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Old 02-04-2013, 18:40   #117
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Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701 View Post
I must admit that does irritate me, when I'd finished at college I started work in a warehouse cleaning up. didn't give a crap as it was a job. k think it's easier to get another job if you're already doing one. I dint think I should've been fussy.
I had the same discussion with my oldest son last week .He finishes college this year with good results(2 degrees) but is too fussy about the work he will take .I have suggested taking any work to get on the working ladder because as you say it is much easier to get work if you are already working ,i have certainly found that to be the case

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...a-gambler.html

OH Dear ,seems mister "i live on £53 a week" is an out and out......well i won't say it on a public forum


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A father who dared Iain Duncan Smith to live up to his claim that he could survive on £53 a week has been revealed as a gambler and a self-confessed 'ducker and diver'.
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However, it has been revealed that Mr Bennett has accounts on poker websites and used some of his inheritance to gamble in December, the Daily Mail reported.

On his Twitter account, Mr Bennett's profile says 'Poker player, self-employed ducker and diver', although he changed this yesterday to 'Market trader', and adds that his hobbies are 'football, poker and beer'.

In February, he tweeted to two gambling tipsters saying: "Rough day today lads, gonna have to find your magic potion again soon." The previous month, he tweeted he had won an accumulator bet at odds of 28/1.
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When he was confronted about his betting, Mr Bennett replied: "I won more money than I lost."
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