benefits

Gordon Brown's proposals for creating 500,000 jobs have been pushed off the front pages of most broadsheets by the threats made by the unions this morning, but the proposals themselves are not exactly brilliant.
 
Helping out the long-term unemployed is a good thing, but why should lone parents be given extra help and extra money relative to everyone else?  Why should they get guaranteed interview for any job they want?  Extending the number of days that lone parents get benefits from 15 to 42, even when they have a job, also sends out completely the wrong message.  Wouldn't it be nice if Gordon Brown tried to address the causes of poor skills and poor education rather than dealing with the symptoms!

Tom Richmond

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