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via Stephen Dale.
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"But even these radical proposals will not solve the unemployment challenge by themselves – because they only look at one part of the problem. Most crucially they don't address the issue of whether there are enough jobs for the people who need them."
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This piece is important because its two authors are both research economists at the IFS.
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"IDS is obsessed by work incentives as a cure for worklessness. If only it were that simple. Incentives don't overcome disabilities, cure illnesses, or look after ageing parents. And they don't create jobs either. Almost half – and I suspect this is an underestimate – of the six million people claiming out-of-work benefits face serious barriers to getting work."
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"The most vulnerable and sick in society are the most at risk."
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When *even* the Tories are reviewing the Work Capability Assessment, you know it's pretty crap. Only 6% of those tested were deemed to be totally incapable of working.
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I find it intriguing that Derek Wanless can write about social care since his report in 2006 and not mention at all the analysis for the Green or White Papers published in 2009 and 2010.
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I cry at stuff all the time, but none of this rubbish. What's wrong with my fellow men? (Or, perhaps, what's wrong with me?)
