DWP = Dismissed With Prejudice???
OK, we know the Government department is called the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) but what more likely could DWP stand for?
["DWP = Dismissed With Prejudice???"] | 8 Comments!Archive for September, 2009
Emma harrison doesn't want to acknowledge the severe shortcomings of a4e
I have just received an email from someone who was kind enough to attach the email conversation with A4e’s Emma Harrison. Well, until she decided not to bother replying.
["Emma harrison doesn't want to acknowledge the severe shortcomings of a4e"] | 15 Comments!A4e spams numerous blogs
Yes, not really the behaviour of a small business, but A4e Ltd (by far not a small business) has decided to spam blogs (which talk about New Deal, Welfare Reform and Flexible New Deal etc.) with their website. Very unprofessional.
["A4e spams numerous blogs"] | 2 Comments!Know Hope? More like No Hope! A4e Flexible New Deal
A short post. Just promoting a link to Watching A4e with an article on Know Hope which appears to be A4e’s marketing brand for Flexible New Deal. Twittering A4e – and No (sorry, Know) Hope I can’t help thinking that the slogan Know Hope is a mistake! Probably a cheap marketing stunt to get people [...]
["Know Hope? More like No Hope! A4e Flexible New Deal"] | No Comments: Be the first!Emma Harrison declines interview request
I have been trying to get Emma Harrison to take part in an interview. She has declined it (by default) by not responding back to me after being so keen initially until I explained what the interview was for. Darren Marsh of A4e marketing had previously expressed an interest in improving A4e. This was short [...]
["Emma Harrison declines interview request"] | 5 Comments!A4e Emma on Eggheads
“Bizchicks Vs Eggheads“ Apparently, the bizchicks (including a good friend Rachel Elnaugh – infamous for being booted off Dragons Den when her business hit the wall) lost but the Eggheads are really clever people, to be fair. Episode 106 (“bizchicks Vs eggheads”) was shown on Monday 10 November 2008 at 6pm on BBC2 (last year) [...]
["A4e Emma on Eggheads"] | No Comments: Be the first!Flexible New Deal Discussion
New Deal Scandal has launched a new website called Flexible New Deal Discussion! Up until now the deal has been I wrote the blog article and you give feedback (whether positive or negative) – since then I have expanded the site so very little by allowing you to rate the article and each individual comment. [...]
["Flexible New Deal Discussion"] | 3 Comments!DWP Code Cracked
As wordpress kept messing up, the third time… I given up on the introduction paragraph. This is a New Deal Scandal exclusive!
["DWP Code Cracked"] | No Comments: Be the first!Flexible New Deal | New Deal Scandal Review
I think it comes a good time to review the progress, successes and failures of the New Deal Scandal site. New Deal Scandal is a blog designed to expose the Governments New Deal scheme, the New Deal prime contractors and New Deal subcontractors defrauding the system, the Flexible New Deal, Welfare Reform and the Government’s [...]
["Flexible New Deal | New Deal Scandal Review"] | 5 Comments!Is Jobseekers Allowance actually enough to live on?
We have previously highlighted the Jobseekers Allowance Scandal of how the weekly rate doesn’t include any money to seek employment and what the £64.30 weekly payment is intended to cover. We will now highlight “How generous is Jobseekers Allowance?” and further criticise the amount of JSA.
["Is Jobseekers Allowance actually enough to live on?"] | 15 Comments!Government keeps Ipswich Detention Centre open
Ipswich Unemployed Action has reported that Local Government has given YMCA Training the go ahead to keep Dencora House detention centre open.
["Government keeps Ipswich Detention Centre open"] | 1 Comment so far£64.30 weekly jobseekers allowance broken into costs
New Deal Scandal can today reveal the official DWP response of how the £64.50 (over 25) Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) is calculated, after the Department for Work and Pensions responded to a Freedom of Information Act request.
["£64.30 weekly jobseekers allowance broken into costs"] | 14 Comments!New Deal TNG: New Deal or Bum Deal
Arturo Ui rather recently posted a long comment on this blog regarding an article on New Deal with the New Deal Provider TNG. I declined it as I thought it would be better as a seperate post than as a comment which would be harder to read. I have added line breaks so it is [...]
["New Deal TNG: New Deal or Bum Deal"] | 26 Comments!Member of Parliaments £1,666 for 20 minutes work exposed
Mr John Gummer MP (Conservative) received £1,666.66 for conducting a board meeting for 20 minutes…. by the telephone. This is a rate of £5000 per hour (£2 short if you multiple the above by 3). It gets worse…
["Member of Parliaments £1,666 for 20 minutes work exposed"] | No Comments: Be the first!Benefit Busters: New Deal Scandal launches a new website
New Deal Scandal today officially opens the new Benefit Busters discussion blog aimed to focus specifically on the issues raised in all 3 episodes of the Benefit Busters series 1.
["Benefit Busters: New Deal Scandal launches a new website"] | No Comments: Be the first!Did Continental Landscapes get Benefit Busters Episode 2 pulled?
Doubts over the real reason for Benefit Busters Episode 2 being pulled has increased tonight when parts of the initial showing wasn’t available for viewing – being completely edited out! The initial concerns were of such actions being carried out by A4e. Concerns then followed that episode 2 was pulled by the Government. After Channel [...]
["Did Continental Landscapes get Benefit Busters Episode 2 pulled?"] | 4 Comments!Jobseekers in Recession spend up to 20% of their benefit seeking employment
New Deal Scandal can reveal that Jobseekers on average are spending up to a fifth (20%) of their benefit seeking employment in the recession. Jobseekers Allowance is the minimum the law says you need to live on. This doesn’t include costs of seeking employment. TUC states this should be increased to £75 per week. Jobseekers [...]
["Jobseekers in Recession spend up to 20% of their benefit seeking employment"] | 4 Comments!A4e Hull Benefit Busters Episode 2: now on 4oD
New Deal Scandal can reveal that Episode 2 of Benefit Busters is now back online on the Channel 4 website.
["A4e Hull Benefit Busters Episode 2: now on 4oD"] | 3 Comments!Watch the pulled Episode 2 of Benefit Busters here!
Watch the controversial episode of Channel 4’s Benefit Busters Series 1 at A4e Hull here.
["Watch the pulled Episode 2 of Benefit Busters here!"] | 3 Comments!Benefit Busters Episode 2: Channel 4 pulls Episode 2 preview clips
New Deal Scandal can reveal that Channel 4 has finally pulled the preview clips for Episode 2. It has caused great controversy when Channel 4 decided to pull the Episode 2 Benefit Busters show from 4od and Virgin Media On Demand service while scrapping the repeat showing too. There was confusion where most people were [...]
["Benefit Busters Episode 2: Channel 4 pulls Episode 2 preview clips"] | 2 Comments!Benefit Busters Episode 2 temporarily pulled to conceal someones identity?
It appears that perhaps A4e did not pull episode 2 and perhaps the Government did not pull episode 2, says a regular blog viewer and commenter: Channel 4 decided to remove this episode of BENEFIT BUSTERS because subsequent to transmission a person contacted Channel 4 and asked for his identity to be concealed in the [...]
["Benefit Busters Episode 2 temporarily pulled to conceal someones identity?"] | 3 Comments!|
