Tottenham in flames as riot follows protest

[tshirtman]

a pensioner on the phone saying he is ?9 a day to take fags to his son who is in a psyciatric hospital and will we reimburse him. his son gets ?105 a week incapacity benefit but gives them no dig money so he (the dad) needs extra benefit

And the average cost of staying in a psychiatric hospital is 3k a week, and can rise up to 15k a week

[lagerland]

And the average cost of staying in a psychiatric hospital is 3k a week, and can rise up to 15k a week


You would have to be mad to pay that.............

[Snowy79]

If you're Schizophrenic do you pay twice?

[tshirtman]

the last psychi unit i worked on was like a hotel,
every room was en-suite, 42"flat screen telly + full sky pack in lounge, ninteno wii, xbox, each patient got a ?20 weekly allowance (on top of there benefit) to spend on trips to a cafe/chippy, or cinema, every sunday patients where taken on a day out (blackpool, rhyl, etc),
and all paid for by the tax payer

[Grizz]

where do i sign up?

[thered]

GastonJ, not a very good suggestion mate.

People out of work for long time have nothing, no bus fares to go out looking for work***8230;***8230;***8230;***8230;***8230;***823 0;***8230;

How are they going to move to another town with out money?

Look the cuts are affecting our children***8217;s at large, in old days we had the job apprenticeship in the factory, garages, shops, etc.

There is nothing out there; our Govt has lost the contact with our children,
1. There are more children out there with criminal record
2. Single parent children***8217;s

Govt should tell children that if you do not go for apprenticeship we will not pay you the benefit that will encourage them to a better prospect in life the only solution***8230;***8230;.

so what you dont want cuts???

what do you want do you want taxing another ?50 a week to give some poor ~~~~ers busfare???

before moaning about cuts get your head from your ring and ask who is going to pay for it all??

there is plenty of jobs as i said earlier thing is they dont want em so the polish do them instead

[Bulld0g]

there is plenty of jobs as i said earlier thing is they dont want em so the polish do them instead

The problem with the ""plenty of jobs" is they pay minimum wage. Immigrants can afford to work minimum wage because most of them are here for the short term and send most of their wages home. If they had to make a life on that money it would be a different story

[thered]

The problem with the ""plenty of jobs" is they pay minimum wage. Immigrants can afford to work minimum wage because most of them are here for the short term and send most of their wages home. If they had to make a life on that money it would be a different story

jobs lead to other jobs you should know that


you start at the bottom and work up many places take on low skilled workers who move up the ranks to team leaders or shift leaders or management even

employers will also pay for you to take courses in various roles in there business

and tbh minumum wage isnt great but there are many millions who are on it just the same instead of spending life on dole

low income families also get help with tax credits and childcare or whatever to make the wages up so what might be only minimum wage can be increased into a decent wage braket by the time you have the add ons

[tshirtman]

I grew up with a father always present,
he also always worked, therefore set a good work ethic
I have done the same with my two sons (18 + 16), they see the benefit of a monthly wage,
that is the problem with a lot of these so called Ferrel kids, growing up in a single parent household,
they have no one to aspire to, they see there mother living of the state and it instills the belief of something for nothing is OK.

Monkey see, Monkey do

[mattybhoy]

I grew up with a father always present,
he also always worked, therefore set a good work ethic
I have done the same with my two sons (18 + 16), they see the benefit of a monthly wage,
that is the problem with a lot of these so called Ferrel kids, growing up in a single parent household,
they have no one to aspire to, they see there mother living of the state and it instills the belief of something for nothing is OK.

Monkey see, Monkey do

Not all single parents live off the state mate. I know a few single parents who are great parents in full time work and have brought up wonderful kids.

I do take your point re parents being role models though.

I think this may have already been said somewhere, but the UK has the largest number of teenage mothers in Europe - I think that's behind many of the issues with the youth today.

[bobwill]

a site with a few apprenticeships on 6330 nationwide 1860 in london so obviously no jobs for them
Home - Apprenticeships - Opening doors to a better future

https://apprenticeshipvacancymatchingservice.lsc.gov.uk/Navms/Forms/V