All Work and No Pay: The Rise of Workfare in Britain
Submitted on November 21, 2011
By Anne-Marie O’Reilly and Warren Clark - November 21, 2011
In some areas, there is less than one job advertised for every 20 people seeking work, yet unemployment is being identified as a personal failing. Workfare is a manifestation of the government’s attempt to discipline and control the lives of the unemployed. A central theme emanating from both the Labour and Tory conferences was the condemnation of people getting ‘something for nothing.’
