John Major's government had the great idea of concealing unemployment figures by shunting many of those without work 'onto the sick'.In opposition, Blair's phonies decried this iniquitous policy but then used it themselves when they took power!
The numbers today are DOUBLE what they were at the start of the Major government in 1990 and poor old Gordon is perhaps finally beginning to recognise that this is unsustainable into the future. Removing so many from the work force also had the side effect of further encouraging unnecessary immigration.
Taxpayers are happy funding the genuine but you have to be of a strange, Roy Jenkins-type mindset to want to support those who are not.
The 'extras' consist of those with temporary ailments who remained on the lists when better, malingerers, those with relatively trivial conditions - and now, many who have grown into forming part of the benefit culture. All of these before we take into account those who had no medical problem in the first place. Somehow I doubt that the nation is 100% more unwell than it used to be.
The professionally unemployed were happy to conspire with governments as they got a better deal. The root of the problem is that so very many conditions are not readily detectable. There is no straightforward way to divide sheep from goats.
I would expect the genuine cases to be extremely resentful of those who are not - and even more antagonistic towards the governments responsible.
Okay. We have a problem Houston and one which can be easily remedied by investigating every case on the lists. OH DEAR BUT, in order to implement this plan, you will have to put ALL of the genuine people under fear, distress and pressure just because over 18 years, governments have tried to con the electorate.
And of course, in our politically correct age, there will be minority groups who will avoid being targeted altogether in the coming purges as leftwing lawyers will immediately 'play the race card'.
[If you know me personally, ask and I shall tell you of other situations known to me where this kind of rank unfairness has occurred.]
So how do you unravel it all in a fair and just manner? - It beats me!
