tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post2639961939468513502..comments2024-02-29T10:55:43.449-08:00Comments on Watching A4e: The future of "welfare", part oneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-31857298090926801872013-12-16T10:21:28.570-08:002013-12-16T10:21:28.570-08:00Best post yet, Historian. Sums up the Tory state o...Best post yet, Historian. Sums up the Tory state of mind and policy perfectly. As you say, the Tories ultimate objective is to replace the welfare state with private insurance funds. This will have the effect of bunkrupting the middle-classes who depend on it for affordable medical treatment, pensions, education (which was part of the Beveridge Report) and wage subsidies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-22241338342465116282013-12-16T05:45:06.614-08:002013-12-16T05:45:06.614-08:00@Ghost Whistler. Yes, the WP stats for Year Two ...@Ghost Whistler. Yes, the WP stats for Year Two were published eventually. <br /><br />https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/work-programme-statistics--2<br /><br />Meanwhile, I’m waiting to see what A4E’s next set of statutorily filed accounts will look like when those appear on the Companies House website:<br /><br />http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk//compdetails<br /><br />After all, we know that Deloitte are trying to sell their stake in the Ingeus Deloitte joint venture and that the McVey woman was talking rubbish when she screeched that Deloitte’s hoped-for sale is because the WP scheme has proven to be so profitable for the joint venture. If the WP scheme really were successful, Deloitte wouldn’t have had to brandish the begging bowl in the souk. <br /><br />I’ve completed my 2 years on the WP scheme but I was conscripted to A4E. Therefore I’m wondering how many £££££ of losses A4E are willing to bear for the sake of one, singularly useless, W2W Scheme foisted onto them by the pollies? <br /><br />Judinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-6585502168620153692013-12-16T05:40:10.863-08:002013-12-16T05:40:10.863-08:00I've just left the work program, they didn...I've just left the work program, they didn't help me find a job in the 2 years I was there. Although I suppose having free internet access and free printing / mailing was better than nothing I suppose. <br /><br />Here is a nice horror story for you though. I recently found work, outside of the A4E program. I've been doing the pre-employment checks and the usual rigmarole, however because this job comes across as a 0 hours contract to the Jobcentre (which is technically is, but I'm guaranteed work every week) I'm still expected to do 30 hours documented jobsearch per week via the jobcentre. <br /><br />And because I haven't done that, and I have to work a month in hand at this job. I'm now on sanction until the end of Feb. Great news for those actually trying to get back into work isn't it? <br /><br />You can't make rubbish like that up either. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-59749007459583857682013-12-16T02:06:22.995-08:002013-12-16T02:06:22.995-08:00Have we even had year 2 (which is this year) resul...Have we even had year 2 (which is this year) results for the Work Programme?Ghost Whistlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894623504179269430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-47432661621681110052013-12-15T11:50:39.196-08:002013-12-15T11:50:39.196-08:00For a long time Tories, esp those on the right of ...For a long time Tories, esp those on the right of the party have had an aim similar to that of their Republican kin in the United States. Namely to reduce the state and reduce government spending to below 40%. Of course this plan blew a gasket when George W. Bush pumped trillions into bailing out the US banking system as Gordon Brown did here. Of course, Brown is labelled as careless with the nation's finances. I wonder if Cameron and Osborne would be so bold as to label Bush the same? Indeed, they would have done the same in Brown's position.<br /><br />Now far be it from me to suggest the Tories are happy at the banking crisis of 2008 and the subsequent recession. However, one does get the feeling that perhaps, just perhaps they are happy at being able to put their core beliefs and ideologies into practice. AND with a lot of public support using certain sections of the media namely the right wing press sporting derogatory buzzwords (sponger, workshy, feckless, lifestyle choice, etc.), they can get the public on side.<br /><br /> Even when the odious Smith wastes £billions on the failing WP and tens of £millions more on delays to Universal Credit and Universal Jobmatch, he amazingly still has people cheering him on.<br /><br />As for Nadhim Zahawi , how he has the brass neck to preach on welfare when he claimed £5822 expenses for electricity to heat his horse riding school stables and a yard manager's mobile home!!! He apologised andpromised to pay this back, only after the Sunday Mirror broke the story of course!!!<br /><br />iMattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-50720372013622389522013-12-15T11:19:41.236-08:002013-12-15T11:19:41.236-08:00Mr Zawahi says (capping) limiting child benefit to...Mr Zawahi says (capping) limiting child benefit to 2 children would save billions but does not back this up with figures. What percentage of families have 3 or more children? His "idea" would only apply to families who had a third child after 2015 too.Wobnoreply@blogger.com