention Poles in this one and the figures are different: UK owes our citizens unpaid welfare, say Slovakia and Czech Republic | Politics | The Guardian

[vetran]

Poles demand millions from Britain to pay their benefits: Eastern European governments want cash for returning migrants | Daily Mail Online

Poles demand millions from Britain to pay their benefits: Eastern European governments want cash for returning migrants
Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia demanding UK cash for jobless citizens
Told Britain to pay more than £10m in unemployment benefits to migrants
Czech labour minister said UK owed country £3m in benefits under EU rules
Iain Duncan Smith's department has already paid £800,000 under these rules