Originally Posted by flashy (Post 1059915)

They did the same when they made the documentaries about Shadsworth and that place in Manchester Neil, they would do exactly the same if they where to do it in Accy, Ossy, Church, Huncoat and Clayton, narrow minded people like the OP refuse to see/believe what's on their doorstep

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1059921)

Some years ago there was a young child knocked down and killed, when a car back over her, she was the youngest of 8 kids, the only thing the father was bothered about was that he would lose the child benefit.

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 1060252)

I don't believe that, more like the quote or bit on TV was carefully edited to make it look like that

Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1060128)

Claimed my fair share of benefits through both being made redundant & being off sick Accyman, not got a problem with people needing to claim benefits. It`s the ones who are on them and have no intention of looking for a job. Take one of my in laws as an example - Left school at 16, got a job with his brother but lasted just a few weeks until he was told how to beat the system, go to docs complaining of migraines they`ll ask you this that & other and give him these answers. He`s now in his mid 30`s and never worked a day since, down pub every day without fail. Only time he gets a migraine is when disability want to assess him.
It`s people like him that most people have the problem with.

Originally Posted by accyman (Post 1060309)

....How teh hell can it be right to decalre terminally ill cancer patients fit for work and stopping their benefits:mad:

Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1060313)

It`s not right, they should seek further advice. I don`t know a lot about the different benefits and retraining, but I do know there is a lot of help for people with cancer.

Originally Posted by accyman (Post 1060316)

as someone whos had it i can assure you cancer patients get no special treatment and zero help retraining no matter how much you beg

i did get told i wouldnt have to pay for a college course but was presented with a large bill after a month so i had to leave the course.When i say large bill it was a large bill for somone on benefits.When i kicked up a fuss i was told that the advisor had been mistaken about which benefits got free courses.

Originally Posted by accyman (Post 1060399)

i want getting uppity its hard to tell with typing/text at time lol

it was very frustrating been told you will never do your old job again then been refused help retraining

now they have this esa thing it may be different but from what i can tell a lot of folk get flobbed off or made mugs of by compnaies with no intention of giving long term employment.I think once an employer stops getting paid from government to give you a job they get the next corpse in.

A bit like the YTS really there were few given jobs after 2 years teh majority were sacked and a new YTS recruit sent along.That was a tory thing as well .It never works out too well for teh workforce when they are in charge it seems