The government's flagship work programme has failed. Only 3.5% of people forced onto the programme got jobs that lasted for six months or more - way under the government target of 5.5%.
That's £435m down the drain. Strikes me the scroungers and layabouts we hear so much about are actually the contractors. Or, just possibly, that joblessness is somehow related to the economy being a bit shit at the moment and not, actually, a personal failing of individuals who are 'Just Not Trying Hard Enough'.
What are the chances of the government being honest and admitting unemployment is what happens in a recession (two recessions so far in three years and another one looming) and it's not actually the fault of the unemployed if there are too few jobs?
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The Work programme fails to get people into work
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edam · 01/12/2012 19:38
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