Thus the BBC, for instance:
Three-quarters of people who apply for sickness benefit are found fit to work or drop their claims before they are completed, official figures show.At the end of their story they tell us that "the DWP figures cover the period from 27 October 2008 - when ESA was introduced by the former Labour government - to 31 August 2010". Nothing new there then. But the message remains utterly consistent, so someone at the DWP has learned from Labour the tactic of repetition, repetition, repetition.
Of the 87 comments it has published, the BBC has chosen three as Editors' Picks. And all three oppose the new programme - how surprising is that?!
Still, the government's got coverage in the Mail and the Sun - the Sun even calling them "shock figures"!
Good to see the campaign rolling on.
2 comments:
maybe the government would like to publish the number of MPs who make claims that are disallowed would be surprised at any figure under 99% putting in false claims, which is a hell of a lot lower than the false ESA/DLA claims figures
SORRY I meant higher meds having that confusing effect again
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