"The continued growth in the number of long term unemployed shows that Labour is failing to support the people who need their help the most..."

Not my words but those of the Labour Work and Pensions Secretary and unfortunate wife of Ed Balls, Yvette Cooper. The full quote as found at the top of page 13 in today's Metro online is:

"The continued growth in the number of long term unemployed shows that Labour is failing to support the people who need their help the most. Unless ministers wake up and stop treating these people like a statistic we risk losing a generation to a culture of worklessness."

Well said Yvette, good of you to realise that your Labour government are "treating these people like a statistic", are you preparing to cross the floor of the House and join a party that is taking unemployment seriously or are you just positioning yourself and hubby for the fight with the Milibands and Harriet Harman in the post election leadership battle?