If that's true I stand corrected. But I stick by everything I said about Freddie. Like him or hate him, he's taken a lot of abuse on here simply because of his background.

Lisa said she's worked hard in factories for years. When did she say she was on the dole for years and years? Lies, nonsense.

I agree that getting into Oxford for PPE is a very impressive achievement. That's really a side tangent to the thread, and of course it's VERY HARD to get in, no matter what school you go to, agreed.

Lisa has worked hard for most of her life, and you/we/I don't know her life and why she was unemployed upon entry.

What we do know, is that Freddie screwed tax-payers money whilst laughing to David about it, DESPITE being a millionaire with a good life.

I dont hate him because of his background ,its the hm8 i have watched over the last few weeks

To be fair, he's got off lightly. We both know that there's been some majorly derogative remarks aimed at various HMs, including racism and various other prejudices. Sree was hammered to death. Lisa has been abused badly, yet nobody knows jack about her.

Lets not forget Hira is on the dole too

You say we don't know Lisa's life, and it's true, we don't But we don't know Freddie's either. Because he parents have money though, suddenly everyone is an expert on what he should have claimed legally and morally. Freddie was as entitled to claim it as anyone. He didn't "screw" anybody. He is not a millionaire, his parents are wealthy. It seems to be a real thorn in the side of some people, but that's just how life is. Some are haves, some are have nots. The bottom line is, he as entitled to claim the dole, and he did.

It's not something I have a problem with. I just found it interesting that a millionaire decides to laugh about the fact that he was unecessarily on the dole, as if it's something admirable. But hey, this completely fits with how he's been of late, so no surprises. :rolleyes:

Freddie is not a millionaire. his parents have a big posh house, yeah...but he obviously does not get anything off them.

When he goes out drinking, he paints peoples faces for drink money. Why would he chose to do this?

He has also said on several occasions that though he doesnt pay rent, he has to have his own spending money.

Plus 2 weeks of signing on would equal about £100 ish...not much to be fussing about IMO.

He was actively seeking a job, and the jobcentre also check your bank account statements etc. to check you do nor have any savings over £6000 (not too sure of the actual amount, it is close to this though, if this is not correct)

So if he was a millionaire, he would never have been allowed to sign on.

I find it hilarious that people can make excuses for lisa being on the dole, yet have such a problem with freddie doing the same, just because his PARENTS have money.

I am saying it is double standards ,its ok for Freddie the freak and Hira to be scrounger ,but wrong for lisa

It housemates have been abused on the grounds of race, then the people who made the comments are idiots. We all know that.

No one know's jack about any of them really. But everyone seems to be a Freddie expert.

But he's a millionaire, so it's wrong in most people's opinions, or at least more unjust than a poor person claiming the dole. Nobody has said he frauded anyone, we understand he technically could. But we think it's pretty poor, and it shows more of his greedy, sniding character.

All whilst laughing to David about it. Lisa never laughs about these matters, which probably is an indicator to her hard life and low income.

It's his parents who are wealthy.

This is what people cant seem to grasp...

This is being very naive now, and the fact he referred to it as 'pocket money' really blows away any remote doubt that he actually needed the money. The possibility that millionaire parents would be so stingy as to cause their son to be forced to go on the dole, is ludicrous. Sorry, very few will believe that.

Only small-minded people wont I think you mean.

All families are different you know, maybe they are doing the right thing in making him fend for himself? Fair enough, he doesnt pay rent, but other people his age dont pay rent in their parents homest either. It just seems to be that it is such a big house that people have a problem with.

Do we even know his parents HAVE money? They may just have the estate...

You would need some sort of cash to keep that place running surely. Freddie FTW.

Lets get things in perspective, his parents may own the land and the house, they may on paper actually be millionaires(ie taking into account the value of the house and land) however you are making a very big assumption with the extremely wealthy bit.

They may have very limited funds in the way of real money. That may be the reason they have the house as a venue for weddings and conferences, if you were absolitely loaded with bags of cash, would you want all and sundry trooping through the house on a weekend?

Exactly. Plus also jumping to assumptions that freddies parents just give him what he wants. Which is clearly not the case .

Freddies parents have my respect for making him earn his own money.

Ok so Freddie was on the dole...Why bring Lisa into it & make up lies that she has been claiming for years..

I think lisa was brought into it to rationalise peoples thinking. Apparently it is fine for lisa (and hira has been brought into it also) to claim dole, but not freddie.

They were both out of work. And both entitled. Simple.

Yes, that part is simple. That means none of the 3 broke any laws.

But is is justified, morally correct, virtuous and good natured? Is it good to call it 'pocket money' and laugh about it? Is it good that he claimed it despite having supportive millionaire parents? They obviously funded his uni education at Oxford, provided a home, food, clothes, money for his projects, etc.

The last paragraph isn't as 'simple'. So this 'he can claim' technicality means zilch.

whos to say Freddie does not help his parents out by waiting on tables etc, when they have a wedding on.

Freddie is neither entitled by contribution or income grounds. Lisa has been on JSA for 4 months.

Wow big scrounge scandal.

Wasn't Freddie in the states for a couple of years...since college till recently? Did I hear that right?