The election of a far Leftist Labor party government has sent the UK's welfare system into a tail spin. 3,000+ people a day are now moving out of jobs into permanent disability (called "sickness benefits" there) and unemployment. Part of this is being drive by Labor's war on businesses, owners, and pushing insane regulations that make it not worthwhile to work.
Unemployment figures show that it is low even as millions permanently leave the workforce for often the slightest of medical reasons. About 1 in 12 persons living in Britain are now on disability and that is quickly headed towards 1 in 10 with little sign of slowing down. With the current benefits of permanent disability and other welfare, a Brition can make more than minimum wage, and often more than a fairly good paying job just to sit on their ass and collect a paycheck for life.
Number of Britons classed as ‘economically inactive’, meaning they are neither in a job nor looking for one, balloons to 9.25m
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