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David Cameron humiliated me, says Peter Cruddas – the man who bankrolled the Tory party – UK Politics – UK – The Independent
Least the poor lamb didn’t have to have Atos do an wca on him!
Tax Research UK » John Humphrys is biased – and even the BBC now say so
Workfare: A Nazi Policy
Godwin’s Law states that at some point any debate or discussion on the internet will eventually degenerate into one or other of the two sides accusing their opponent of being a Nazi. Unfortunately, sometimes the accusations of totalitarianism and Fascism are accurate. Like most administrations, the Nazi regime had to deal with the problem of unemployment. This was tackled through a programme of public works. They also sought to combat it through a series of laws regulating the movement and providing for the compulsory conscription of labour and its direction by the state.
Amongst its other provisions, the Law for the Regulation of Work Allocation of 15th May 1934 prevented rural workers from migrating to big cities with high unemployment. It also made it difficult for farmworkers to take up other forms of employment. On 26th February 1935 a further law was passed, the Law for Meeting Labour Requirements in…
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Iain Duncan Smith’s aggressive welfare philosophy
UKIP on ‘illegal’ leaflet that … reveals their policies | Political Scrapbook
Democracy at Work – The Cure for Capitalism
Democracy at Work – The Cure for Capitalism
From Richard D Wolff
This brilliant video from Richard D Wollf demonstrates have capitalism in the US unravelled Roosevelt’s New Deal. In the UK, there was a glimpse of an alternative to capitalism in 1945 and Wolff’s speech echoes Tony Benn’s call for a democratic revolution. Capitalism has failed. It is fuelled by competition. The winners consume the others, and become too big to fail. Wealth is polarised between the very rich and very poor. When people become so poor they begin to push back. That time has come.
This brilliant video from Richard D Wollf echoes Tony Benn’s call for a democratic revolution. Capitalism has failed. It is fuelled by competition. The winners consume the others, and become too big to fail. Wealth is polarised between the very rich and very poor. When people become so poor they begin to push…
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They ruin lives. Let’s ruin their day: Contact The Workfare Bosses
Report Calls For Expansion Of Residential Workfare For Unemployed and Disabled People
An independent report, commissioned by the DWP, has called for greater use of Residential Training for disabled people and an extension of the scheme to include long term unemployed non-disabled people.
The report also accepts that this kind of training, which can involve periods of workfare away from home, should be opened up to the market. This process may begin with a open tender exercise next year.
Residential Training is a little known scheme available for disabled people who are long term unemployed and in the words of Jobcentre Disability Employment Advisors, are the ‘hardest to help’.
The programme lasts a year and includes a mixture of residential and non-residential training, along with a period of up to three months workfare. Whilst the DWP’s guidance (PDF) states that this workfare should aim to take place in the participant’s local area, in some cases it can also be arranged on a…
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