@BBCBreaking Can someone explain how unemployment figures fall when the only news is of people losing their jobs?
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@JLarby Easy. Every time the Tories are in power they change the way the figures are counted. Its their standard procedure to reclassify.
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@BBCBreaking@BBCNews Will you please ask the Cons 1) how many of these jobs were for seasonal work? 2) how many will require top-up credit? -
@julijuxtaposed@rocket_the_racc@BBCBreaking@BBCNews How many non-jobs are forced upon people? - End of conversation
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@BBCBreaking so what, let's talk about zero hour contracts - 1 more reply
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@BBCBreaking "official figures show" being the key words here. All those zero hour contacts and folk having to take on 3 jobs to survive - 2 more replies
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@BBCBreaking George getting us back on track -
@Steptoesyard@BBCBreaking No not really just fiddling figures with workfare etc
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@BBCBreaking@BBCNews "unemployment" and "people in receipt of unemployment benefit" are very different thingsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BBCBreaking Probably 70,000 of those were benefit sanctions. Handy isn't it. - 1 more reply
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@BBCBreaking Conservative policies working well i see. -
@quagmireisablue@BBCBreaking Conservative policies of fiddling figures ie workfare, sanctions, zero hour contracts, part time jobs.... -
@Robbristow77 Sanctions are a wonderful thing. If you don't work, and rely on handouts. You could at least show up on time to get them. -
@quagmireisablue If your kid was rushed into hospital you'd still go to your appointment? -
@Robbristow77 Always worked. Not applicable to me. -
@quagmireisablue another one of your brilliant policieshttp://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/disabled-girl-mental-age-four-6630369?ICID=FB_mirror_main … -
@Robbristow77 She could clean tables at Mcdonalds. -
@quagmireisablue so you give 4 year olds hazardous chemicals to play with in your house - 14 more replies
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