OK, I’m not facetious by nature, so let’s drop that. I don’t wish Ms Reilly ill – she now works part-time in a supermarket, so we shouldn’t doubt her desire to work. We might, perhaps, wonder – her degree could help here – on which planet she believes herself living, where people only work at jobs that suit their temperament, and no one with a degree is ever asked to combine work experience with giving something back. Someone, after all, has to sweep those supermarket floors (and fill pie cases with meaty goo). It is not unreasonable for those who pay benefits to expect those in receipt of them to take part in schemes designed to ensure that those recipients do not lose the habit of turning up to work and delivering to an employer’s expectations. How long did this geology graduate expect to receive our money, while performing only those voluntary tasks that suited her plans? For ever?