SIR: I refer to the article about slave Labour (BEN, February 10). Whatever will this Government think of next, trying to make the jobless work for £10 plus their benefits. I do not think this Government have their brains where they should be as they would know Joe-public has already paid once, as it is their own money which they receive in benefits out of NI contributions which have been paid. The sooner we get someone with their brains in the right place, the better. We might be better off forcing employers to pay living wages instead of peanuts.
Unemployed night driver, Little Lever
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