Julian Cope presents Head Heritage

The number of referrals and direct access applications where I work is noticeably rising as is the sheer anxiety and distress for the genuine majority of residents who are in receipt of incapacity and disablity benefits. Many are having their benefits frozen whilst their claims are investigated, and so our applications for food packs from the local church run charity is increasing. In a 'civilised' society, food packs that are reliant on the kind donations of others, not the state, whilst you are kept penniless through no fault of your own. Think about it. This is also happening in the wider community as well. The homeless community has unfortunately always had a stereotypical image. This will soon be changing drastically as more and more people who felt relatively secure three months ago now face the genuine prospect of redundancy and homelessness through no fault of their own, courtesy of a completely unnecessary and destructive economic policy which is social engineering, pure and simple. It is utterly disgraceful and shameful. I can only take solace in the certainty that when the full social impact of this malevolent Government's policies are felt, it will be their utter undoing. Even the previously core bedrock vote of 'I'm all right Jacks' will have their bite.