[danielf]

Originally Posted by Osem

Oooopppssss - forgot to post my link for the above statement. Comes from the Guardian too.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datab...lfare-spending

In fairness, according to that link, nearly half the money (£74bn) is state pensions, which while technically a benefit, is not something that should be included in the payments to 'bone-idle workshy scrounging layabouts', and other targets for cuts.