Tag Archives: Iain Duncan Smith and Chris Grayling – Snooty and Sweep
You will work harder. Cameron is always right.
At the beginning of 2012, a young woman, Cait Reilly, stood up for human rights and natural justice as no one on the front bench of the Labour Party has done yet in this Parliament: she took the Department of … Continue reading
Filed under Benefits, Disability, Healthcare, Poverty, Scottish Politics
The ideology of workfare
On 9th February, Tesco in East Anglia posted a job on the DirectGov JobCentrePlus website, looking for someone on JSA to work the night shift. On 3rd March, there’s a National Day of Action against workfare. The basic details (should … Continue reading
Filed under Benefits, Poverty, Supermarkets
No union should support workfare
Minimum wage: it’s not just a good idea, it’s the law. In the UK, if you are over 21, your employer must pay you a minimum wage of at least £6.08 per hour. If you are aged 18-20, your employer … Continue reading
Filed under Benefits
Challenge Iain Duncan Smith
Iain Duncan Smith, today: “The question I’d ask these bishops is, over all these years, why have they sat back and watched people being placed in houses they cannot afford? It’s not a kindness. I would like to see their … Continue reading
Filed under Benefits, Healthcare, Human Rights, Poverty
Chris Grayling recommends slave labour
Chris Grayling, Conservative MP for Epsom and Ewell, is rather proud of the thousands of young people obliged to be shelf-stackers in Poundland and Tesco for no pay, in order to retain their JSA benefit: The Department for Work and … Continue reading
Filed under Poverty
