Sue Bradford Wears the Dunce Cap For the Day

 

"The Green Party has accused the Government of running a "cruel and deliberate" benefit system that forces desperate people to find work."

No shit, Sue!  Congratulations, genius!  Go to the head of the class!

Being on a benefit is supposed to be hard.  It's supposed to deprive you of a normal life.  The whole point is to motivate you to go out and earn some money for yourself so you are not dependent on the State for the rest of your life.

"It was clear Labour believed the best way to motivate beneficiaries into paid work was to keep benefits so low that people were desperate to find work whatever situation they were in."

Ooh do ya think?!  OMG the cruelty!  Making people actually go out and find work!  Those bastards!

I can't believe our media is so lame that a politician can seriously mouth these sentiments and not get called out on them.  The shame.

Comments

[Harpoon]

Make your mind up, Blair.

Are the gummint:
(a) a bunch of shameless benny-cuddlers who just want to give layabouts a comfy life, or
(b) a stern cabal of superior whip-cracker who know how to get the dole bludgers clocking on.

Which?

[barnsleybill]

Harpoon, why would the labour govt make life any easier for beneficiaries? Better to bribe swinging voters than those whose votes are already in the bank.
As for Sue Bradford, every time this creature opens her mouth she reconfirms the folly of MMP. An unelected gobshite who adds no value.

[scrubone]

You've really hit the nail on the head with this one. How do they get away with making such stupid statements?

[Blair]

Harpoon, I've never used either of those criticisms of the government. So neither.

[Pita]

As the self styled spokesthing from the "unemployed Workers Union" Sue is doing her best for her constituents