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    Posted by Gerard on August 25, 2020, 7:08 pm, in reply to "Re: RIP Declan Murray "

    Declan was there for both..I met him around the time of the latter....he used to like the Corbett Report, a bit of Paul Craig Roberts and others..he was the guy I told you of who fought a tribunal case against the Job Centre and won..having proved that he could not be sanctioned because he had not been under Job Seekers Direction, quote; "Introduction 3. A Jobseeker’s Direction mandates a claimant, under risk of a sanction, to undertake a specific course of action that the adviser deems would assist the claimant to find, or improve their ability to find employment. 4. A Jobseeker’s Direction is a legal requirement and is supported by regulations. 5. This is distinct from:  Actively Seeking Employment, which is one of the basic conditions of entitlement for Jobseeker’s Allowance; and  Refusal of Employment (RE). That is, those who, without good reason, refuse or fail to apply for or accept a job notified to them by Jobcentre Plus. 6. A Jobseeker’s Direction must only be issued if it reasonable for the claimant to undertake the activity. 7. A Jobseeker’s Direction would usually be considered when a claimant does not voluntarily undertake a particular action, which will improve their prospects of finding work. 8. Where a claimant initially refuses to undertake a particular action, every effort should be made to persuade them to participate before issuing a Jobseeker’s Direction. If the claimant refuses, or is reluctant to undertake the action, their reasons should be discussed with them to identify any underlying issues, or anything that makes it harder for them to look for work 9. A Jobseeker’s Direction can be used immediately if the adviser feels doing so would be beneficial to the claimant." https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/149083/response/364985/attach/3/Jobseekers%20Directions%2011%2002%2013.pdf

    In-fact the secretary of state ruled that the Job Centre had behaved "illegally" in sanctioning Declan....neither was this the only time Dec fought the system and won....like I said he was widely read..he oft frequented October Books and spent his meagre income there (buying books from October Books or the Portswood second hand bookshop -that was-), he used the computer at the library..he told me recently that he had just finished reading "The Fall and Rise of the Roman Empire"... ("not all of it" he laughed), ..a formidable mind he had tried (as I did), to return to adult education (bio-chemistry in Portsmouth), but found the course too alienating (I couldn't get funding for mine being a DWP claimant at the time), ..

    Like I said I knew him for over thirty years so there are many stories...my friend Alec rang me today to say that he suspects Dec may have died from heat exhaustion...I had to concur...it's the only thing that fits the facts we've got...https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/uk/winchester/historic?month=8&year=2020 (Dec died on the 10th inst.), ..

    G

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