Search results

I wasn't 'laying blame' and I'm not sure why you assume that those who are unemployed are 'poor'. Whilst I acknowledge all economic theory appears to be open to question now, it has always been accepted that c.5% unemployment is 'full employment' ie the % of the population who are unavailable...

Absolutely and now the same appears to apply to Starmer. :down:

Fair comment re seasonal nature, Therefore logic says we should encourage people who are happy to work seasonally i.e. foreign labour on seasonal only visas. This is all the farming unions are asking for

Where an earth did I say ‘blame the poor’ ?! We have exceptionally low unemployment which in my book is a good thing. This leads to increases in wages. Veg pickers can earn considerably more than the minimum wage but the simple reality is that most Brits faced with the prospect of hard...

So he comes out with Labour’s seemingly first ever ‘policy’ which is to exacerbate the part of the labour shortage caused by Brexit. So we will continue to have veg rotting in the fields unpicked, farmers will plant less as a result and we will import more. Brilliant. The problem is nothing to...