
and that perhaps the story was not in fact from bbc news at all, but some other place.
Very subtle satire that. *clicks*
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Mon 5 Mar 2007, 14:35,
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Very subtle satire that. *clicks*

is the beardy fellow someone i should know or a random.
the text makes fine sense to me, send 'em down the pits.
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Mon 5 Mar 2007, 14:35,
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the text makes fine sense to me, send 'em down the pits.

I can't believe they are allowed benefits for 12 years before they have to get a job
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Mon 5 Mar 2007, 14:37,
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But I don't think anyone can force people to work if they don't want to.
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Mon 5 Mar 2007, 14:41,
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But likewise they shouldn't force the taxpayer to pay them for the privelage.
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Mon 5 Mar 2007, 14:43,
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My 'allowance' will be going up again in April. It's only a couple of quid extra, but it would just reinforce the barrier for those who are/would find it hard to look for work.
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Mon 5 Mar 2007, 14:45,
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As it stands the majority of people choose to work or seek work because of the pay, etc.
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Mon 5 Mar 2007, 14:46,
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don't work, get slightly less stuff. But with a million % less effort
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Mon 5 Mar 2007, 14:48,
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I am currently unemplayed, and have been for nearly a year now. They need to show the difference between the workshy flumps who sit on their arses and the proactive ones who are actually seeking employment in one form or another.
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Mon 5 Mar 2007, 14:43,
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Nah, in all seriousness, I'm currently doing a string of college courses to have something worth putting on my CV.
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Mon 5 Mar 2007, 14:47,
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I was actually offered a fasttrack apprentiship a while back, but I turned it down (This was before I was unemployed). My main passion is computers, and all of the courses I have been doing are geared towards that.
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Mon 5 Mar 2007, 14:51,
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seems i wandered off at about the right time.
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Mon 5 Mar 2007, 14:52,
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they are all real photos - like sausage bird below for example
:¬)
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Mon 5 Mar 2007, 14:46,
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:¬)