tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post1702393059986910837..comments2024-03-28T09:16:33.241+00:00Comments on Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Why is Big Society crumbling?Sue Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-36620431377439799842011-02-07T19:06:48.634+00:002011-02-07T19:06:48.634+00:00I can completely agree with you on this. The big ...I can completely agree with you on this. The big society is a big no no. From what I can see DAVE and NICKS onslaught on the sick, and disabled of this country sickens me.<br /><br />What sickens me more is the shameless attempt by the government to put third party providers aka charities in the firing line. Sick and Disabled are being forced/coerced by the very charities that are meant to help them into decisions that they should make. Not exact words as commented by someone in the TUC but the same sentiment meant.<br /><br />It is very likely that a high proportion of those forced on to workfare will be disabled and<br />other disadvantaged people, who will be more likely than non-disabled people to reach the end<br />of the flexible New Deal without having obtained a job; workfare, in addition to all its other<br />drawbacks, thus has the potential to be discriminatory in its impact.<br />It is an extreme form of exploitation to require someone to work without pay and the TUC is<br />fundamentally opposed to compulsory unpaid work experience for extended periods in jobs<br />that would otherwise be taken by workers paid the rate for the job. This would exploit<br /><br />As Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind put it:<br />“We welcome the recognition that the voluntary sector has an important role to play in<br />helping people into employment, but our clients must always come first. Trust is one of the<br />voluntary sector's unique selling points. We can't betray people by getting involved in<br />compelling them into work before they are ready, or without the support they need.”Visually Impairedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01203797388170233857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-90827006486960602572011-02-07T15:12:37.034+00:002011-02-07T15:12:37.034+00:00She is right. Volunteering is being harmed by the...She is right. Volunteering is being harmed by the cutbacks. One of the places where I have been doing volunteer work officially closes today. I got my leaving card on Wednesday and I still can't believe I might not be going back there. Three hard working people redundant, one redeployed elsewhere. Children having to travel further afield on school trips, how does that help them or the environment?Vanilla Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946634138308342764noreply@blogger.com