Sadly, this is the lack of aspiration [selfishness] of some girls/ women out there. I was brought up in the borough, and I have to say that yes this does go on, in alarming numbers. I think the benefits system needs to be more robust and intolerant of abuse from others.

Immigration is a hot potatoe for politicians right now, as we've saw over the past two days. To many people coming here from overseas, it's a win win society. If you don't get a job, you get benefits! Often the benfits are, as is the case here, an end in itself.



If benefits were harder to get, I think the immigration numbers would fall significantly.