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There are still alternatives if they really do not want to work in that Starbucks job. And far more costly to the tax payer alternatives like benefit fraud, crime or the black market. If someone is adamant they do not want to do a low-skilled job for peanuts they will not do it. Force it not the...

And I'm pretty certain most employers would not want to employ someone who is only there because of force. And as a customer I would not bother a business which has a load of disgruntled employees under duress.

You can't. Aside from putting a gun to someone's head how on earth can you make someone take a job, in say, Starbucks?

You cannot force someone to work, you have to encourage them. If someone does not want to one of 'these jobs' what do you then do? You either cut their benefits or maybe ask yourself what is it they want to do. I believe that the vast majority of people do want to work but we need, as a nation...

Of course there will always be £7 jobs which need doing. I was not suggesting there will not be. But our economy has a disproportionate number of these types jobs. My point is that for huge swathes of the currently unemployed this type of work is the only option. Some might be tempted by it, but...

All the time there is high unemployment we give people the perfect excuse for a life on benefits. So, first, get unemployment down. Second, create real and decent jobs with some form of progression and pride attached. At the moment there seems little out there apart from minimum wage jobs in...

You NEED a car when you have children. Interesting.

I have corrected you.

Ik just curious how you would implement your Waynetta test.

Jesus. Have they let a load of Daily Mail readers in tonight?

How do you judge if someone is a Waynetta or not?

They were on from 8pm to half 9. Rock and Roll! Just the two of them re-interpreting their songs on keyboard and vocal; some worked well, some not so well. No 1 Song in Heaven was great.

Just got back from the Sparks gig and home in time for Question Time.