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Benefits Street
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Newby | Report | 24 Jan 2014 20:17 |
Anyone watched this? |
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DIZZI | Report | 24 Jan 2014 20:21 |
WATCHED ALL THE PROGRAMS,IT MUST |
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Mersey | Report | 24 Jan 2014 20:30 |
Hi Newby I watched the first one, but I got so annoyed I refused to watch the rest :-| |
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Newby | Report | 24 Jan 2014 20:33 |
But the people on benefits are on these benefits because of decisions approved by successive Governments we have voted into power, |
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vera2010 | Report | 24 Jan 2014 20:37 |
I did have some sympathy with the young couple and the two children. They desperately needed some help in keeping house and controlling their little boy. The young wife, in particular seemed to have some realisation of their plight. Hope they have a better life. |
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Newby | Report | 24 Jan 2014 20:51 |
Everyone is so ready to slate these people .. but they are a product of decisions made by sucessive governments. (sorry about the spelling) |
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Mersey | Report | 24 Jan 2014 21:01 |
It gauled me how council/government can think putting families in these conditions.... |
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hypermakka | Report | 25 Jan 2014 07:26 |
I quite like the programme, it showed how they manage their lives day in day out , looked a very close street , help each other out when in need the best way they can,watch out for each other and have some wonderful careing charactors.. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 25 Jan 2014 09:18 |
Having only watched the repeat of the first episode, I can’t comment on how the series has developed. |
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Tenerife Sun | Report | 25 Jan 2014 09:37 |
I agree in part with what has been said about people living on long term benefits having been helped into this position by previous governments and the the system. But...you can't blame the system for the way they act. If I suddenly found myself in their position I hope I would still have self respect, care about my appearance. I wouldn't take drugs or steal so that I could buy them nor would I use bad language in everyday conversation. There must be many, many people on long term benefits who still retain a decent way of living even if their standard of living has had to drop, they must feel that programmes like Benefit Street give all people on benefits a bad name. |
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Silly Sausage | Report | 25 Jan 2014 10:31 |
Like Mersey but I only saw the trailers for the show and that was enough. I havent bothered to watch and like many decent folk I would lose me rag. |
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DazedConfused | Report | 25 Jan 2014 15:29 |
Have not watched any. But this was filmed over a period of some monthse, so tht of the final 'cut' has been done (as in most reality shows) to show people in not such a good light. |
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OneFootInTheGrave | Report | 25 Jan 2014 17:00 |
I agree with others that the blame for the situation these families find themselves in is mainly down to government policies. The rot started with Margaret Thatcher and her Chancellor Geoffrey Howe wheb they decided that high unemployment was a price worth paying to bring inflation down. |
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JoyBoroAngel | Report | 25 Jan 2014 21:24 |
HAHA |
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Dermot | Report | 25 Jan 2014 21:30 |
That's what I'd call a real 'reality' documentary. Real life stories. |
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JustJohn | Report | 25 Jan 2014 21:58 |
I agree with OFITG. The ridiculous policies of Bonar Law and Lloyd George caused the Coal Strike and the Depression. |
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StrayKitten | Report | 26 Jan 2014 11:12 |
I havent watched it because it will infuriate me, everyone has choices in life n these people choose to live this way I feel for there children, one clip I seen the house was dug in, it costs nothing to clean up! |
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