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By: Heskin Radiophonic

Heskin Radiophonic — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:49:09 +0000

Iain Duncan Smith seems to invent jobless figures that appeal to right-wing prejudices: http://is.gd/fjeXb

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:30:50 +0000

new Labour were also brilliant at using fact and figures from the ONS. They sent me a letter after I said the work less numbers in my area were much higher then Labours 2%, my councils unemployment figures said it was 22% and the CAB said it was close to 28%, but Labour stated the ONS facts had been checked doubled checked, six weeks later the Labour government had it hand slapped for the misrepresentation of figures, so it’s what parties do they lie.

By: SMS PolicyWatch

SMS PolicyWatch — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:57:13 +0000

RT @leftfootfwd: The great DWP conjuring act on worklessness figures: http://bit.ly/auLjqN reports @tobyjthomas

By: Toby Warren

Toby Warren — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:03:07 +0000

I must admit, Toby Thomas paints a strong argument here. This opaque department should lift the shutters, and change that frosted glass for normal, properly see-through glass. Transparency? Right now, we would welcome translucency.

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