Disabled workers told Trentham Lakes Remploy factory will close by Christmas

“It's a criminal waste of resources when people who WANT to work aren't allowed to, when those who don't, have billions thrown at them. Sorting the wrong end of where taxpayers money goes, is the easy option. Remploy are a sitting target whereas the feckless idle wasters have their handouts protected by legislation.”

“Since the 1970s we've had a Torys in power on and off, and every time they have done nothing for the working class. Stoke-on-Trent used to be proud of its industry, the potteries the mines the steal works, all gone sold out under Thatchers term in office. But Cameron must be the most penny pinching Tory I've ever seen. He can't support a factory that employs disabled people, but he can give millions to other countries in aid, charity begins at home Mr Cameron look after your own people first.”

“If readers feel strongly about this, there is a petition to the government, calling for Remploy to be saved, at epetitions.direct.gov.uk - enter Remploy in the search. At present, only around 1,500 have signed - the more signatures, the more likely the government is to listen!Mags291”

“Life under Labour was a charade Len. It doesn't matter which political party are in power; they all have their own agendas and pay very little attention to the people. Yet it is the people who go to work, pay their taxes and national insurance contributions, to fund public services. But what else can we expect when we vote these politicians in? It's time to vote these politicians out and not bother voting in anybody else. Maybe the Queen should have a go at running the country, I'm sure she has more knowledge on what works and what doesn't than most of the MP's at Westminster.”

“Remploy offered hope and aspiration to a whole load of vulnerable members of our society.

The work they carry out is competitive and needed. The government choose to ignore the fact that the work carried out at these wonderful factories will now be lost abroad probably to Chnia/Asia.

The salaries earned here allowed the Remploy workers to play a full and active part of the communities of our City. Their much valued contribution to the local economy will be sorely missed.

The workforce now face a hard and probably prolonged period of hardship as the contemplate a life on benefits.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is what life is to be like under this heartless ConDem Coalition government. They care only for the rich, as the recent budget shows with the tax cuts for the top earners like the bankers who screwed the country in the first place.

Cameron & Clegg care not a jot for the disabled and vulnerable in our society as the recent stories about cancer sufferers and disabled people being kick off incapacity benefit clearly shows.

Life under the Condems is sure to get tougher over the coming years.

Let us never forget the way they have treated the Remploy workers, the squeezed middle, the vulnerable and disabled in fact everyone apart from the top earners and of course the bankers.

I wonder how many Remploy workers would have left their 3yr olds in the pub after a Sunday lunch session.

Compassion? They don't know the meaning of the word!”

“I agree with Gilbert
Surely the whole idea of the Remploy factories is to enable people who would otherwise find employment difficult to find, to serve the country and do their best bit for the economy.
Looks to me like the government spend more in trying to find alternative employment and benefits will increase considerably.”

“Come on now, we're all in this together. Ask Bob Diamond...”

“In order to save money and be more efficient with budgets, the Government have decided that 1700 people on benefits is a better option than keeping the Remploy factories open. This is a deeply disappointing state of affairs. Where has the common sense gone?”