tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post4681205947770974980..comments2024-02-29T10:55:43.449-08:00Comments on Watching A4e: Emma Harrison on Newsnight - and volunteersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-85394592144426814532011-11-26T10:02:50.234-08:002011-11-26T10:02:50.234-08:00Always be wary of a politician who can't give ...Always be wary of a politician who can't give a figure but says things like 'over half...'. If they can't say the number then they are lying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-54236168788840927482011-11-17T04:32:53.834-08:002011-11-17T04:32:53.834-08:00It shouldn't be, but that won't change unl...It shouldn't be, but that won't change unless we have a sea change in how society functions. Right now work is defined by the capitalism of which unemployment is a component.Ghost Whistlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894623504179269430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-10046803819625677582011-11-17T03:22:23.479-08:002011-11-17T03:22:23.479-08:00"And society does tend to define you by the w..."And society does tend to define you by the work you do." Despite Italy's woes, you will find that there, you are not "defined"/judged by what you by the work you do,.<br /><br />As iMatt says "You work to live, not live to work!" That too is the Italian perspective.<br /><br />A far healthier attitudes I think.Simonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-38988658618918185092011-11-17T01:44:55.029-08:002011-11-17T01:44:55.029-08:00Depends what your work is!Depends what your work is!historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922746528891041071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-88932863537598115362011-11-17T01:35:43.381-08:002011-11-17T01:35:43.381-08:00Perhaps an old saying is apt at this point:
You w...Perhaps an old saying is apt at this point:<br /><br />You work to live, not live to work!iMattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-92232571500801003032011-11-17T00:16:54.396-08:002011-11-17T00:16:54.396-08:00Work isn't meaningless and pointless, or shoul...Work isn't meaningless and pointless, or shouldn't be. And society does tend to define you by the work you do. But I agree that your work is not who you are.historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922746528891041071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-34599213682687427512011-11-17T00:10:35.292-08:002011-11-17T00:10:35.292-08:00I think the biggest crime is how disencranchised t...I think the biggest crime is how disencranchised the human soul has become: all those kids kept saying they felt worthless and empty just because they didn't have jobs. How have we allowed ourselves to be defined by such a meaningless and pointless experience?Ghost Whistlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894623504179269430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-56601771013335926242011-11-16T05:45:33.275-08:002011-11-16T05:45:33.275-08:00What IDS/Grayling keep saying about the WP just is...What IDS/Grayling keep saying about the WP just isn't stacking up with what is being reported (albeit anecdotally) on the ground.<br />Peopel can be referred to the WP anytime the JC feels like.Ghost Whistlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894623504179269430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-6675028788637388972011-11-16T04:16:43.052-08:002011-11-16T04:16:43.052-08:00For those of you who missed it here it is again. ...For those of you who missed it here it is again. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b017gqjc/Newsnight_15_11_2011/<br /><br />Emma's input is minimal ..... <br /><br />New unemployment figures released today ..... All the emphasis on the Young and the "Old" left on the scrap heap ..... no help for them really.Simonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-49439184891522388432011-11-16T04:12:59.115-08:002011-11-16T04:12:59.115-08:00An intensive two week course? my freind went on th...An intensive two week course? my freind went on the work programme and is more than work ready, he as qualfications coming out of his ears! yet all he is does is see a guy once a fortnight,so every month? the work programme is a joke and will fail,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-73426323612126404362011-11-16T00:24:47.263-08:002011-11-16T00:24:47.263-08:00Work Programme offering one to one support? Some j...Work Programme offering one to one support? Some joke. I visited a large provider in Birmingham yesterday. They give their clients an initial 40 minutes diagnostic interview. If they are assessed as immediately work ready they get a two week intensive into work course after that they get a maximum 20 minute interview once a month with an advisor. The rest get a 20 minute interview once a month. Their advisors have a workload of 150 to 200 clients and a couple of months ago had a pay cut of up to 25%, they are being paid around £16,000 a year. Talking to them it is pretty obvious that they are looking for places such as colleges and other training providers where they can ‘park’ their customers. This costs them nothing as Colleges provide that training through their SfA funding. <br />The centre I visited has 2500 clients they are getting a maximum of 40 into work a month. Come the revolution I have a lamp post outside my house with Graylings name written on it!!Captain Canalnoreply@blogger.com