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I once ran with someone called Chestikov. Does that help?

Ah, so are you DF3? I need to know so I can 'hide' you again. Thanks.

Beth Roberts wrote (see)

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Beth Roberts wrote (see)

Surely if they're looking for work they don't have time to go to the gym??!! 

 

I presume this is a facetious comment, or do you think that "job seeking" ought to be a full-time activity in itself, lasting from 8am to 10pm, with breaks for meals and sanitation?

Nope, not a facetious comment.  If someone is getting job seekers allowance, then yes, why shouldn't they spend a day i.e. working hours, looking for a job?

And before anyone shouts at me, I have been out of work, did not claim benefits and did spend all the hours god sent looking for a job, which I did eventually find.  The last thing on my mind at that time was joining a gym which I still consider to be a luxury item.

 

So let's get this straight. Not only do you think gyms shouldn't be subsidised for unemployed people (fair enough, it's an arguable case), but you would have a problem with them joining and/or using a gym at all until they've found a job? Just so's I'm clear.

DTEXS... well put.

This is also interesting. I think most people forget that a large part of the benefits bill goes to families that DO work - thus the state is subsidising low-paying employers. Also, this research suggests that most people prefer to work than not - there is no evidence of a 'culture of worklessness'.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/06/welfare-britain-facts-myths