Richard is right in what he says. Anyone who has been unfortunate enough to spend time in a Jobcentre will know that, although there are some wasters (there are in every walk of life - especially in this government), most people, from every age group and walk of life, actually want work. It's sometimes quite heartbreaking to overhear people asking their advisers for help and they almost always come away empty-handed. The answers they get are, quite simply, that there aren't the jobs out there, there's no help available, and the goverment is constantly urging more harrassment of the unemployed so that people will just give up and they can massage the unemployment figures.