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   kerry from derby says:

   Jul 23, 18:35

   im a single parent but my children were born into wedlock. my husband became abusive after 7 years together and so i did the only thing a decent mother should do to protect my children, i left. i was happily working part time and gong to college to provide a future for us and have been told that because of this new legislation that i may not finish my course as i need to be actively seeking work as the job i have is not enough hours. how is this fair? the new system will not work, they dont care about us average jos just their stupid statistics. stop picking on us single parents, a great many of whome did not choose to be in this situation. life is hard enough raising children alone without the government sticking the boot in when we try to better ourselves

   Should long-term unemployed be forced to work?

   No
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   Jay Jay from London says:

   Jul 22, 14:25

   Not all of the unemployed are “lay-abouts” sponging of tax-payers, speaking of which may I remind you all, EVERYonE in this country pays tax, everything you buy is taxed!I cant believe the discrimination that the unemployed are facing, the amount of blatant slander from The Sun, of all papers, is beyond belief. And as if this isn’t bad enough they are now preying on the most vulnerable members of our society, the disabled! The lack of knowledge of mental health is enough to ensure that people who are perhaps physically but not mentally or emotionally capable of working are going to be BULLIED into going in to work before they are ready. Has anyone thought of the result this will have on the health services? Of the increase in depression and suicides, the deterioration of the mentally ill persons already fragile state? What about those who have become physically disabled, who are going to be forced into work that they are deemed capable of doing, perhaps sitting in a factory? This is just degrading.
   As for mothers having to work once their child reaches 7, doesn’t this contrast with the fact that it is illegal to leave a child under 14 home alone?
   How about drug addiction? Won’t it become a hidden problem, forced underground? How is this going to affect crime rates, if their money is stopped from the state they’re going to have to get it from somewhere!
   I am appalled at the so- called Labour party

   Should long-term unemployed be forced to work?

   No
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   Brian from Crewe says:

   Jul 21, 00:30

   Yeah force them to work, next forced labour camps. It was good enough for Stalin and Hitler why not here? And those disabled Hitler had a good idea what to do with them too.
   Get real people this is not the answer just another means for the government to control everyone and every aspect of your life. Allow this and then what?

   Should long-term unemployed be forced to work?

   No
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   roy from darlington says:

   Jul 18, 17:47

   WHY would somebody have 'genuine trouble finding work'
   What have they done or not done in their lives, to bring this about?
   How have they lived their lives? Badly, I would suggest.
   The only people to my mind who would genuinely find it difficult to find work would be people who cannot physically do work, or mentally cannot do work. Of course, there should be help for them, and there would be a damn sight more money to help them if all the other handouts ceased.
   Poor education? No excuse. There is a perfectly good education system, laid on free for all kids. Again, if more money was made available for schools, and not given to layabouts, education would only get better.
   The kids that choose not to work hard are already missing the boat in today's information age.
   We are increasingly losing out in the labour market, to foreign countries paying less wages for manual jobs.
   It's all about life planning and it starts early on in life.
   Think of a system that does not give you the option to fail. I bet there would be a lot less uneducated, workshy system abusing layabouts than there are now.
   A LOT LESS.
   Think of the improvement in parenting from such a system.
   You can just see all the parents giving their offspring the proper attention, guidance, and motivation to succeed that they need. To fail would be unthinkable. Not an option. Just think about it.
   Recession, What recession? there would not be one, because everybody would be pulling their weight.
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   roy from darlington says:

   Jul 18, 17:20

   single mums with 3-5 kids would be a thing of the past too.

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