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The Daily StirrerThe Daily Stirrer brings you opinion and comment on issues in the news that are likely to affect the lives of ordinary people; political jiggery pokery, money and prices, jobs, health, Nanny State pokenosing and attempts to steal our freedom. Our contributors are old gits who are prepared to say what everybody is thinking. We do not like control freakery, bureaucracy, corporate fraud, international fascism, politicians of all shades or politically correctness. You've been warned.

Nick Clegg: housing benefit reform will not cause 'mass homelessness'

Lib Dem leader has been defending the government's plan to cap the amount of state benefits that can be paid to a houehold. About time too. When claimants can make more than the average household income by playing the system what incentive does anyone have to work. There are strong opinions here, you've been warned.

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Nick Clegg: housing benefit reform will not cause 'mass homelessness'

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23 January 2012

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