Tony Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 That's why it will take time to stabilise before the numbers mean anything. But remember, there are alternatives to JSA and many of those currently receiving benefit will find work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 That's why it will take time to stabilise before the numbers mean anything. But remember, there are alternatives to JSA and many of those currently receiving benefit will find work. unless you know something i dont but people coming off da/sb will go onto jsa .it wont take time to stabilise it will take the time it takes to change their claim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Will pass 4 million easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 With the Tories consistently above Labour in the opinion polls, given what has happened previously to employment levels when the economy was in recession, and there was a change of government and with the Tories promising huge public spending cuts.Just how high will unemployment rise? Unfotertunately at this point in time with the recession it is not possible to create fantom jobs to employ the people who have a desire to work, if you took into account the people who don't want to work ( benefit people ) thhe problem would be much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookesey Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Maybe a daft question but, I am 63 and took a voluntary redundancy package earlier this year. I have no need to sign on as I would not receive job seekers allowance and have sufficient NI contributions for a full state pension. My question is, am I a statistic relative to being out of work? If I am there will be thousands just like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noob Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Figures of 18 million are being mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 the cut in da and sb benefit will only push the numbers up even higher since they will then be put on jsa Would that not prove that previous administrations have used both benefits to hide the true unemployed figures from the population? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berberis Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Maybe a daft question but, I am 63 and took a voluntary redundancy package earlier this year. I have no need to sign on as I would not receive job seekers allowance and have sufficient NI contributions for a full state pension. My question is, am I a statistic relative to being out of work? If I am there will be thousands just like me. People considered unemployed are those who require state help to survive. As you do not need any state handouts, you're not "unemployed", you are "economically inactive" until you draw your pension and become a pensioner, otherwise the figures would have to include housewives, volunteers etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Would that not prove that previous administrations have used both benefits to hide the true unemployed figures from the population? yea your probably right but we are talking about right now not in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabag Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 They will bring us massive cuts in public spending, tax breaks for the rich...top rate of tax, inheritance tax, corporation tax ......a fiscal policy that will make the pips squeak for the poor. Unemployment already rising will get higher but the chances of claiming benefit will of course be curtailed. At the same time, they will personally blame you for being unemployed and up that stigma level to the max They will cut back at all times social benefits and make it harder to claim disability. You nasty wheelchair people etc will just have to try harder and suffer more They will cut back on the civil service but create more private quangos with no local or national accountability. They will accelerate privatisation of health care and tell us we cannot keep throwing money at the problem. Parts of the service, free of charge will go and be replaced by insurance schemes or bled dry of funds that will force people to go private. They will give big tax breaks to people who take up private insurance. I predict a free fall economy within a year of them taking office...but we will be told it is harsh but necessary medicine If you have a mortgage...better protect now, if you have the chance of getting a fixed rate mortgage:hihi:. Interest rates will double within a year and with the credit crunch, repossessions will hit an all time high. They will of course blame you for living beyond your means, although they were the party that originally promoted house ownership in the eighties. They will be vague on Europe...booing and hissing on the sidelines...signing up to economic packages and backsliding on the social contract side. We will stagnate in relation to Europe ...they still cannot get their heads round Europe. We will not join the Euro under a Tory Govt. Save the pound anyone? They will of course, like Labour follow the Americans blindly in Afghanistan, where of course we will continue to get our arses kicked. They will give more economic freedom to individual schools in order to discriminate and create further social barriers in education. They will periodically bash teachers and blame them for all societies ills. They will of course change massive amounts of the curriculum unecessarily and chicken out from changing A levels. They will starve higher ed of funds and there will be massive rises in student fees. Periodically, they will target minority groups and doubt their loyalty to the country. They will attack single parents and teenage mothers and of course blame them for all socities ills. They will persists with the idea that society began to disintegrate due to the 1960-s. They will detain more asylum seekers but pursue the same previous policy because they realise that a non unionised and cheap workforce is good for their economy. They will increase the pay of the police and pay nurses, teachers and the fireservice less. Funny...the Tories hate the fireservice. They will give more draconian powers to the police as have labour and there will be riots but it will be the fault of the -enemy within- ..but inflation will fall I wish Labour had a different policy but alas no Well...I was wrong about inflation:roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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