And, yes, plenty of others could do so if ÂGovernment and employers actively supported them into a new job.
But Sir Keir must get tough too on the huge number swinging the lead.
They developed a taste for taxpayer-funded idleness during Covid and have since found GPs willing to sign them off in the blink of an eye to avoid hassle.
It is time cases were reassessed by hard-nosed, dispassionate specialists who, if appropriate, can strip them of their handouts.
It was a good idea when the Tories suggested it this year and it remains so.
The dole is for those in genuine need, not a lifestyle choice.
No, minister
TOO many of our new Labour Government haven’t yet realised they are in power.
They still imagine themselves as a heroic resistance movement against the Left’s traditional foes.