Do you think Labour will win the next election ?

[space junkie]

If benefits are as good as working, then the pay is too low.

It's not quite that simple. It costs money to go to work.
I know it sounds bizarre, but it's considerably more expensive to go to work than it is to stay at home.
A worker could easily take a £20-£50 per week pay cut, stay at home and be quids in.
In some cases, the cost of going to work is considerably more.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

It's not quite that simple. It costs money to go to work.
I know it sounds bizarre, but it's considerably more expensive to go to work than it is to stay at home.
A worker could easily take a £20-£50 per week pay cut, stay at home and be quids in.
In some cases, the cost of going to work is considerably more.

Then the pay is too low