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I really can't see a UK government from pursuing this type of progressive policy. There are too many vested interests in keeping the status quo going. Personally as a leftie I think this model has a lot going for it. The socialist ideal of the welfare state is a great principal, but is open to...

To be honest a great many of these types of arrangements are already in place. I don't know whether these are in scope for the chop within the proposed model. I think the reality is that the majority of long term unemployed people are capable of finding at least some work. Currently too many...

No Idea to be honest. I would hope there would still be state assisted charities to assist those that genuinely cannot work. I would also suspect there would be cases where families can use the additional monthly income coming in to help support their family members who cannot find work...

The main advantage for the right is to simplify the cost of administering a complex benefits system. A huge amount of public sector jobs will becoming irrelevant by this simple change. Therefore the government can reduce the cost to the state whilst making the state handouts applicable to all...

I suspect the argument is, that no-one gets stuck in the benefits trap. It will force people to earn enough to support themselves, rather than rely on handouts over and above what everyone else gets. WTF would the Daily Mail have to write about if this were to be adopted in the UK?