European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 10 October | 110 comments (110 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Europe (4.00 / 4)

Another reason why the government can get away with this kind of thing is that cutting benefits is not so obvious a way of killing people off as beating them to a bloody pulp.

I distribute. You re-distribute. He gives your hard-earned money to lazy scroungers. -- JakeS

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Oct 10th, 2012 at 10:06:54 AM EST
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Re: Europe (4.00 / 4)

well it would be obvious if the national broadcaster actually transmitted anything more than scrounger rhetoric.

for example theres a report today that GP's are suggesting that 1 in 4 disabled patients are considering suicide when faced with this scheme

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Oct 10th, 2012 at 04:40:57 PM EST
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Re: Europe (none / 0)

Isn't the new BBC boss cutting down core staff? As in 'we'll just order "programmes" and let the market sort it out'?

by Number 6 on Thu Oct 11th, 2012 at 05:01:42 AM EST
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