Monday, August 12, 2013

The extraordinary experiment that PROVES the welfare state has lost its way: In a new documentary, benefit claimants are challenged to live on handouts applied when welfare state began in 1949. The results will astonish and infuriate you | Mail Online

 

‘I remember you as a strong woman,’ says the lady, working the sewing machine with her good hand as her stump holds the garment steady. ‘Do you want to have a go?’ she asks cheerfully.

‘Honestly, I’m knackered,’ said Karen miserably, shaking her head before saying: ‘I don’t like showing vulnerability . . . All you will see is a brave smile, but deep down I’m suffering. I just want people to stop judging me.’

And we will, love, we will, I thought. Just as soon as you stop pretending you can’t pick up a potato

The extraordinary experiment that PROVES the welfare state has lost its way: In a new documentary, benefit claimants are challenged to live on handouts applied when welfare state began in 1949. The results will astonish and infuriate you | Mail Online

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