Boris for PM

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Brexit obviously, Brexit is to blame for everything, and possibly the fact that we wrecked the economy by closing the country down for two years, and spent £100 billion of money we didn't have paying people to sit on their backsides at home.

It always amazed me that working people could get nearly full salary from the government for staying at home when people who cannot get a job don't get paid from the government and are told to work for less than the minimum wage they set. We live in odd times mon ami.

[sinkov]

people who cannot get a job

Which people are these mon ami ?

This is from the ONS website, not a SKY TV soap opera, " The number of job vacancies in June to August 2022 was 1,266,000," seems there's plenty of work there, for those who actually want to work. In the Ribble Valley, every supermarket, pub, cafe and restaurant has lists pinned up of the current job vacancies, at the Higher Buck in Waddington, they tell me they are desperate for staff, but the poor dears back off when it's explained to them that it involves working evenings and weekends. Snowflakes eh.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Which people are these mon ami ?

This is from the ONS website, not a SKY TV soap opera, " The number of job vacancies in June to August 2022 was 1,266,000," seems there's plenty of work there, for those who actually want to work. In the Ribble Valley, every supermarket, pub, cafe and restaurant has lists pinned up of the current job vacancies, at the Higher Buck in Waddington, they tell me they are desperate for staff, but the poor dears back off when it's explained to them that it involves working evenings and weekends. Snowflakes eh.

Our last three holiday visits have embraced Norfolk, London central and Devon.

In every single location they are crying out for staff. "Closed tonight" signs are going are up in top notch restaurants because there is a shortage of chefs and table staff.

We were in Highgate and one of the area's best restaurants can only open 3 days a week because the chefs have f*ucked off back to Europe following Brexit.

In Kings Lynn a smashing boozer smack right bang in the middle of the town was being run by a one-man team of manager/glass collector/barman due to no working staff and he said he would cope because he was earning triple wages.

Get the European workers back because this Brexit bollox needs fixing and I'm sure a decent government could fix it.

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[sinkov]

Our last three holiday visits have embraced Norfolk, London central and Devon.

In every single location they are crying out for staff. "Closed tonight" signs are going are up in top notch restaurants because there is a shortage of chefs and table staff.

We were in Highgate and one of the area's best restaurants can only open 3 days a week because the chefs have f*ucked off back to Europe following Brexit.

In Kings Lynn a smashing boozer smack right bang in the middle of the town was being run by a one-man team of manager/glass collector/barman due to no working staff and he said he would cope because he was earning triple wages.

Get the European workers back because this Brexit bollox needs fixing and I'm sure a decent government could fix it.

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Why do we need European workers when we are paying 1.58 million Brits to sit on their fat, idle backsides ?

"The unadjusted claimant count was 1.58 million in September 2022, which was 34,700 more than the month before and 348,800 more than in March 2020.

If our fellow countrymen can't be arsed to work, by what right do you demand Johnny Foreigner does it for him ?

[Swissclaret]

Why do we need European workers when we are paying 1.58 million Brits to sit on their fat, idle backsides ?

"The unadjusted claimant count was 1.58 million in September 2022, which was 34,700 more than the month before and 348,800 more than in March 2020.

If our fellow countrymen can't be arsed to work, by what right do you demand Johnny Foreigner does it for him ?

Good point, sinkov.

Sadly too many people are ill - educated and ill - qualified to do the jobs. Added to that the bone idle and there you have it.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Why do we need European workers when we are paying 1.58 million Brits to sit on their fat, idle backsides ?

"The unadjusted claimant count was 1.58 million in September 2022, which was 34,700 more than the month before and 348,800 more than in March 2020.

If our fellow countrymen can't be arsed to work, by what right do you demand Johnny Foreigner does it for him ?

That's the mystery that greater minds than mine have been unable to solve for the last thirty years mon ami.

I can only speculate that when unemployment was genuine and rampant under the Thatcher years people got into the habit of sitting on their backsides and it's a hard habit to break.

Or possibly it's because working your tits off on a zero hour contract for £9.00 offers little appeal?