Easy to fight a war from an armchair

Published date11 April 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
I wonder how many of the armchair warriors, slamming our youth for not wanting to fight, are safely past conscription age? War is usually ran by wealthy powerful men, protected from any harm in their mansions, bunkers and palaces. As for young people being too unfit, they smoke and drink less, they are more fitness aware and health conscious than previous generations. Jackabilly

A Bulgarian gang fraudulently claimed 54 million pounds in benefits from the benefits system. WTF??? How on earth can 5 people scam so much money in 5 years? More to the point who was checking their claims and hopefully these incompetent individuals are being placed on the dole. Only in the land of milk and honey could this happen. Cumbrian Kev

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I wonder woke would with a walker, i bet round them give them badges.

Shops have been saving fortunes by reducing staff numbers over the years. We have to fetch our own stuff and even put it through the checkout ourselves. It's hardly surprising that shoplifting has increased and now with Facial Recognition we're all under suspicion. But don't worry! Directors' bonuses are unaffected. Anon

The National living wage rate is set to be 11.45. A 35hr wk 400 sees 20839 pa. How are some people expected to live on state pension of 10600 pa? More than three quarters of the triple lock state pension 8.5% increase 695pa (seeing 203 .85 pw ) will be taken back in 530 pa tax because JEREMY HUNT chooses to freeze tax thresholds. Personal allowance thresholds are frozen at 12750 seeing 1.6 million pensioners pay tax for the first time 2028. The spokesperson for Lib Dems work/ pensions accuses him of 'taking bolt cutters to the triple lock.' .' Brian Linford Pontefract

Goodness' sake, I now see that state airline RwandAir have refused to transport refugees from UK to Rwanda as this could damage their reputation! Well, it has damaged our reputation and also wasted over half a billion pounds of taxpayers' money. When will Rishi Sunak get a grip? Robert Boston

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