24/09/2026
I’m just watching Kemi Badenoch threatening cuts to people on benefits for being out of work for over six months. I could cheerfully throttle her. My son is 23 and has tried relentlessly for 9 months to get any job at all. He is experienced, has good qualifications and is nicely spoken and well presented. So far he has had over a thousand rejections without interviews. The only work he has found was a zero hours job 7 miles away who have offer a handful of 2-3 hour shifts a week and nothing for three weeks. He also, has been offered another job as a snowboard instructor 30 miles away but he can’t start it because the police won’t pull their finger out and process his dbs. They could take three months!!! Which could mean he loses that opportunity too. Even if he gets this job it’s only three days a week. He has previously also been a duty manager and level three fitness instructor but can’t get a look in. I assume because younger people are cheaper.
He lost his last job after a crush injury to his hand at work. The woman has absolutely no clue how this affects a persons mental health. Meanwhile he got no benefits for weeks on end because his adhd caused him to miss an appointment, so I have had to support him. Sorry Kemi but you are a bigoted idiot.
