We could have done with Norman Tebbit in the Commons this week, if only for dramatic variety. MPs were discussing welfare cuts that turned out to be soggier than trailed.
Quentin Letts argues that Britain is decaying due to idleness and a burgeoning welfare budget approaching £100 billion. He believes slashing benefits is a moral imperative, citing welfare abuse and state-subsidized idleness as detrimental to the economy and society. He criticizes the view that higher benefits represent progress, proposing welfare payments are distributed without proper oversight, and mentions potential savings of £5 billion through welfare cuts.
