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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 12 Jun 2013

    UK unemployment fell by 5,000 to 2.51 million from February to April

    1:30 AM - 12 Jun 2013
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    31 replies 167 retweets 26 likes
      1. Paul Clements‏ @paulclements6 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking funny that you always like to publish government 'good news' but still nothing on the privatisation of the #NHS #propaganda

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      2. Geoff Fordham‏ @GeoffFordham1 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @cllrkemp At huge cost in real wages: http://m.guardian.co.uk/money/2013/jun/12/workers-deepest-cuts-real-wages-ifs … That's not economic recovery

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      3. Richard Kemp CBE‏ @cllrkemp 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @GeoffFordham1

        @GeoffFordham1 @BBCBreaking I agree but it is minimising the social consequences seen in previous downturns.

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      4. Geoff Fordham‏ @GeoffFordham1 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @cllrkemp

        @cllrkemp @BBCBreaking http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/archives/32223 … http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/hungry-britain-welfare-cuts-leave-more-than-500000-people-forced-to-use-food-banks-warns-oxfam-8636743.html … Hunger,homelessness, food banks: sadly, riots again 'fore summer is out

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      1. Lizzy Almond‏ @Lizzy_Almond 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: UK unemployment fell by 5,000 to 2.51 million from February to April” why didn't they tell us this yesterday? @sandy_downs

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      1. Sidhika Sooklal‏ @MissSeed 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: UK unemployment fell by 5,000 to 2.51 million from February to April” how?

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      1. Bonnie Slowley‏ @bslowley 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking 0.2% hardly breaking news, BUT bet each one of the 5000 are v. Happy

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      1. STEALTHFIRE2‏ @rob76s 12 Jun 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @BBCNews no it has not it is lies and more lies most these are probably getting less than benefits I bet..

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      1. ʙʀᴜᴄᴇ ʙᴏᴜɢʜᴛᴏɴ‏ @bruceboughton 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking So 0.2% then, aka a rounding error.

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      1. Pete Allison‏ @AphroditesElbow 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Maybe we could shrink that number further by convincing the bulk of them that work is actually a good idea.

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      1. Jane LL‏ @funkythreads04 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking 5000? Woopie....probably moved them to a slave labour scheme!

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      1. mark holland‏ @markdutch78 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking did they get jobs or just fail to meet requirements to receive income based payments and have to sign off anyway.

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      1. MJ-12 😂‏ @pls22 12 Jun 2013
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        @BBCBreaking wow wee....get a grip! 5000.

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      1. Widget Widgetas‏ @widgetas 12 Jun 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Is that really a credible figure to report on? ~0.002%

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      2. Stevie P‏ @steviep2013 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking propaganda.

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      3. Tom Kelly‏ @tomsbkelly 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @steviep2013

        @steviep2013 @BBCBreaking Agreed, Stevie P.

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      1. Neil Purnell‏ @NeilRPurnell 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking does this include those who have been told they have paid enough in and should not sign on any longer?

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      1. Laura Brennan MA 🇪🇺 #FBPE‏ @HistorianLaura 12 Jun 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking: UK unemployment fell by 5,000 to 2.51 million from February to April” or people just gave up on the system!

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