From The London Economic, a report on the dying being fit for work.

By Jack Peat
A man has passed away while waiting for an appointment in a job centre in South Wales.

The man, 65, was found slumped in his chair at 9.30am on Friday in Llanelli.

He was waiting for an appointment to discuss Jobseeker’s Allowance after being declared fit for work earlier this year.

I, Daniel Blake

In a case that seems cruelly reminiscent of the Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake, customers and staff had rushed to help him and started CPR, but he died at the scene.

One witness told The Mirror: 


I didn’t know him myself, but the man who was sat next to me told me that he had grown up with the guy. The man next to me told me that the poorly guy had diabetes and had been declared fit for work by the job centre earlier in the year but he was obviously ill.


Continue reading @  The London Economic,

Man Dies In Job Centre Queue After Being Declared Fit To Work

From The London Economic, a report on the dying being fit for work.

By Jack Peat
A man has passed away while waiting for an appointment in a job centre in South Wales.

The man, 65, was found slumped in his chair at 9.30am on Friday in Llanelli.

He was waiting for an appointment to discuss Jobseeker’s Allowance after being declared fit for work earlier this year.

I, Daniel Blake

In a case that seems cruelly reminiscent of the Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake, customers and staff had rushed to help him and started CPR, but he died at the scene.

One witness told The Mirror: 


I didn’t know him myself, but the man who was sat next to me told me that he had grown up with the guy. The man next to me told me that the poorly guy had diabetes and had been declared fit for work by the job centre earlier in the year but he was obviously ill.


Continue reading @  The London Economic,

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