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In 1861 Henry Mayhew in his “London Labour and the London Poor” said: “The population is divided up into three categories: those that will work; those that cannot work; and those that will not work (he later added a fourth: those who need not work).” Now where have I heard something like that recently. The government cuts are horrific and unnecessary (see http://www.tuc.org.uk/economy/tuc-18942-f0.cfm) . But the second tier cuts by local authorities can be even more damaging to vulnerable people. I’ve copied below the NCODP letter to its members and the recommendations it makes for sample text for letters to MPs and others. These show just how much these second tier cuts will cause great hardship in addition to central government. They also evidence how brilliantly NCODP is working in campaigning against the imposition of a return to 19th century conditions and Tory values (working to enrich the upper classes and commerce at the expense of others). ...