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Mick Phillpott was a abusive controlling psychopath. No one thing drove him to do what he did. Not the welfare state or any other single factor. The man was a psycho. How any one can come to the conclusion that the welfare state had anything to do with this crime is simply trying to push their own agenda. Raoul Moat wasn't a benefits scrounger yet he still went crazy so how do people come to the conclusion that Mick Philpotts lifestyle had anything to do with his psychotic tendencies.