tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post751975577361251895..comments2024-02-29T10:55:43.449-08:00Comments on Watching A4e: Questions, answers and entertainmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-43684073083961907492013-07-12T05:52:08.237-07:002013-07-12T05:52:08.237-07:00I think most people that have participated in the ...I think most people that have participated in the WP,know that it is not what is printed on the label. <br /><br />A4E,G4S,Serco,Rehab-Jobfit and the list goes on,are all very tight lipped about what they actually provide,by this I mean they all have a basic description of what they are suppose to provide,but no real details.<br /><br />A4E touted in a press release that they were able to find a Woman work after she had been unemployed for many years and this is brilliant,she credited the Staff at A4E for helping her to accomplish this,but the fact is she was hired by A4E,was she hired for the sole purpose so A4E could not only claim the largest payout but also trumpet their success?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-42547678641981200192013-07-11T11:35:29.376-07:002013-07-11T11:35:29.376-07:00Sometime in the 1980s (I think) Mathew Paris - a t...Sometime in the 1980s (I think) Mathew Paris - a tory MP - was challenged to live on benefits following comments he made about people on the dole. The BBC programme attempts to change perceptions as the particepants swap lifestyles so here's hoping...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-13240397132067539272013-07-11T10:21:52.153-07:002013-07-11T10:21:52.153-07:00A review of the afore mentioned BBC prog along wit...A review of the afore mentioned BBC prog along with a short video clip, courtesy of the Mirror:<br /><br />http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nick-hewer-margaret-mountford-investigate-2043331<br /><br />Although the Mirror review makes the program seem more balanced and rounded than one may have originally thought, it is still tabloid style telly.<br /><br />Would it not be great to instead see an in depth review into outsourcing especially in the light of G4s's Olympic security cock-up as well as the very recent revelations about Serco and G4s again, this time overcharging the taxpayer over tagging offenders? Not to mention A4e's shenanigans. <br /><br />Or would such a program be seen as too challenging for the public to get its collective head around after being fed a diet of slanted headlines, biased reporting, lazy journalism and mind numbing reality / celeb / talent show trash over many a year?<br /><br />That said, CH4 Dispatches (I think) tackled this issue a couple of years ago. It really does need revisiting!<br /><br />iMattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-4831573501689200662013-07-11T07:10:02.678-07:002013-07-11T07:10:02.678-07:00Whoops-a-daisy, Serco and G4S got a bit carried aw...Whoops-a-daisy, Serco and G4S got a bit carried away and "overcharged" for prisoners who were either in prison, had left the country or were dead. Nice work if you can get it, eh... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-47077938730994060992013-07-11T00:51:01.325-07:002013-07-11T00:51:01.325-07:00The crowds bay not from arenas anymore. but from t...The crowds bay not from arenas anymore. but from their sofas, the unemployed the target of their media fed fed rage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-40686746817412410512013-07-10T13:31:45.872-07:002013-07-10T13:31:45.872-07:00Work and Pensions Committee Video.
'On 10 Jul...Work and Pensions Committee Video.<br /><br />'On 10 July 2013, the Work and Pensions Committee took evidence from Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith and other government officials on Universal Credit.'<br /><br /><br />www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/house-of-commons-23260076A4e Conscriptnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-3184666769170013912013-07-10T11:48:12.465-07:002013-07-10T11:48:12.465-07:00BBC News website report that 20 thousand JCP staff...BBC News website report that 20 thousand JCP staff will be trained up, 6 thousand new computers brought in and a total of 10 areas will take part in the UC roll out, at a cost of 420 million pounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-53553412028681855562013-07-10T11:20:33.173-07:002013-07-10T11:20:33.173-07:00I'll not be watching this BBC prog, "Nic...I'll not be watching this BBC prog, "Nick and Margaret: We all Pay your Benefits" either which I highlighted in a previous thread.<br /><br />The main reason I'll give it a massive swerve is such programs take a superficial tabloid look at unemployment. Pitting workers against claimants yet again panders to the 'them and us' mentality this rotten government is all to eager to exploit. <br /><br />Someone could be out of work due to ill health, lack of training, lack of qualifications, lack of experience, confidence issues and so on. I'll wager this program will not look at such issues as they are far too complex to tackle in such a dumbed down format. <br /><br />The same goes for the proliferation of zero-hr, short term and false self employment contracts making it difficult for someone to earn a consistently decent wage. Such programs ignore such major employment problems completely.<br /><br /><br />iMattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-74510639482287832132013-07-10T09:31:17.280-07:002013-07-10T09:31:17.280-07:00I've been both employed and unemployed and whe...I've been both employed and unemployed and when I had a job I had the money to go places, buy what I wanted but never had the time or energy to do anything. Being unemployed I don't have the money to go places and buy things but have the time. So I guess it's down to each individual to know if being employed or unemployed is for better or worse. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-59043339843478580352013-07-10T09:08:08.684-07:002013-07-10T09:08:08.684-07:00I think the UC will cause a lot of problems for ev...I think the UC will cause a lot of problems for everyone. Instead of starting with something simple - help to make a claim online or over the telephone, simplifying forms for instance, it could be too complicated to be of any use. The second TV programme shows how claimants cope with a job I believe. I shall watch with an open mind...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com