This week may have been better for the nation than it is feared. Welfare needs reform to help those who can work back into work. But, it is easier said than done. In places like Jaywick, it is harder for those who live there to find work than it is in Colchester due to travel times to work and the availability of public transport.
My ideal solution would be a basic income, but the issues with that relate to how much money should be given to help those on it. The facts are simple, we have too many people being forced to use foodbanks. Also, reducing the money available in the system is just risking the return to Tory austerity and the effects many said it had on economic growth in the UK.
Which means that the failure to cut welfare may turn out to be better for economic growth as it means that there is more money being spent in the system. Time will tell…
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