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Tag Archives: benefit claimants
Back of the envelope policy-making
This post was originally going to be about the pros and cons of two recent UK government policy announcements. The first proposes to force people to wait a week after losing their jobs before claiming JSA (Jobseeker’s Allowance), and the … Continue reading
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Tagged benefit claimants, benefits, George Osbourne, Immigrants, Levy, policy making
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‘Infrahumanizing’ benefit claimants
I’ve written before about how I think a lot of people’s antipathy towards the benefits system comes from their ideas about the sort of people benefits claimants are. That they are a special, different sort of person that is unworthy of … Continue reading
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Tagged benefit claimants, benefits, chavs, dehumanization, emotions, infrahumanization, welfare
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