tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post3377289263237337945..comments2023-10-02T14:33:18.136+01:00Comments on The Very Fluffy Diary of Millennium Dome, Elephant: Day 4043: Yes to Help for Low Earners, But We NEED to Help the No-Earners Too!Millennium Domehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430269096817934037noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post-42300933029797551532012-01-28T12:28:20.411+00:002012-01-28T12:28:20.411+00:00I like the idea of growing a term like "free ...I like the idea of growing a term like "free sector". Or some similar turn of phrase. <br /><br />It's what I mostly think of as "voluntary sector" but frustratingly that seems to blur into being about voluntary sector projects with sometimes quite extensive staffing (for example the LGBT voluntary sector where a lot of it isn't being hit by The Cuts cos it never had any money in the first place!)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050857281962904047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post-48240742711562794932012-01-27T10:12:31.592+00:002012-01-27T10:12:31.592+00:00There is very little fraud in the Benefits system,...<i>There is very little fraud in the Benefits system, and I bet that any there is is more than cancelled out by people doing THEMSELVES out of Benefits because the whole business is too darn complicated.</i><br /><br />This. I've been transitionally unemployed on three occasions: 2003 for two months over the Summer between finishing my PGCE and starting work as a teacher; 2004 for a month after being a teacher turned out to be a disastrous idea (forget the unruly kids, forget the pushy parents, forget government interference, my real problem was <b>other teachers</b>); 2009 for four months when, to be honest, I thought that selling ads seemed too much like hard work in the middle of a recession. On every occasion, I took one look at the hoops I'd have to jump through to claim less than £70 a week and thought: screw that, I can make more doing online surveys.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378227105791838012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post-14647875155947102332012-01-27T08:30:14.257+00:002012-01-27T08:30:14.257+00:00Brilliant. Best post I've seen here (and yes, ...Brilliant. Best post I've seen here (and yes, I do mean that as a compliment!). I may find myself obliged to quote you...Malcolm Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037702748542159372noreply@blogger.com