The uplift was used as a way to force people over from legacy benefits to universal credit thinking they would be better off
Yes I think that's why it wasn't applied to legacy benefits to try and "persuade" those of us on legacy benefits over to uc even though in many cases that's against our best interests
I've been advised to avoid doing so for as long as possible as my situation is complicated and while you get the transition protection AT FIRST the SECOND there's a "change in circumstances" you're screwed!
@AlphabetAerobics rolling shifts are ludicrous! Can anyone explain to me what benefit they are to employers? They certainly are no use to most employees! Most employees need the security and ability to plan that comes with set shifts
Every interview I have ever seen her on, regardless of topic has demonstrated just how out of touch she is with reality and quite a cold hearted bitch.
I wholeheartedly agree
I suppose though MPs get a vote to give themselves a payrise
That isn't quite accurate, it's supposedly an independent dept decides this (selected by mps!)
@roarfeckingroarr of the remaining 60% the majority of those are either sick/disabled themselves or caring for others - either sick/disabled care or young children the group that would previously have been on Jobseeker's Allowance are the smallest group
There was a Tory mp saying there £82k salary wasn’t enough and needed another £20k, so this is the planet they live on
Yes I saw and was disgusted by that! Not to mention the subsidies and expenses! Were they really take the piss!
Priti patel - £77, 000 on BROWS! Ffs
but I do think it wrong that taxpayers should have to subsidise rich companies who pay shit wages
Yes - but the narrative doesn't play that way does it? It's the low paid employees that are attacked, vilified and shamed! Not the greedy employers paying their CEO's millions while paying their entry level staff a pittance
We need a situation where nobody will take those badly paid jobs, as they cannot make a living on them. Then the employers will have to offer higher wages.
Or a decent govt that introduces an ACTUAL living wage
Even the current nmw isn't properly enforced/regulated
No point being surprised that a Conservative is Conservative.
Agreed
They haven't changed, they're being no different than they've ever been. I don't understand even small business people voting for them let alone working class and as for people on benefits voting for them wth!
Makes no sense whatsoever. The tories have ALWAYS been the party that represents the independently wealthy, large corporations and similar they have never had any interest or sympathy for anyone below those levels
The “if I were in their shoes I could sort this issue out so easily”. Pure ignorance.
Yep! Totally clueless - and not interested in learning otherwise
@ssd that cartoon/article is so accurate
To those commenting about those on uc "only" working part time - you do realise you're being almost as bad? Or is that how you think you basically agree with the tories? I know one poster probably doesn't think they go far enough but I don't engage with that poster for I think obvious reasons
But if you consider yourself generally not Tory and yet are commenting this way perhaps consider the various reasons people might be working part time even if they could in theory work full time
Lack of jobs (tories bang on about "get a job" yet do SOD ALL to actually create jobs or support small to medium size Uk businesses)
Lack of childcare certainly affordable childcare - the free hours etc are a minefield to negotiate, not to mention the nonsense where you have to magic up the 1st month from thin air as even if you are eligible for help with it it's paid in arrears, not to mention lack of availability in general especially in rural locations Plus usually childcare is office hours only, so eg single parents cannot work outside office hours then themselves as there's no childxare. A factor which meant I couldn't get a job that fully utilised my degree as it would have meant working either shifts or long hours which was impossible to do as a single mum and having to collect dd from childcare at 6pm at the latest!
People that work part time may be doing so because they have other, usually caring responsibilities - with elderly care in particular this isn't recognised or valued yet saves the country a bloody fortune!
People that work part time may not be fit/healthy enough to work full time. There's any number of conditions where this may apply either permanent or temporary, visible or invisible - and at the moment that may well include recovering from COVID/long COVID issues
Not being able to see further than your own nose is a failing to me, but it seems to be an attribute to the tories.
Yep!
And as you rightly say op not everyone CAN get additional qualifications. Either because they haven't the time/money to do so or because they simply aren't capable of doing so not everyone is academically able. I'm very fortunate I am as is dd but certainly many of dds peers aren't all headed to uni as they don't have the aptitude
Currie isn't very bright and has clearly never held down a real job.
Just checked and you're absolutely right. She did PPE (which many career politicians do) so she's not stupid but no common sense and then went straight into politics. Never done a days "graft" in her life!
Sadly this scenario is becoming more true of even Labour politicians too!
Personally if I were in charge I'd make everyone who wants to be an Mp do 6 months living on minimum benefit level income, living in social housing and with that comment in mind make the last 3 months be they're working in a nmw job too.
They're fucking clueless about the real world the majority of MPs now especially tories
But then I suspect that's partly as decent hard working people don't WANT To be mps because it's all such a mess now!
Haven't RTFT but why is there no pressure in these firms who make millions in profit to pay a decent wage?
Well at the moment it's because the tories are in power and it's the likes of the ceos of such companies that are their main donors so they don't wanna piss em off and lose the donations - basically
@LadyWithLapdog I'm constantly urging people to look at voting records that is the true measure of an Mp. At various points especially on here when posters were giving it how "nice" eg Rory stewart and Rishi sunak were I pointed out they were NO different to other tories and indeed their voting records show them to err very much to the right even within the Tory party! Coming across well on telly is meaningless! Look at what they actually do? Talk is cheap actions tell you the true character of a person
Also imo applies to the horrendously corrupt practice of allowing MPs (of all colours) to be landlords and property developers etc. When you look at the voting records of these MPs they almost always vote against any measures to address the housing crisis, bring housing prices down or give tenants decent rights. It's a conflict of interest and shouldn't be allowed!
@Sinner10 that is utterly heartbreaking and appalling
I guess its too much to expect the Tories to see how it's actually them we'd be asking for a pay rise and they've already said no...
Another excellent point