2. There aren't enough "welfare claimants" in this country to really have a big influence on anything themselves. The vast (vast) majority of people claiming benefits are hard working people who do 40 hour weeks but still don't earn enough to support their family, so they claim Working Tax Credits. This was Thatcher's doing, by the way.
No idea what you mean by 1. I, along with about 50% of the UK is not a socialist.
> The vast (vast) majority of people claiming benefits are hard working people who do 40 hour weeks but still don't earn enough to support their family, so they claim Working Tax Credits.
Somehow they still seem to manage to afford the big flat screen TV, iPhone, xBox etc though don't they. Funny that...
You're not serious? Are you?
The UK government are investing the money. Osborne is the Chancellor of the Exchequer, why is it strange that he would be mentioned in the article as having a look at it?
He's only getting political flak from socialists and welfare claimants really - no surprise there.