Joblessness not a 'lifestyle choice'
Sorry to disappoint George Osborne.
The only people who think that it's a "lifestyle choice" to stay on out-of-work benefits are right-wing fantasists who have never spent any time attempting to exist on unemployment benefit.
Paul Tyler, Canvey Island, Essex
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