The Truth Behind the £25K Benefits Panic

A cherry-picked calculation, a broken labour market, and a government using tabloid outrage as cover for cuts. Welcome to austerity with a fresh coat of paint.

I’d be willing to bet my best (and to be fair only) hat that most of you have already seen the headline - the one barking at you in 200-point font that under Labour, “WORK DOESN’T PAY,” because sickness benefits will now exceed the minimum wage by a whopping £2.5k a year.” The one being shared aghast by every right-wing commentator with their lamentatio…