Interesting Links for 17-10-2013

[andrewducker]

• European leaders are overplaying what Scotland will need to go through if it goes independent
  (tags: scotland europe independence )
• Social mobility report: Work 'may be no route out of poverty'
  (tags: work uk money pay )
• Factcheck: Is the 'bedroom tax' responsible for tripling foodbank usage?
  (tags: uk housing food welfare )
• House Stenographer

Comments

[gonzo21]

God they're unbelievable, bringing back ID cards *again*, only this time they'll call them something different so people will be okay with them. I expect they'll probably be 'Anti-Immigrant Cards' or 'Stop The Terrorists Getting Benefits Cards'.

[danieldwilliam]

Anti-Immigrant Card, isn’t that Nigel Farage?

[gonzo21]

Certainly one of the nicer things I've heard him referred to as lately. :)

[andrewducker]

It's from the UKIP version of It's A Knockout.

Play the Anti-Immigrant Card and nobody for'n gets any points that round.

[danieldwilliam]

It's An Opt Out.

[fanf]

Win :-)

[a_pawson]

He's a Labour peer. Why are Labour so keen on this? It's expensive and unpopular. Even the Tories aren't in favour of the idea.

[gonzo21]

It is hard to avoid the conclusion that New Labour continue with their obsession of creating a fascist police state.