I cannot believe this government.

[elisi]

From the BBC:
Eighteen Church of England bishops have signed an open letter, criticising the government's proposed welfare changes.

In the letter, in The Observer, the bishops express concerns about plans to limit the amount any household can claim in benefits to £500 a week.
[..]
The government says the changes, due to come into effect in 2013, will save £7bn in welfare spending and will encourage people currently on benefits to go out and find a job.

But the Children's Society, which supported the bishops' letter, has warned the cap could make more than 80,000 children homeless.

'Children in Need' was the day before yesterday... There are thousands of children in this country who live in poverty, having to rely on charities to get by, and *this* is what the government proposes?

Comments

[sueworld2003.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sick isn't it. :(

[elisi]

I understand the need to save money. But surely the government should save money so it could help those in need...

[rothas-writing.livejournal.com]

But surely the government should save money so it could help those in need...
They save it in all the wrong places, don't they?