Another gravy train; YourSay.IN REPLY to S Vaughan Vaughan , Henry Known as "the Silurist." 1622-1695. Welsh metaphysical poet whose works include Silex Scintillans (1650-1655). Noun 1. and other correspondents (letters, June 9), while I agree the MPs' gravy train gravy train n. Slang An occupation or other source of income that requires little effort while yielding considerable profit. gravy train Noun Slang is not acceptable, I believe S Vaughan and others are missing the real multi-million pound gravy train. I refer to the benefits system. Child benefit, housing benefit, sickness benefit Noun 1. sickness benefit - money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work sick benefit Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most and the main fiddle, living disability allowance. I'm in my 80s now. Our parents brought us up without the Government paying. They had children and looked after them, not expecting anyone else to pay. What brought it home to me was a piece in a national newspaper quoting pounds 11 billion is sent out of this country every year to overseas causes. Now that's a gravy train that needs to hit the buffers before we go bust. G Davitt, Yardley |
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