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Time to dump the Work Programme

I SHARE the concerns expressed in your editorial ("Jobless scheme needs more work", The Herald, February 13) that the UK Government may still fail to see sense despite the latest blow to its back-to-work schemes.

It seems to be blind to the concerns about the many failings of the Work Programme. When found to be breaking the law, Ministers seem eager to challenge the courts and redraft the rules rather than accept the verdict and reimburse those who have been exploited.

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