Jobs woe for Southend (From Southend Standard)

• "Lefty, I agree with you up to a point, but with your theory, we shouldn't have a single piece of litter or a single tag of graffiti around. The simple truth is we have loads of it. There's litter all over the place. Even heavily frequented areas like Priory Park are full of litter and the brook is full of rubbish including the obligatory shopping trollies and pushchairs. And it stays there for months on end. So, if Cory are handling this then we need a better service provider.
  When we have these issues, there is no reason why the generally unemployable, not seriously job seekers should not put used to clear this up for their benefits. Those that are seriously, actively seeking employment could be made exempt so as not to impeded their efforts to return to the workplace.
  Yes there is minimum wage, but you can use that in the calculations. If you get £70 benefits, that's 10 or so hours general work, doing whatever the local authority requires. Even if there is no work, at least the claimant would be required to get up in the morning to make themselves available.
  What is wrong with that?"
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