Get back to work; voice@mirror.co.uk VOICE OF THE.BEHIND the bald statistics of the biggest jump in unemployment for 28 years are tales of financial worries and dashed dreams. The 244,000 increase to 2.22 million spells widespread misery and is why MPs should sort out their expenses and focus on issues that matter to real people. Every single government minister and every backbencher back·bench n. 1. Chiefly British The rear benches in the House of Commons where junior members of Parliament sit behind government officeholders and their counterparts in the opposition party. 2. , of whatever party, should be straining every sinew sinew /sin·ew/ (sin´u) a tendon of a muscle. weeping sinew an encysted ganglion, chiefly on the back of the hand, containing synovial fluid. sin·ew n. to stave off unemployment and help the jobless find work. We must never return to the 1980s and early 1990s when those thrown out of work were abandoned, dumped on the scrapheap, left to fend for Verb 1. fend for - argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" defend, support argue, reason - present reasons and arguments themselves. There is no shame in losing a job in a recession but the jobless deserve every assistance to get back on their feet. Unfortunately, unemployment will continue to rise for some time to come, so efforts need to be redoubled.. |
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