Cutting benefits to force people into jobs that a) don’t exist b) aren’t near them c) are atrociously badly paid anyway is what we call a thunderingly bad idea whose only merit is to deliberately increase suffering and death amongst the poor and marginalised.
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🚨NEW | Andy Burnham confirms he will cut welfare benefits to pour billions into war spending.
The aspiring PM said “I am not squeamish about saying that the plan would be to reduce the welfare bill", insisting he'll slash benefits to "support people into work"
(Via @TheTimes) x.com/LeftieStats/...
