The problem is that every extra tonne of carbon on the allowance allows the burning of an equivalent amount of coal and oil, and that giving way to Russia could open the floodgates to claims from other countries.
They propose sanctions for claimants who refuse jobs, compulsory community work for the long-term jobless and extra screening for incapacity-benefit claimants, with those deemed fit for work turfed onto the stingier jobseeker's allowance.