Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Tories: When in doubt kick the poor



The above article in the Guardian features a Conservative party election poster from the UK elections this year. These things were pasted up all over.

In fact however people who refuse work ALREADY would get their benefits removed under existing legislation. So why on earth launch such a misleading and factually inaccurate poster?

Who would realistically want to live on the abysmally low income of the benefits system if they could find a job easily? The Conservatives and their right wing allies at the Daily Mail deliberately dig up individuals who exploit the system to tar all those who require to claim benefits.

This is part of the Tory strategy to blame the unemployed for being unemployed during a worldwide recession. When in doubt kick the poor. That's why the Tories were rejected in Scotland, shame on those who voted them in elsewhere.

Of course anyone who is fraudulently claiming benefits should have them removed but the Conservative party should never have ran the misleading advert shown above and they should in fact have some compassion for those whose life has been ruined by the train wreck of the British economy.

A large amount of the unemployed get benefits for six months only.
Those who get benefits for a more prolonged period only get them because they have been means tested ie they are required. I believe those who receive benefits should get them in a civilised society.
Chase your tax dodging pals Cameron and then I might believe you had any real interest in fairness.

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