UK is world’s laughing stock

IT is now going to be a crime to be unemployed in Britain. The Tories’ proposals to make the downtrodden work in the community for their benefit makes them criminals for not having a job.

The justice system in this country gives out community hours to petty criminals for their crimes against the community. The free movement of European labour introduced by Labour put around two million British people on the dole. They were replaced by cheap European labour or their factories moved to the Far East for cheap production.

These policies were designed to drive wages down and it worked a treat except the resulting damage to our country is there to see. There was no mention of the landlords who helped themselves to 40 per cent of the welfare budget with rip off rents for ex council houses. They have no problems ripping off the taxpayer charging £150 per week rent for a dump. It’s these people who should be cleaning the streets along with MPs bankers and quangos. These are the real criminals who are quick to point their finger at those on £64 per week, when it was their policies that put you on the dole. Where are these work providers? These people took billions of pounds off the taxpayer. Where are the jobs they promised? The money has gone in their back pocket. The UK is the laughing stock of the world.

Michael Conlon, School Walk, Maltby