In article ,
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Cast_Iron wrote:


That was Thatcher's theory, it didn't work.


Oh, really? In 1979, Britain was a gloomy, strike ridden, third rate
economy. Thatcher dug it out of a hole to become the first nation it is
today.

I seem to remember getting my arse truly reamed by Thatchers policies
in the late 80's.


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Conor

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In article ,
says...

From what I've heard of people employing foreign workers on piece rates,
they often work faster and with less breaks than local workers.

Sadly they do.


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Conor

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In article ,
says...

Please give an example of a type of farming that is not seasonal.

Dairy.

Next...


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In article , CastIron_881
@hotmail.com says...
Silk wrote:
JNugent wrote:


Are there enough unemplyed workers in the locality to
cover this seasonal work?

Probably, yes. But they are too lazy.

Your evidence for this is?

Ring the dole office.

Mate of mine runs an employment agency. He is desperate for HGV2
drivers. A conversation with the local jobcentre went along the lines
of "well yes we have quite number of HGV2 drivers on our books but non
of them want to work".

My solution? Stop their benefits.



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In article ,
says...
Mark Scott wrote:

Asylum seekers?


It's ironic, isn't it. It's okay for "our" people to sit on their
parasitic arses, but not okay for willing foreigners to do the work no
one else is willing to.


I agree with you on this and it is bloody disgusting.


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Conor

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In article ,
says...

Of course! They moan about expensive housing, but you can be sure they would
object to any new housing too.

And new housing costs how much? Oh yeah, the same as the others.


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Conor

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In article ,
says...

The state should stop interfering and let people allocate their own
resources. People who have second homes are less burden in these areas as
they use the local doctors, schools, libraries far less than the locals.

Shame the locals have to move to the next county because they can't
afford to buy in the town/village of their birth.


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Conor

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In article ,
says...

The state should stop interfering and let people allocate their own
resources. People who have second homes are less burden in these areas as
they use the local doctors, schools, libraries far less than the locals.

Oh yes. Less of a burden whilst also at the same time managing to put
far less money into the local economy because they're hardly there.


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Conor

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In article ,
says...

That's wanting a job and not getting one, not *not being allowed* to work.

Bridlington. It is now nothing more than a glorified retirement home.
Companies are leaving in droves. The largest employer shut down and the
remanants are being run by the Official Receivers. The jobcentre has
maybe 100 jobs in it. When the ORs finally close Hibernia, there'll be
450 out of work.


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Conor

"Cogito Eggo Sum" - "I think, therefore I am a waffle"