The Dole Diaries

by Tobias Kirkner

A happy story for unhappy times, this book is a voyage of discovery into the world of social welfare. It’s the paper trail of one man’s attempts to get his name on the most handsomely returning register of all registers, the live register. Told through personal, first hand experience of chasing the free money, it’s an up-close, breathed-on, real-time record of the pursuit of progressive social policies, and the ultimately redemptive powers of sitting on your ass all day. Horrifyingly informative, intensely topical and entertaining always, this book speaks to all, from those who are merely curious about the ins and outs of claiming, to those who are wholeheartedly committed to a life of dependence on the state. So shrug off the drab skin of the workaday drudge and, like a chameleon changing colour to a richer hue, step inside the world of social welfare…

231 pages, Paperback