Them Tories are going mad mental

[SueEllen]

What we do need to do is get those who can work into work. Paying people to sit on their backside while we import labour ramping up housing costs and forcing down living conditions to boot.

Imported labour isn't what is ramping up housing costs it is allowing Saudis, Chinese and everyone in the world to buy property as an investment and to leave it empty. And specifically in the case of the Saudis to rot. linky

[MrMarkyMark]

Imported labour isn't what is ramping up housing costs it is allowing Saudis, Chinese and everyone in the world to buy property as an investment and to leave it empty. And specifically in the case of the Saudis to rot. linky

Both are factors. Of course there are many others, lack of house building, everyone's a landlord now, Air BnB etc. etc.

e.g. a family of 6 can only afford £X for a house rental, versus people prepared to share dormitory style paying £Y between 14 or so.
This would drive up prices?
Obviously an extreme example, but a factor that was not there before.

[bobspud]

What we do need to do is get those who can work into work. Paying people to sit on their backside while we import labour ramping up housing costs and forcing down living conditions to boot.

We have a situation where we have industrialised being un-employed. For a family getting the full range of benefits available to them. taking £7ph to work like a dog only to then pay for someone to look after the kids is simply not of interest to them.

The fact that I used to earn todays basic living wage 20 odd years ago as a temp in the city shows there is a BIG problem for the majority of people in this country.

That wage stagnation has been caused by using cheep immigrants that are willing to take tulip wages to then go home with a good pot of money thanks to a strong £.

The Australians used to come over and do the same thing in the 90's

[TestMangler]

The SNP of course know more about Nazi Germany than most...

LOL. 'Interned' should actually say 'remanded for six weeks' and never tried or found guilty of anything.

Your beloved IRA not had any links to Nazi Germany then ??

Twat.

[The_Equalizer]

Imported labour isn't what is ramping up housing costs it is allowing Saudis, Chinese and everyone in the world to buy property as an investment and to leave it empty. And specifically in the case of the Saudis to rot. linky

Cobblers. I am happy to admit that piling a load of people into a country is only one factor, but it is a factor. You and I know we're not talking about 'derelict mansions' in Hampstead as per your Guardian link. I don't blame people for coming over to the UK to work, nor the fact that some will put up with conditions that are criminal. I'd be happy to put money on that the Saudis and Chinese don't own many houses in Burnley, Bangor or Belfast. This isn't a them or us thing.

It's quite plain. If you are using labour from abroad, and not local, there are will be double the housing, health and infrastructure requirements for that one job to be done.

[minestrone]

Twat.

I've touched a nerve.

The SNP always like to keep the Nazi connections hidden.

[original PM]

I've touched a nerve.

The SNP always like to keep the Nazi connections hidden.

Yeah - you can probably understand that!

[scooterscot]

I've touched a nerve.

The SNP always like to keep the Nazi connections hidden.

Your deflection is misfiring. One part of the country is leaning dangerously towards the far right and it's not the north.

[The_Equalizer]

Your deflection is misfiring. One part of the country is leaning dangerously towards the far right and it's not the north.

Are either of your parents Irish?

[original PM]

Your deflection is misfiring. One part of the country is leaning dangerously towards the far right and it's not the north.

Not sure it is dangerously far right - though it depends on your point of view

If you were far left than someone who is pretty central would be seen as being dangerously far right to you.