welfare

Basic income – a solution to welfare?

January 14, 2014 By Jax Blunt 38 Comments

If you follow me on twitter, you may have caught me sharing posts about Basic income over the last couple of days. Most notably a petition to the European Union which closes today. The petition is to investigate basic income, not to actual start it, but it’s the first step, and one that I increasingly […]

Filed Under: political stuff Tagged With: basic income, benefits., living wage, money, welfare

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Tonight I am thinking of friends.

May 23, 2013 By Jax Blunt 1 Comment

I read an excellent article just now. This quote stood out for me: The classic tools of propaganda are being used to turn the electorate against benefit recipients: demonisation; lies and distortion, appeals to fear, stereotyping and repetition. It is disturbing to discover that public opinion is being shifted towards the government’s desired ground. Once […]

Filed Under: blog for good, It's where it is, political stuff, ranting or raving Tagged With: politics, propaganda, social security, welfare

It’s just not fair!

January 10, 2013 By Jax Blunt 6 Comments

If you’re a parent, I’m going to lay odds that you’ve had this said to you at some point, by a child feeling hard done by, maybe that a sibling was perceived to get more of something or other, or a better something or other perhaps? And maybe you’ve done like I’ve done, and explained […]

Filed Under: political stuff Tagged With: benefit uprating bill, benefits uprating bill, plate full of cookies, politics, politics of envy, welfare

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