There is no painless way to fix Britain’s welfare system. Anyone pretending there is, isn’t being serious about the scale of the problem.
Welfare should be a safety net for those in genuine need. It is not meant to be a comfortable option for people who can work, but choose not to.
And we must always remind ourselves that this safety net does not come free. It is paid for by the person getting up at 6am to go to work. By the nurse, the builder, the waitress and the small-business owner who looks at their payslip every month and sees how
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