Hidesight: Figures shoot down benefit myths
Our welfare state has proved both addictive and dangerous. It survives propped up by propaganda and disinformation.
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Our welfare state has proved both addictive and dangerous. It survives propped up by propaganda and disinformation.
For example, when Steve Maharey was in charge, he declared, “The widespread belief that most Domestic Purpose Beneficiaries are teenage mums who deliberately get
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Rodney Hide
Sat, 12 Oct 2013
Sat, 12 Oct 2013
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Hidesight: Figures shoot down benefit myths
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