Brexiteers are dying out, Ms. Van Leyden is anticipating the coming generation of Brits already largely in place.

The British PM, whose days are hopefully numbered, his boorish anti-EU culture war demonstrated in the HOC yesterday.

Of course nobody will admit that Brexit is a colossal failure, perhaps Farage, or especially that the end of free movement has, in fact, led to record uncontrolled immigration.

Small boats and small minds

I'm glad we agree on something. I saw a report the other day that 600 plus bank branches have closed this year and the rate is escalating.

The failure of Brexit if you can call it that (I don't) is that the politicians have betrayed the voters yet again.

We were told that we couldn't control immigration due to the EU rules having used up that excuse they they made it even easier for people to come here .

Meanwhile our economy is undergoing a seismic change which no one is sure how it will play out. At the same time we have record numbers of people not working for various reason and record numbers of people most with little skills coming to this country.

Students are allowed to apply for a visa and guess what they bring their family all perfectly legal but doesn't help our public services.

The choice at the next GE is to vote for a pro EU, pro immigration party or to vote for the liars who have been running this country for the last 13 years.

One more point

Just cut unemployment pay substantially and, lo and behold, people will take jobs.

A French national?

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The way things are structured they would just claim other benefits.

This is not an easy problem to solve. No one can permit a situation in which children go hungry or homelessness increases. It’s easier, and probably cheaper, to leave things as they are but it’s not healthy in the long term.

Sorting out the genuinely needy from the feckless and lazy needs effort and that costs.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

There are some who are a lost cause so they aren’t worth affecting but there are many on benefits who will be in a worse financial position by being employed. Maybe if the incentive was to be in a better position for making the effort.
Ie if someone has a benefit income inc reductions in rent and council tax etc of £1500 a month say. Then if they get a job then put them in a better position. So they earn £1000 a month give them another £1000. That’s a £500 incentive to work. Over time with pay rises etc keep the equation. That way hmg pay less and the person gets on the job ladder and realises it’s not that bad. Eventually the wages may be enough to have no benefits and independence makes them feel better. The sums and how to is probably not easy but just a thought.