we should bring back :

a) soup kitchens

b) dormitory accommodation

c) compulsory work schemes

d) drink & drugs testing

.....for the Longterm unemployed.

seriously.

Instead of them living in a nice house in unemployment black-spots while Londoners work their ass off to afford a little home and travel to work in a sardine can twice a day.

the longterm unemployed are a blight on taxpayers. Its like you are trying to cycle your bike up Anerley Hill and a fecker is towing behind you on a skateboard. A look of righteous indignation on their face as they try to nick your wallet.

Londoners spend mid-morning doing the paperwork for their employment....not still in bed and knocking off one while suffering a hangover.

To pay a modest sum to EVERYBODY is actually fairer. But it will inflate house prices, rent & grocery bills.

Edited by PalazioVecchio (15 May 2021 4.31pm)

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

Sure the idea is rather than use a stick and make people work this is the carrot that is supposed to free them up from the tyranny of the job centre and rowing with the officials. Unfortunately when they have tried this elswhere the the unemployed don't bother to get a job.

That's why I would prefer some flexibility around claiming and working so if you are long term unemployed and someone offers you a months work say you can take it and not sign off or something like that.

One more point

I wouldn't be too happy about paying tax to let Welsh people drink.

Red and Blue Army!

This is an idea I like.

I've got a lot of friends and family in the South Wales Valley's. Beautiful place but it's pretty desperate in terms of employment.

If a lot of people know they can afford to travel or move for jobs, then they'd have more opportunities. They'd also be able to get better quality opportunities to help build a decent career.

Would also hopefully cut down on beaurcracy so council workers in benefits offices can be reallocated elsewhere.

Could help with cutting down on petty crime too, which blights shops in smaller towns.

Great place to start a trial.

I think the real question is will UBI work? If it doesn't then it wont address the underlying problems.

So far the results in other places have been less than impressive, in Finland they cancelled the trial. Now if you believe giving people money for nothing in return is a good idea then you will disagree.

If however you believe that people should work and be helped to work cutting down on all the BS at the job centre is a more effective use of public money.

As I said in a previous post one of the barriers for long term unemployed is if they are offered a short term contract they wont take it because they are scared that when that it is over they will not be allowed back on the same benefits or it is simply too much grief. For me finding a solution to that issue is a more effective use of public money rather than trusting that people on UBI will also look for a job.

Edited by Badger11 (22 May 2021 6.10pm)

One more point

You lost me to uncontrollable laughter at this point

Jackson.. Wan Bissaka.... Sansom.. Nicholas.. Cannon.. Guehi.... Zaha... Thomas.. Byrne... Holton.. Rogers.. that should do it..