The Future State of Welfare BBC2 9PM Thursday

[Thom987]

I was reading about this in the Sunday Times earlier, looks like it will provoke a response on PH. John Humphrys presents.

[EDLT]

PHers won't be happy unless his conclusion is "The poor should be burned and thankful for it".

[Thom987]

EDLT said:

PHers won't be happy unless his conclusion is "The idle should be burned and thankful for it".

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[Halb]

EDLT said:

PHers won't be happy unless his conclusion is "The poor, socialists, the French, republicans, 'liberals', New Labour MPs, footballers, Jordan, Scott Alexander, the Green party, lentil munchers, swampy, activists, protesters, DAYLs, scientists who believe in MMGW, people who don't venerate Thatcher and anyone who doesn't believe in an anachronistic feudal society should be burned and thankful for it".

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