I think you will find that those same scroungers were getting their benefits under the Tory government also
Of course we had people on benefits under the Tories, but it was labour who made it so much easier for the non-deserving Jeremy kyle culture they helped to create, they created a record number of allowances that totally bamboozled the system, but the shirkers of this world had plenty of time to work out and abuse.

I notice that none of you pro Tory lot seem to want to defend our high fuel costs now, a situation totally down to your beloved Thatcher
"not having a leg to stand on" springs to mind............
So do you think gas and electric prices would have remained the same after all these years? We are an island and will always find things more expensive as we don't have enough natural resources.
Think you will find that many, many people who are 'struggling' still manage to power up their 40 plasma to watch x-factor
As the decades go by Fuel will be a luxury item as it is running out, one day it will outstrip Gold in terms of value.