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The dumbing down of the UK
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How bright can they be if they can be replaced with low-skilled migrants?Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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bright enough that they can see the flaw in your argument.Originally posted by VectraMan View PostHow bright can they be if they can be replaced with low-skilled migrants?Comment
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I'll be meeting them later in the pubOriginally posted by BrilloPad View Post
“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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I didn't think I was making an argument. But then again, like everyone who's chosen to remain in the UK, I can't be very bright.Originally posted by vetran View Postbright enough that they can see the flaw in your argument.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Hasn't this story been re-cycled every year or so for the last 30 years?Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostComment
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I presume they don't include pooperscooper in thisOriginally posted by BrilloPad View Post
Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Disgraceful! Can't we just send our convicts to Australia and get skilled workers in return?<Insert idea here> will never be adopted because the politicians are in the pockets of the banks!Comment
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The most qualified are generally the most mobile....
Which begs the question: what proportion of immigrants to the UK are better qualified than the average Brit (quite a large proportion, I expect, despite some of the rags focusing on low-skilled immigration)?Comment
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