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Post by Red Rackham on Sept 16, 2023 22:53:42 GMT
More than 2.5 million people are considered to be economically inactive due to sickness, this coupled with more than 1.4 million unemployed equates to about 4 million people on benefits of one sort or another. Which equates to c£230 billion a year. That's about £19 billion, a month. Jeez, just think about that for a moment, £19 billion a month. I'll tell you what I think, I think I've just realised why millions of illegals are desperate to leave the EU for the UK. For the benefit of left wing pedants - link - link - link |
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Post by Steve on Sept 16, 2023 23:09:33 GMT
The £230B a year looks wrong, we only spend £162B on all welfare www.ukpublicspending.co.uk/ But it's still a problem that we have so many millions unemployed. |
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Post by Pacifico on Sept 17, 2023 6:55:33 GMT
.....and the rest. try 5.4 million  |
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Post by Orac on Sept 17, 2023 8:19:50 GMT
I'd put the ratio of genuinely 'economically inactive' in the uk at 40% or higher - if you count the useless half of the public sector and the make-work non-jobs that have been legislatively forced on the private sector ('m looking at you, HR)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2023 8:58:59 GMT
All under a Tory watch.
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Post by bancroft on Sept 17, 2023 9:31:19 GMT
COV-ID when you shut down private business for the best part of 2 years they put on weight and then there is long-COV-ID because either the vaccines did not work or they brought sometihng else to the table.
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Post by Orac on Sept 17, 2023 9:38:02 GMT
I don't think that's fair. A lot of it was pre-achieved in previous Labour administrations and was made deliberately difficult to reform substantially. |
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Post by Hutchyns on Sept 17, 2023 10:05:21 GMT
orac 40% reminds me of yesterday's front page of the Independent. Even among those technically in work and expected to attend, in some sectors that's the figure that fail to show up for their shift. The useless section of the public sector certainly is approaching the half way mark.  |
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Post by Red Rackham on Sept 17, 2023 10:13:06 GMT
.....and the rest. try 5.4 million I wonder what 'other' is. Payments to illegals perhaps? |
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Post by Red Rackham on Sept 17, 2023 10:14:42 GMT
You think the benefits bill will go down under a Labour administration? |
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Post by Handyman on Sept 17, 2023 10:40:43 GMT
It went through the roof when Blair and Labour were in power
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Post by Orac on Sept 17, 2023 10:54:40 GMT
orac 40% reminds me of yesterday's front page of the Independent. Even among those technically in work and expected to attend, in some sectors that's the figure that fail to show up for their shift. The useless section of the public sector certainly is approaching the half way mark. When half your workforce don't turn up for work, it's not very honest to call it a 'staffing problem' 'circling the drain bad management' would be more accurate |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2023 11:01:58 GMT
You think the benefits bill will go down under a Labour administration? I, just like you, only know what it now. |
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Post by Red Rackham on Sept 17, 2023 11:07:47 GMT
You think the benefits bill will go down under a Labour administration? I, just like you, only know what it is now. LOL, Redders, you know perfectly well that under a Labour administration there is one absolute guarantee, the benefit bill will go up. |
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Post by sheepy on Sept 17, 2023 11:07:57 GMT
You think the benefits bill will go down under a Labour administration? I, just like you, only know what it now. Well actually it seems none of you do know what it is, because it is split in different sections. |
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