Did anybody see the "The Man with 20 Kids" on BBC last night

[lambourn red]

If you have not seen this then it is compulsive viewing. This programme epitomises the state of Britain today, the guy has 20 kids by 4 different women and claims 27,000 a year in benefits and his only disability is he is an alcoholic. During the programme he got 4 months for his 4th drink driving conviction and to make matters worst he was a Taff

here is the link to iplayer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00cl893

[Power to people]

Fcuking 'ell, he must have been some sort of serial shagger, didn't the women know how many kids he had by the time he got on to wife No 4 ?

[Jamiesfuturewife]

I cant watch it for fear off exploding in anger - Im sure ive read his story in a trashy mag  - he is very proud of himself isnt he?

[Arriba]

he should have been castrated years ago.
fucking dreg!

[Bogus Dave]

If you have not seen this then it is compulsive viewing. This programme epitomises the state of Britain today, the guy has 20 kids by 4 different women and claims 27,000 a year in benefits and his only disability is he is an alcoholic

yeah you cant walk down the street without seeing a bloke with 20 kids nowadays can you

[lambourn red]

yeah you cant walk down the street without seeing a bloke with 20 kids nowadays can you

I was talking more about the dole dossing scroungers taking my hard earned tax payers money than the fact he had 20 kids.

[Jamiesfuturewife]

How many kids have you got now Dave? 11? 12?

[Bogus Dave]

I was talking more about the dole dossing scroungers taking my hard earned tax payers money than the fact he had 20 kids.

Again though, i wouldnt say its as common as the media make out to be.

How many kids have you got now Dave? 11? 12?

8 and counting

[axs]

you'll need a bus to drive them all around in soon.

[Bogus Dave]

thankfully its free for the under 5's

[lambourn red]

Again though, i wouldnt say its as common as the media make out to be.

Six million Britons are living in homes where no one has a job and "benefits are a way of life" and they cost the taxpayer nearly £13billion a year in state handouts. If they all got a job we would not need all the poles to do the meanial jobs but no it is easier to go down the post office every week and get their pay cheque and then go home and scoff themselves on junk food while watching jeremy kyle on their flat screen TV's. It makes me mad

[Arriba]

some people are worthy of recieving state handouts,others are not.
it is the balance which is all wrong, as people can breed like rabbits, and have the bill fitted by the british tax payer.
when other genuine cases of carers of disabled people,etc struggle to get anything.

[adje]

I only watched it for 5 minutes-then self-combusted.That poor nappy-clad kid walking on the dinner table on all fours

[Spud]

Now i never watched this but i heard that the Dad called 'Michael' named 4 of his kids 'Michael'! what a complete retard.

[jayohaitchenn]

Says here that there are less than a million people on job-seekers.

Labour Market Statistics
June 11 2008 - The unemployment rate rose to 5.3% - up 0.1% over the quarter and down 0.2% on last year. 29.55 million people were in work in the period February to April according to the labour force survey (LFS). This remains the highest on record, up by 76,000 on the quarter, and up by 446,000 on the last year.

The working age employment rate is 74.9% - unchanged on the last quarter and up 0.5% on the last year.

ILO-defined unemployment in February to April was 1.64 million (5.3%) - up by 38,000 unemployed on the quarter but down 34,000 from this time last year.

The claimant count for key out-of-work benefits was 819,000 in May - up by 9,000 on the previous month but down 58,100 on last year.

Earnings growth over the year to April (including bonuses) was 3.8%, down 0.2% on the previous month.

Stephen Timms, Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform said:

"A decade ago the challenge we faced was high unemployment. Today, with record numbers in employment, the task we face is to make sure people have the right skills and other support to move into and progress in work. We know that work is the best route out of poverty, and our welfare reforms are designed to help everyone who can work to get back to work.

"Today's figures show that employment is still rising and there are plenty of jobs available for people looking for work. We are determined to build upon this and to continue to help more people get back into work and provide financial security for themselves and their families."

http://www.hrmguide.co.uk/jobmarket/unemployment.htm