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Ministers plan removal of rioters’ benefits
Financial times ^
| 14 Aug, 2011
| Kiran Stacey
Posted on 08/14/2011 6:04:13 PM PDT by CharlyFord
Ministers are drawing up controversial plans to remove benefits from those convicted of taking part in the riots that engulfed England last week, in a move Liberal Democrats and independent experts have condemned as counter-productive and overly expensive.
Officials in Number 10 and the department for work and pensions are putting together plans for the harsh punishment of those found guilty of even the most minor infringements during the riots after a public petition calling for such a move gathered nearly 200,000 signatures.
David Cameron will lay the ground for such a move on Monday, in a speech a week after the worst of the violence took place in London. The prime minister will argue that there has been a slow-motion moral collapse in the country, and argue that the problem needs to be tackled in various ways, including through the benefits system.
He is expected to say: I and ministers from across the coalition government will review every aspect of our work to mend our broken society: on schools, welfare, families, parenting, addiction, communities; on the cultural, legal, bureaucratic problems in our society too.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: benefits; england; riotdiet; rioters
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I'll bet this is met with significant resistance. The Government can't really do something this drastic, now can they?? It might hurt someone's delicate feelings!! (/sarc)
To: CharlyFord
Since punishing the innocent and rewarding the guilty is SOP for Liberals, they’ll wind up increasing the dole for the rioters, and cutting-off the people who did not participate.
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:06:06 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Regulation is government control of capital, and government control of capital is socialism.)
To: CharlyFord
Take their freeie’s? I thought they were rioting because they didn’t have enough freebie’s.
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:06:30 PM PDT
by
umgud
To: CharlyFord
Well, batten down the hatches because you know for SURE that London will be burning once again if that gets passed...
Good to see someone with some ‘nads in charge, though. I’ll bet this kind of cr@p never happened on Lady Thatcher’s watch. :)
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:06:53 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: umgud
Cutting off freebies will be declared cruel and unusual punishment. Can’t do that!!
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:09:29 PM PDT
by
CharlyFord
(t)
To: CharlyFord
"Liberal Democrats and independent experts have condemned as counter-productive and overly expensive."
Overly expensive? Cutting and saving? Huh?
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:12:35 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
“London will be burning once again if that gets passed...”
As will the USA, very soon.
September, 2011, will be a very interesting time to live in the United States of America.
Bet on it.
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:13:08 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(FreeRepublic.com. Now, More Than Ever.)
To: CharlyFord
Great idea if they can do it! If that fails deport them to Detroit.
To: CharlyFord
Sounds like a great idea to me.but instead of just cutting their benefits off I would also offer them a free ticket back to where they came from.
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:14:15 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: CharlyFord
They better get ready for more riots
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:14:18 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: CharlyFord
Where you reap is where you’ll sleep?
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:17:10 PM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
To: CharlyFord
Excellent idea! Let them get a large dose of severe reality.
To: CharlyFord
Brits are having their own Tea ( and crumpets?) party...
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:17:34 PM PDT
by
ken5050
(Should Christie RUN in 2012? NO! But he should WALK 3 miles every day..)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:18:22 PM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
To: CharlyFord
That’ll teach them! LOL! /s/
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:18:46 PM PDT
by
saganite
(What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
To: CharlyFord
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:22:11 PM PDT
by
Bean Counter
("For every man there exists a bait he cannot resist swallowing.".....Nietzsche)
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:26:28 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
To: IllumiNaughtyByNature
9/11
Ten Years.
It’s all about symbolic dates and years to those who would try to destroy us.
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:26:41 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(FreeRepublic.com. Now, More Than Ever.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Because of 9/11? Or did you mean September 2012?
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:30:10 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:38:13 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(FreeRepublic.com. Now, More Than Ever.)
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