Make Britain Great Again

[SueEllen]

Plummeting birth rates is hardly news. The proposed solutions mentioned in the GB News article haven't worked in countries like the Nordics where they have excellent family orientated policies and welfare state. Yet their birth rates have been falling for decades too. It's been below the replacement level for about 30 years.

What will countries like Hungary do that have traditionally been anti-immigration from outside Europe?

Didn't realise you were a Reform voter.

[malvolio]

They have their own government but can't agree to turn up

I do like a bit of Paisley accent.

"Com the Die of Judgement there will be a wailing and a gnashing of teeth!!! Teeth will be provided as necessary!"

A brave and principled man, but utterly wrong in everything he did.

[vetran]

Plummeting birth rates is hardly news. The proposed solutions mentioned in the GB News article haven't worked in countries like the Nordics where they have excellent family orientated policies and welfare state. Yet their birth rates have been falling for decades too. It's been below the replacement level for about 30 years.

What will countries like Hungary do that have traditionally been anti-immigration from outside Europe?

AI & automation will have a massive effect on the need for lower level workers.

Use of robots for many caring / catering tasks.
Screens to automate many customer interactions for requests(go to your local chain burger/chicken joints) , Robot delivery (Yo Sushi trains etc), checkout any of the big supermarkets, fruit picking - plenty of machines available.
Bots for 80% of customer interactions.

I prefer swearing at incompetent bots to poorly trained & accented customer service incompetents.

[Zigenare]

AI & automation will have a massive effect on the need for lower level workers.

Use of robots for many caring / catering tasks.
Screens to automate many customer interactions for requests(go to your local chain burger/chicken joints) , Robot delivery (Yo Sushi trains etc).
Bots for 80% of customer interactions.

I prefer swearing at incompetent bots to poorly trained & accented customer service incompetents.

You're advocating fixing the symptom, not the problem.

[vetran]

You're advocating fixing the symptom, not the problem.

No if 80% of customer requests are normally predictable, a Bot that asks for your details in a clear accent and supplies the answer in a clear English accent is a winner compared to someone who introduces themselves as Shaun in a deep comedy Indian accent.

If I can do it via a decent Portal such as Amazon's then why do I need Vinjay Patel pretending to be Shaun repeating themselves for 30 mins?

The transaction will still happen but the customer will be happier.

[NotAllThere]

If you think AI is the answer - then probably Artificial Stupidity will suffice.

[Fraidycat]

I have made a small bet on reform winning more than 6 seats.

Looking good for my bet

[agentzero]

I don't understand why people voted for ReformUK. Was it a protest vote against the Tories' implementation of brexit and mis handling of the economy?

A mix of centre right and right wing politics didn't work and has lead to a public health disaster, particularly during and after the pandemic. Cutting healthcare and public services to the bone made us unprepared for the pandemic. Austerity is considered to be a failure of government. Other European countries didn't do it to any degree except Greece, who were in a much worse state than us.

Why would voting for ReformUK be useful? They want more even more austerity and more of the same but to the extreme. It would destroy the country. A rich populist banker saying anything and everything knowing he will never have to deliver any of it might seem appealing, but if you think rationally it would be an awful choice for the UK. A vote for ReformUK is a vote to substitute punching yourself in the face to drinking bleach instead.

Just as well most of the country aren't thick enough to have went down that route.

[DoctorStrangelove]

A prime example of a Farage enthusiast:

Reform voter demands 'why isn't Farage on South Wales ballot'

https://www.thenational.scot/news/na...-wales-ballot/

You really couldn't make this tulip up.

[WTFH]

Looks like the National Farage, sorry, the Nigel Front, could get double digit seats. That would mean they might have to turn up and debate things rather than rely on TV interviews.
Can’t see that happening, it’s not in his nature.