great british benefits handout

Tv by idiots for idiots with nothing better to do

[Arfur Europe]

[quote title=Observer wrote on Mon, 22 February 2016 09:50][quote title=Barry Dragon wrote on Mon, 22 February 2016 09:35]For those that think this is another benefits programming where you point laugh and shout at people on benefits its is most certainly not that.The programming is based on work done in Africa. And could be summed up with why give a man a fish when you can teach him to fish. In Africa rather than giving handouts they have invested in people, given them a chunk of money and supported them in helping setupma business or simply better themselves. It's a scheme that has had much success in Africa but has not really been tried here in the UK. They are given a years maximum benefits and given support. It's investing in people.[/quote]So why did they choose that title I wonder [/quote].

[Barry Dragon]

[quote title=Arfur Europe wrote on Mon, 22 February 2016 21:12][quote title=Mick the Miller wrote on Mon, 22 February 2016 00:51]I saw one about major companies paying feck all tax.[/quote]Now this would be a show I'd be interested in. Have you got a link?[/quote]Britain's Trillion Pound Paradise - Inside CaymanThe Town That Went OffshoreOne looks at large corporatikns that funnel some of their profits through Cayman to avoid paying tax. It seems they get away with it as they don't funnel all their profits through there.Second one looks at crickhowell. A group of small businesses team up to look at how Google funnel their profits around to avoid paying tax. The channel make it extremely simple and to be honest itnis easily the sort of thing ANY business could do. The Accountants will tell you it's is extremely complex accounting procedures but this programming breaks it right down.Both on iPlayer.

[Arfur Europe]

I saw one about major companies paying feck all tax.

Now this would be a show I'd be interested in. Have you got a link?

Many thanks. I'll take a look, cheers.

[blue matt]

If you say Matt but the title of the programme refers to a ' handout". So connotations about benefit scroungers comes to mind. If the programme doesn't want to convey that kind of image why the feck didn't the programme makers think of a more reasoned programme title?

you could think its any reason though, not sure its that important

[blue matt]

Anybody who thinks a single mum of 3 kids has "plenty of time" for anything is deluded

she does have between school hours, many do it, what with afterschool clubs and the like, she could be in work for 9 and leaving at 4 ( 4.30 )

[Arfur Europe]

For those that think this is another benefits programming where you point laugh and shout at people on benefits its is most certainly not that.

The programming is based on work done in Africa. And could be summed up with why give a man a fish when you can teach him to fish. In Africa rather than giving handouts they have invested in people, given them a chunk of money and supported them in helping setupma business or simply better themselves. It's a scheme that has had much success in Africa but has not really been tried here in the UK. They are given a years maximum benefits and given support. It's investing in people.

How about more aspirational titles such as 'Unlikely Entrepreneurs' or 'The Real Dragon's Den'?

[TruBlue]

Freeloaders all of them.

[Mrs Steve R]

Freeloaders all of them.

[Arfur Europe]

If any of these plans take off, then you could call future shows 'The Sink Estate Wealth Creators'.

[TruBlue]

More to the point, what is that bird doing with the ginger f**k. Punching well above his weight.

[Steve R]

[TruBlue]

Seems they all did OK for themselves in the end.

[blue matt]

Seems they all did OK for themselves in the end.

would be very interesting to see them in another 6 months, good luck to them all though, a fairly interesting experiment, though i am sure obsessed would disagree

[El Horno]

Having worked with the long time unemployed from generations of workless families to help them get into training or work, I was always going to be interested in this. I was pleased that it wasn't (as so many cynics assumed it would be) 'Poverty Porn'. It was a really interesting experiment.

As blue matt said, I would be very interested to see an update in 12 months' time.

I felt for the single mum. She's exactly the sort of person I would have been able to help when I was working in employability. She was smarter than she gave herself credit for but as this last prog showed, she just had no confidence in the work arena at all. She'll get a job, with the right help.

The other two families were quite similar - the men had the big ideas but ultimately the women were the ones who held it all together. That Leanne woman was deffo the brains of that operation - her husband should let her make all the decisions from now on. The raccoon fiasco cracked me up! As for the other family in Hull; I was genuinely chuffed for the woman to get that cleaning job. To see her cleaning her own house showed how much pride it gave her to have a job. That's what it's all about. If the guy in it can make money at the booties so easily makes me think of giving it a go myself. I wish him and his son the best of luck. Lovely people and good programme.

[blue matt]

Having worked with the long time unemployed from generations of workless families to help them get into training or work, I was always going to be interested in this. I was pleased that it wasn't (as so many cynics assumed it would be) 'Poverty Porn'. It was a really interesting experiment.

its easy for the haters to hate, you have to just read some of the replies on people who hadnt even seen it, despite it being on demand