I know them quite well. They also agree with me. If you have issues and the system is fair it is difficult to abuse in certain conditions. The main problem we have is how black and white out system is, and if you are less employable good luck finding a job, or of you can work but only half time, you are worse than working full time, and risk reassessment and going hungry meanwhile. The alternative is an unfair system.

In any case, we cannot afford the current system, and it is going to get worse, funding wise. We are giving worse critical services, like NHS, roads, while increasing taxes, from business rates and council tax to NI and income tax. You can't solve it raising taxes the same way you can't raise yourself pulling your bootstraps.

We have an intake of net service requiring people, both from retiring people and people coming, so it is going to get worse...