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Posted by: Martine Guy
Date/Time: 24/05/24 15:55:00

Re:  Benefits, I think there are 3 groups:  people who are claiming and getting the right amounts, people who are destitute and the system isn’t helping them, and the benefit cheats.  You only have to read the news or watch tv to see how people are fraudulently cheating the system.  I think one programme might be “Claimed & Shamed” on the BBC.

Re:  Employment Requirements, I think what this country needs the most are tradespeople.  If the Labour government starts a massive house building programme, then we will need bricklayers, plumbers, etc.  Isn’t there a shortage of tradespeople?  If so, I assume we will have to rely on foreign labour to get the house building done.  If this is the case, where will these tradespeople from overseas live as there’s a housing shortage?!

I would like to see a return of the polytechnic and more apprenticeships.  If there is a shortage of a skill, then these courses should be free from tuition fees.  I wish I had a pound for every time I’ve heard of someone going to Uni. to study psychology.  Who knew we needed so many psychologists?!

Also I would like woodwork, metalwork and other practical skills taught again in our secondary schools.  Not only would teenagers get basic skills, but it gives them a taste of working in a trade.  Perhaps cookery should be brought back, so that children know how to cook from scratch.


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