Welfare State Blogs & Blog Posts
Blogs on welfare state
|
Posting Frequency on welfare state
|
Distinct: |
Percent: |
Latest Blog Posts on welfare state
- Pathways to confusion by Benefit Scrounging Scum on Nov 4, 2009
On Monday I attended the local job centre for my Pathways to Work interview. Pathways interviews are held in jobcentres with a Disability Employment Advisor (DEA), the idea is to offer support tailored to the individual's particular health condition...
- Another Working Definition of 'Left' and 'Right' by A Very British Dude on Oct 10, 2009
Answer the following questions:Do some young women have children to get a council house?Is disability benefit routinely abused*?Yes to both: Rightwing. No to both: PinkoThe point is that the main reason lefties fuck things up in Government, is that t...
- No Special Treatment-The Practical Response by Benefit Scrounging Scum on Oct 9, 2009
First posted 13th March 2008 Rather than answer comments individually, for the sake of ease (and my hands) I decided to put it in the form of follow up posts.I'll start by saying I'm incredibly grateful for everything I receive. If ever I'm feeling a...
- Things can only get better by Benefit Scrounging Scum on Oct 7, 2009
First posted May 1st 2008 1997 was the first election I was eligible to vote in. As a young student I attended an election night party and cheered along with everyone else when Michael Portillo lost his seat. Oh the irony. That was the moment we all...
- The elephant in the room by Benefit Scrounging Scum on Oct 7, 2009
First posted Dec 10th 2008 I'm working on a more in depth analysis of the current welfare reforms, specifically what really needs to be done to reform the benefits system in a workable and hopefully equitable fashion. Whilst that is still in draft fo...
- The principle of the Workhouse by Benefit Scrounging Scum on Oct 7, 2009
First posted May 7th 2009"the principle underlying welfare reform is the principle of the workhouse... you make claiming benefit so degrading and so difficult that people don't want to do it.... that was the principle of the workhouse and that is the...
- The Jobs Fair by Benefit Scrounging Scum on Oct 6, 2009
Originally posted July 10th 2007 A couple of weeks ago I went to a jobs fair. I was extremely dubious as this was no ordinary jobs fair, no, this was a special jobs fair. To be very fair to them, it really was a very special jobs fair as for all the...
