AIBU to think that the £9.50 holiday program....

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.....is just going to just another hatchet job on the poor of the UK?

I can't help being a bit that Nick and Margaret - We pay your benefits is being repeated straight after......

Why would it be poor bashing? Because its s cheap holiday?

I think its maybe more tight people then poor sometimes... Oh holiday nah... Oh £9.50 holiday ok then as its under a tenner type of thing..

My grandad always used to say if its more than 50p you can't have it and if there is no price it's too expensive...

the impression I got was that it fills the quiet times at a good price - why not? (although there is a lot of temptation to spend on 'extras')

the caravans looked perfectly ok to me.

I quite enjoyed it. They deliberately showed a range of holidaymakers (teenagers away from home for the first time, "poor" family, "rich" family who used to go long-haul, two friends) and also the staff. It was generally warm to everyone, showing the range of experiences people could have depending on their budget and ingenuity.

I think they kept saying "the single mothers" to emphasise how much they needed and deserved their time away, rather than the opposite.

What channel was it on?

BBC1 I think? I was watching the 10 o'clock news and couldn't be arsed to change the channel

I think the Holidays are an excellent idea, they are not supplemented by the government in any way so i dont see why any one can have a problem with them. I myself am very fortunate to be able to afford holidays abroad and the luxuries but i know my parents and many people they work with cannot. They both work full time (very strenuous) jobs, and all the hours under the sun , claim absolutely no benefits and pay all their taxes. For people like them these holidays are a lifeline to get away for a week together, if not they would have enough for just a day trip to the local seaside! These holidays are a brilliant way for those struggling to get away and have a much needed break. Why would anybody be bothered by that?