As somebody who has long overpaid vast amounts in taxation to keep shirkers in the comfort to which they feel entitled, the details of the report above can horrify BUT how do we actually know who is a leadswinger and who is not?
There have always been some who are prepared to parasite off the rest of us but since the Major and Blur governments determined that paying incessant sick benefits was a wonderful way to reduce unemployment figures, there have been mega amounts of attacks on the public purse.
I know three people who have so many problems that it would be abhorrent to even place them under the pressure of being medically tested. On reflection - I can probably double that amount!I am sorry but if you do draw sickness benefits I believe that you actually should be spied on once every year or two.
Most of us know of examples of 'the sick' who can somehow manage to stagger to the golf course, the pool or the gym for weight training. Under such circumstances, at least the bad back and headache candidates can be filtered out. Even those lugging heavy bags of shopping could be removed from benefits too. Why can genuine bad back victims not work from home? {I speak as one who has known horrendous back problems of late.}
'Stress' is the real tricky one, I'm afraid. Some are terribly afflicted and others use it as an excuse. On that, better brains than mine must find fair solutions!
