Osborne Weighs Into Philpott Welfare Row

April 4, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Why Are We Subsidising Lifestyles Like These? George Osborne has joined the debate over child killer Mick Philpott, asking why the taxpayer should pay for "lifestyles" like his. Asked on a visit to Derby if the Philpotts were a product of Britain's benefit system, the Chancellor said: "It's right we ask questions as a Government, a society and as taxpayers, why we are subsidising lifestyles like these.  Continue reading... Mick Philpott Sentenced To Life In Prison, Mairead Philpott And Paul Mosley Sentenced To 17 Years Anonymous Hack North Korean News Agency's Twitter And Flickr Account UK Condemns 'Eye-For-An-Eye' Paralysis Punishment Of Saudi Arabian Man, Ali al-Khawahir Topless Jihad Day: Femen Declare War On Islam Warning 'Our Tits Are Deadlier Than Your Stones' Mick Philpott Is 'A Very Good Father' According To His Lawyer Saudi Man Faces Paralysis In 'Eye-For-An-Eye' Punishment WATCH: 'Would Gay Marriage Lead To Fathers Marrying Their Sons To Avoid Inheritance Tax?': Jeremy Irons Has Some, Er, Strange Thoughts On This Topless Jihad Day: Femen Declare War On Islam Warning 'Our Tits Are Deadlier Than Your Stones' Pictures Of The Day: 4th April 2013 Topless Jihad Day: Femen Declare War On Islam Warning 'Our Tits Are Deadlier Than Your Stones' DAMIAN GREEN Cautions for Serious and Repeat Offenders Under Review Serious and repeat criminals should not expect to escape with a caution and the public and victims have a right to expect such people who have committed a crime to be brought before a court. Continue reading... SUE PORTO Diversity and Adaptability Are Vital in Helping Children Who Are Struggling With Reading The pleasures and benefits of reading are still denied to many children - in 2012, one in eight left primary school unable to read to the required standard. Beanstalk trains volunteers to give one-to-one support to children who have fallen behind with their reading, using the delights of storytelling to enthuse and enrich them. Continue reading... JOHN WORNE Dollars, Booze and Hashtags: The Global Past, Present and Future of English It's time to let go of the idea that English 'belongs' to anyone - let alone English speaking countries. "No way!" as the rest of the world regularly exclaims - after all far more people now speak English around the world as a second language than as their mother tongue. Continue reading... BONNIE GREER Tony Hall: Turn Around Guy In short, Tony is a major turn-around guy. But he knows better than most of us that he really has his work cut out for him now. He may disagree with me, but the truth is that the BBC is another country. I'm personally not complaining, mind you. The Beeb has been extraordinarily supportive of me now and many writers and actors and directors. But let's face it: there are places where the sun don't shine. Nobody knows what's going on and why it does. And is it left-leaning? Not in its journalism, which is the gold-standard... I mean that you almost next to never see a drama for example from a centre-right point of view. Continue reading... MATTHEW REED Time to Make Free School Meals Available to All UK Children in Poverty Free school meals are an effective way to help move children out of poverty. The Children's Society estimates that, if the government made them available to all children in poverty, 100,000 of these children would be lifted out of poverty straight away. Continue reading... You have received this UK email from AOL (UK) Limited, who provides UK. You can choose to stop receiving these emails at any time, by clicking on UNSUBSCRIBE in any MyDaily email you receive. We respect your privacy and will never forward your data on to a third party without your consent. For full details of AOL's (UK) Limited's policy click here. AOL (UK) Limited believes the information contained in this email to be correct but makes no guarantees as to its accuracy. Copyright © 2012 AOL (UK) Limited AOL (UK) Limited, Shropshire House, 11-20 Capper St, London, WC1E 6JA.