It is no secret that
the current coalition government have made a great number of cuts, some
unpopular and some extremely so – such as the 11% cut to the education budget.
However, one series of cuts that seem to actually receive support from the
general public are the welfare reforms being brought about by the Department of
Work and Pensions, headed by Iain Duncan Smith. Much of their popularity owes
undoubtedly to the success of the ‘scrounger’ discourse, adopted by politicians
and media outlets alike, one which refugee and immigrant families are all too familiar
with. The idea that welfare recipients, and in particular refugees, are feckless
and idle seems to be ingrained in the minds of many in our society. All it
takes is a closer examination of these issues to realise that not only is this
dehumanising discourse unfair, but so are the policies that have been and are being
enacted.
To read more on this article see Press Gangs Winter Newsletter at :
http://lassn.org.uk/one-planet-leeds/
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