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Correct. It does my head in that this is not called out every single time it is said.

The youth are lazy. This was said in a debate in Parliament in 1985. So these people who were the youth in 1985 will now be mid to late 50s. I would imagine similar said in 1965. The Government regard youth as an embarrassment and a liability. Faced with the crisis of youth unemployment...

I am pretty sure 30 years ago my generation were called works shy and lazy - I am mid 40s. I would bet money the generation before were called the same. It is what people do to younger people. Re things getting worse - at some point people will wonder whether there is a link between the...

Thanks. I was hoping someone would try and be smart with that and now I can ask the follow the follow up…why is doing all you can to avoid paying tax you don’t have to any different to claiming benefits you are fully entitled to claim?

I would bet a lot of money that tax avoidance costs the state much much more. Hopefully the chart I just posted showing that a few anecdotes about young people being workshy are just that.

I would be staggered if that is not due to pensions. As you say it needs to be seen without it. As it happens we don’t take much time off sick.