The opposition parties should realise that some of the proposed cuts are necessary in the budget and the Conservatives got into power in order to save the country from becoming bankrupt like Greece due to economic mismanagement.
People voted for the present government since they have a reasonable policy on immigration, education and welfare and it is the duty of the government to carry out policies laid down in the manifest. Some of these cuts should have been done in the previous coalition government but was not done due to a Lib Dem partner.
In the name of poverty the Labour government handed out thousands of pounds to families through family working tax credits, housing benefits and child tax credits which discouraged people working full time.. If only one member of the family works part time (17 hours), the family gets more money than what they contribute. This has created dependency culture among the working population.
We should have a system like in Germany or France where one has to work 35 hours a week to get full benefit. Since our benefit system is very good compared to Germany or France, asylum seekers risk their lives to come to Britain illegally from France and there is no need for them to come here if the European system is better. Black and Ethnic Minorities settled in European countries want to come here due to better benefits.
Some sections of the labour MPs agree with welfare cuts and restrict the child benefit to three children. Some political parties were interested in removing free TV License fuel grant, pension benefits and free bus pass for old age pensioners even though they are entitled to them.
Arun vaidyanathan
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