Aug. 9th, 2014
A Purr-Fect Day
Aug. 9th, 2014 03:42 pmJust been reminded from a post by
cmcmck that Friday was International Day Of The Cat.
I wonder if Florence knows? Looks like we will have to get her something special. Do so on Monday.
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I wonder if Florence knows? Looks like we will have to get her something special. Do so on Monday.
So popped over to Faversham to sell some books, and then had a pint at the local Spoons, and drunk my pint outside at the back of the pub. They call it a garden but there is no garden, and is more like a large patio.
I was watching some sparrows and a red breasted robin dart between the tables picking up the crumbs and left over food on the tables. A brazen lot these birds!
I was watching some sparrows and a red breasted robin dart between the tables picking up the crumbs and left over food on the tables. A brazen lot these birds!
Crazy Sanction Reasons
Aug. 9th, 2014 06:21 pmSome of the crazy reasons people on benefits have been sanctioned - it defies logic and just makes you weep.
1/ A man had to miss his regular appointment at the job centre to attend his father’s funeral. He was sanctioned even though he told DWP staff in advance
http://politicalscrapbook.net/2014/02/jobseeker-had-benefits-cut-for-attending-his-fathers-funeral/

2/ Sean Halkyward, 24, said his benefits were sanctioned because he looked for too many jobs in one week
http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/benefit-cut-in-job-hunt-row-1-6038130
3/ Mother-of-three Angie Godwin, 27, said her benefits were sanctioned after she applied for a role job centre staff said was beyond her
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/unemployed-mums-despair-after-jobseeker-5912618
4/ Michael, 54, had his benefits sanctioned for four months for failing to undertake a week’s work experience at a charity shop. The charity shop had told him they didn’t want him there
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/03/victims-britains-harsh-welfare-sanctions
More info about the shenanigans DWP use here -
http://dwpunspun.org.uk/
Plus , a leaked document says that Universal Job Match is too expensive to run and has loads of fake jobs on it and could well be scrapped.
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/mar/16/dwp-jobs-website-universal-jobsmatch
1/ A man had to miss his regular appointment at the job centre to attend his father’s funeral. He was sanctioned even though he told DWP staff in advance
http://politicalscrapbook.net/2014/02/jobseeker-had-benefits-cut-for-attending-his-fathers-funeral/

2/ Sean Halkyward, 24, said his benefits were sanctioned because he looked for too many jobs in one week
http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/benefit-cut-in-job-hunt-row-1-6038130
3/ Mother-of-three Angie Godwin, 27, said her benefits were sanctioned after she applied for a role job centre staff said was beyond her
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/unemployed-mums-despair-after-jobseeker-5912618
4/ Michael, 54, had his benefits sanctioned for four months for failing to undertake a week’s work experience at a charity shop. The charity shop had told him they didn’t want him there
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/03/victims-britains-harsh-welfare-sanctions
More info about the shenanigans DWP use here -
http://dwpunspun.org.uk/
Plus , a leaked document says that Universal Job Match is too expensive to run and has loads of fake jobs on it and could well be scrapped.
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/mar/16/dwp-jobs-website-universal-jobsmatch