Normally I think Channel 4 are quite Guardian in their reporting of benefit issues. But I live in Tower Hamlets where the doc was set and I felt very conflicted watching it. I just want to get other people's opinions too please, because I feel a bit dark on it now. I'm on HB and JSA. Everyone in the show was either not born in the UK yet was moaning how they weren't getting free housing, or single mothers who seemed to be 'professional breeders' looking for the state to support their choices. I'm a single white guy who used to work but can't find a job now, so you better believe there's NO help for me out there. Fair enough, there was one guy who had 'anxiety' issues who got angry when told he might have to do a day's work again at some point in his life. I love how this documentary is working for the Condem govt. and even turning people like me who are totally reliant on the state due to not being able to find a job, against people who have 3.4,5 children never having worked with no partner, or immigrants who get angry that their needs must be catered for although they've never paid a penny into society. Or those with mental illnesses such as depression or anxiety who (having suffered myself) the best thing is not to be pandered to, but actually to get out there and try, then feel a whole lot better. And don't even get me started on how these people were using ADHD and ODD to justify getting more benefits when all their kids needed were a bit of love and care from the parents. Please, help me understand what's gone wrong with our benefit system...

Yet again, this awful documentary is in the headlines...this time because one of the 'stars' of the show has been spared jail after he scrawled abusive graffiti on a cancer victim's home...falsely brandishing him a paedophile. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2580985/Boxer-Repo-Man-spared-jail-abusive-graffiti.html