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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by zimpenfish on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @04:38AM (#39011349)
Not wanting to defend the PO but it wasn't really their decision - it was a PFI (private finance initiative) foisted upon them by the Tory government of the day as one of their recurring "STOP BENEFIT FRAUD!" lunacies.
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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by jack_riminton on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @11:21AM (#39015100)
Wasn't it enacted under Blair?
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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by zimpenfish on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @12:41PM (#39016194)
Started in 1994 under the Tories, rolled out in 1999 under Labour as the reduced system after DSS withdrew.
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Re:Prison. Bankruptcy. Suicide. How a software glitch ruined... by jack_riminton on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @01:06PM (#39016478)
Thanks
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