When 'New' Labour came to power, one of their manifesto promises was to 'think the unthinkable' on the welfare system and overhaul it. When Frank Field did what he was instructed to do by his masters, he was promptly sacked. This pledge, along with many other of Bliar's, was promptly swept under the carpet and forgotten.
Is it likely that a Tory minister, ie. Duncan Smith, will be able to reduce the unaffordable amount of benefit payments that a large proportion of the population exist on? Benefits are like a drug, that many are now dependent on, can they really go 'cold turkey', and either be cast adrift to fend for themselves, or at least have benefit levels reduced?
What are the consequences if the tap is turned off for many claimants? Will a new coalition government want to risk possible riots from the hard-left agitators, with the results seen in Greece recently, or the poll tax riots of 1991?
Is it likely that a Tory minister, ie. Duncan Smith, will be able to reduce the unaffordable amount of benefit payments that a large proportion of the population exist on? Benefits are like a drug, that many are now dependent on, can they really go 'cold turkey', and either be cast adrift to fend for themselves, or at least have benefit levels reduced?
What are the consequences if the tap is turned off for many claimants? Will a new coalition government want to risk possible riots from the hard-left agitators, with the results seen in Greece recently, or the poll tax riots of 1991?