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Why the trope of the benefit “scrounger” has returned
Welfare minister Tom Pursglove quotes Taken to try to sound tough on welfare “fraudsters”.
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Welfare minister Tom Pursglove quotes Taken to try to sound tough on welfare “fraudsters”.
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