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anne widecombe vs benefits

whos gonna watch this tonite, i know ill be tuning in:rolleyes:
i will be debt free, i will
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  • andyrules
    andyrules Posts: 3,558 Forumite
    Just watched it, can't believe that obnoxious man! Good for Anne for highlighting it.
  • skintas_2
    skintas_2 Posts: 1,679 Forumite
    what a **** he was with the two women and 18 kids,those two girls £80 a fortnite, flip her earrings looked like they cost more than £80, plus i wanna know did he get paid for the show
    i will be debt free, i will
  • andyrules
    andyrules Posts: 3,558 Forumite
    Couldn't really see how the job fair thingy can increase child poverty? I thought it was to get people to work whilst drawing benefits? Or did I miss something?
  • abbecer
    abbecer Posts: 2,177 Forumite
    If he is getting an income from his dogs as he says he is then surely he shouldn't be entitled to all the benefits. I hope someone from the benefits agency was watching and sorts out the lazy, idle scrounger.

    Rebecca x
  • poop i missed this (dam sky plus isnt installed in here till next week) anyone know if its repeated?
  • andyrules
    andyrules Posts: 3,558 Forumite
    abbecer wrote: »
    If he is getting an income from his dogs as he says he is then surely he shouldn't be entitled to all the benefits. I hope someone from the benefits agency was watching and sorts out the lazy, idle scrounger.

    Rebecca x
    I thought that, I'm still reeling from how much more they earn than me and oh, just for going to the zoo!
  • samanthag
    samanthag Posts: 1,338 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    i cant believe he had a wife and a mistress living in the same house :eek:

    but my husband said to me i cant see anything wrong with that !:rolleyes:

    and did you see that plasma screen tv jeepers ive still got a 21 inch in my living room and both me and hubby work full time

    the benefits system needs a serious overhaul

    sammy
    gave up smoking 07/01/09 :j:j:j
  • robnye
    robnye Posts: 5,411 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    couldnt agree more.... i only watched 5 minutes and had to change the channel, cos that chap made me so angry, he is a lazy [EMAIL="b@gger"]b@gger[/EMAIL], what right does he have to expect other people who work hard and pay their taxes - only for him to sleep around and drop kids all over the place...........
    and for him to say 'if people dont like it, then tough'
    aaaaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhhhhh
    smile --- it makes people wonder what you are up to.... ;) :cool:
  • LondonDiva
    LondonDiva Posts: 3,011 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I read a pre-review in the metro & they spent most of the time slagging off AW rather than actually seeing if she’d made a good point about him being able to work and choosing not too.

    What example is he setting his children in terms of aspirations, morals or just being a semi-decent human being?
    "This is a forum - not a support group. We do not "owe" anyone unconditional acceptance of their opinions."
  • melg1973
    melg1973 Posts: 207 Forumite
    [still reeling from how much more they earn than me and oh, just for going to the zoo!]

    And its all tax free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Its one of those things that make my blood boil but still have to watch. I used to visit people like this for my job, to make sure they were getting the correct amount of benefits (aswell as lots of deserving people who really did need the benefits) and it used to wind me up as they had a better standard of living doing nothing than I did working full time. And many said it wasn't worth coming off benefits to be a few quid better off. GRRRRRRRR
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