Result!!!
Probably what we expected and unlike our good news regarding Mum and how we were being dealt with by the authorities this was what we probably expected and not so good.
Many have tried to soften the new proposals on welfare for the sick, vulnerable and disadvantaged or ask for a delay to see that what is wrong with them can be changed before they become law. Of course the campaign failed and any success was short lived.
A lot of that is because the media ignored the story or took the line from the Government instead of saying here are two views...you decide as a viewer or listener.
One of those who tried to get another opinion out there is Sue Marsh(with others working "Behind the Scenes")
It has taken its toll and I think its worth reposting the latest blog entry from Sue's own site.
So How Am I?
Statistics which the Government loves to keep putting out are so skewed...
An example today in the news is a report saying that 375,000 migrants are claiming from the UK's welfare state but there is not much being said as to whether they are from the European Market so they have a right to claim as we would if lived and worked in other European countries. They are not saying how many have become British Citizens and have been contributing to the UK's economy and so on. The headlines in the news is that 375,000 are making a claim.
A bit of research shows that only 2% are not entitled to benefit help but the fact that amount is so small has hardly been picked up on(I think that's around 5,000)and though that is not acceptable no one has said but we've also because of our safeguards and investigation stopped those 5,000 from getting anything.
And the same kind of treatment happens when the media/government talks about the sick ane disadvantaged. The media speak is so skewed.
I am not saying how I feel about this contentious topic just showing how what we hear cannot not always be taken at face value...
There is a great programme(I think some programmes are available as a podcast on the BBC Radio 4 website)called More Or Less they really are worth a listen...just to see how our every day lives are affected by numbers...
And at present if you have access to the BBC World Service they are carrying a series of this programme too...please give it a listen.
They are all available at the link I have posted...
Many have tried to soften the new proposals on welfare for the sick, vulnerable and disadvantaged or ask for a delay to see that what is wrong with them can be changed before they become law. Of course the campaign failed and any success was short lived.
A lot of that is because the media ignored the story or took the line from the Government instead of saying here are two views...you decide as a viewer or listener.
One of those who tried to get another opinion out there is Sue Marsh(with others working "Behind the Scenes")
It has taken its toll and I think its worth reposting the latest blog entry from Sue's own site.
So How Am I?
Statistics which the Government loves to keep putting out are so skewed...
An example today in the news is a report saying that 375,000 migrants are claiming from the UK's welfare state but there is not much being said as to whether they are from the European Market so they have a right to claim as we would if lived and worked in other European countries. They are not saying how many have become British Citizens and have been contributing to the UK's economy and so on. The headlines in the news is that 375,000 are making a claim.
A bit of research shows that only 2% are not entitled to benefit help but the fact that amount is so small has hardly been picked up on(I think that's around 5,000)and though that is not acceptable no one has said but we've also because of our safeguards and investigation stopped those 5,000 from getting anything.
And the same kind of treatment happens when the media/government talks about the sick ane disadvantaged. The media speak is so skewed.
I am not saying how I feel about this contentious topic just showing how what we hear cannot not always be taken at face value...
There is a great programme(I think some programmes are available as a podcast on the BBC Radio 4 website)called More Or Less they really are worth a listen...just to see how our every day lives are affected by numbers...
And at present if you have access to the BBC World Service they are carrying a series of this programme too...please give it a listen.
They are all available at the link I have posted...
posted by The Great Gildersleeve | 8:23 am
2 Comments:
Gildy, 2% is nearer 7500 but these are the ones not eligible for benefits, the BIGGER scandal not covered by ANYONE is that the remaining 368,000 or thereabouts ARE legally eligible for benefits**: I can't tell you a percentage but I would bet that hardly ANY have paid sufficient INTO the pot to be able to not be a burden: this is what needs changing. Work out government spending in a year and divide it by the number of people you get a figure of over 10,000 quid a year (admittedly this is all spending inc defence, education etc.) So a single immigrant needs to be on a salary of 40 grand to be paying enough in tax etc "cover the cost of his stay", now add in dependent/family and you can see that probably very few "entitled to benefits" immigrants really pay their way. ** this is what needs changing.
Thanks for adding some meat to the bones on that Span...
It could be argued it will be liberals kicking up a fuss but I understand the body that oversees how statistics are compiled and released to the public in case they are questionable and after a little prodding, they are looking into whether the Government has misrepresented the figures so that could be interesting...the only problem is how long the investigation will take and...will the result for or against get the publicity that the original press release did in the media or will the media have moved onto another story.
Meantime, the public will probably only remember what it heard originally(which could be wrong)
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