Tangled up in Blue
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Ok, let's try this again shall we? When you click on the link what headline do you get? The one I get is "David Cameron suggests cutting benefits for under-25s".
Now, when read with the article, it at no point says that the Conservatives will do this, just that they may do.
The point I was making, was that it's not a definite (which I took MK's post as stating). Yes it may happen, but there's a big difference between will and may.
The headline I quoted was the one you had to click on,on the front page,to get the rest of the story yesterday.
As a language teacher I'm aware that there's a difference between will and may,thanks.
It was interesting to note on Newsnight last night, from the Government's spokesman,Francis Maude, that:-
1) Clearly this back of an envelope idea hasn't been thought though yet (my opinion),
2) The idea has already been popularly received and is extremely likely that it will make it into the 2015 election Tory manifesto.
If that happens, may is likely to become will in short order.
One extremely worring idea,(for me at least ). was the proposal that housing benefit will automatically be withdrawn from all under 25's not in work, education or training.
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