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False benefit cheat claim by national press

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  • DylanO
    DylanO Posts: 1,959 Forumite
    wellynever wrote: »
    Nothing to worry about OP it will never make it into any national press.

    How can you be so sure? Journalists don't tend to interview people for no reason, nor do they send photographers to take pointless pictures.
  • Mrs_Arcanum
    Mrs_Arcanum Posts: 23,976 Forumite
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    It could depend whether it gets past the editor or not. However, if the story does not pan put the way the journalist expected it would well be not even submitted. :D
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  • wellynever
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    DylanO wrote: »
    How can you be so sure? Journalists don't tend to interview people for no reason, nor do they send photographers to take pointless pictures.

    I'm 100% sure ;)
  • System
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    edited 2 March 2012 at 11:45AM
    How do you know they weren't interviewing your dad as an example of someone who needs benefits?
    :rotfl:

    You have got to be kidding me?? Only the other day the Sun launched an attack on pretty much all benefit claimants..as someone with a non visable disability i live in fear that some sun reader will decide i'm obviously on the fiddle and maliciously report me for going to the shop next door to get milk (despite recently passing my ATOS medical and being kept in t5he support group). You can't trust anyone theses days. The tabloids make out that everyone is a scrounger and faking it :mad:
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  • DylanO wrote: »
    How did you come to that conclusion out of interest? You're completely wrong obviously.

    You must be gutted to have had the sack from NOTW & not been rehired for The Sun on Sunday :rotfl:
  • vax2002
    vax2002 Posts: 7,187 Forumite
    edited 2 March 2012 at 12:33PM
    Most in print relate to people claiming mobility issues, people claiming that they can only walk 10 yards with 2 sticks then get filmed paragliding or some silly activity.
    I would think that genuine disabled people should be applauding the Sun for highlighting those taking what should be going to the genuine disabled, many who can not get benefits because of the actors stealing them.
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  • Linked this story to John Prescotts twitter, He adores Rupert Murdoch.
  • DylanO
    DylanO Posts: 1,959 Forumite
    wellynever wrote: »
    I'm 100% sure ;)

    That wasn't my question.;)
  • DylanO
    DylanO Posts: 1,959 Forumite
    You must be gutted to have had the sack from NOTW & not been rehired for The Sun on Sunday :rotfl:

    If I'd ever worked for NI Group and been sacked, why on earth would I be supporting them?
  • DylanO wrote: »
    If I'd ever worked for NI Group and been sacked, why on earth would I be supporting them?

    In the hopes Murdoch takes pity on you...;)
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