Tag Archives: Benefit fraud

One degree of separation – there is no “them” and “us”

Posted on September 21, 2012 by purplepersuasion

103,545 people on Facebook like “I hate benefit scrounging work shy bastards.” What separates them from benefit claimants? One event beyond their control. One departmental downsizing One ruptured blood vessel One car accident that you couldn’t prevent One expected baby … Continue reading →

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Are sick people allowed to party?

Posted on December 23, 2011 by purplepersuasion

London, April 2011. It is unseasonably warm. It is early on in my sick leave, and I am becoming more and more depressed. I am sleeping for longer every day, and spend much of my time staring out of the … Continue reading →

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