Any day now we will get: "They all have transferable skills and, if they make the effort, can find work elsewhere in our strong economy."
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostBe interesting to watch the houses in my little cul-de-sac.
There are 3 other houses. Next door runs a plumbing business to the construction trade, house opposite is a Chartered Surveyor and and the other house the guy runs a tiling business.Confusion is a natural state of beingComment
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Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View PostAny day now we will get: "They all have transferable skills and, if they make the effort, can find work elsewhere in our strong economy."Cooking doesn't get tougher than this.Comment
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Originally posted by Diver View PostMy mate has just been laid off. Been a QS for the same company for 15 years. went into work last week, they asked him for the keys to his company car (along with 15 other staff) and gave him/them 4 weeks notice.Comment
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Originally posted by rootsnall View PostMy mate is a surveyor for a big outfit ( they also sell hamburgers on the side ) and the sackings have been going on for a few months, way before these announcements. He described it as carnage. Remember the subbies don't show up in the figures as they aren't employees.
There are a couple of major housing developments in the Cambridge area that have just halted. People layed off until better times...Comment
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostWHS.
There are a couple of major housing developments in the Cambridge area that have just halted. People layed off until better times...
We get a new government.Comment
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
We get a new government.
All politicians are simply out for themselves, our democracy is a farce, Governments get elected with a minority of the votes cast and more than half of the voting public simply doesn't bother to vote.Comment
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View Posthttp://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...t.construction
I think the next stage is many of the Polish guys working in construction will go home, reducing demand for cheap rented housing, making the BTL situation worse, sparking a big sell off of small houses and flats.Comment
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Originally posted by TykeMerc View PostYou seriously think that a different Government would be any better? The differences between our 2 major political parties are so small that I have no expectations.
All politicians are simply out for themselves, our democracy is a farce, Governments get elected with a minority of the votes cast and more than half of the voting public simply doesn't bother to vote.
New Labour have squandered the biggest global economic boom in history and the UK is going to certain bankruptcy in the coming years due to it, millions will lose their jobs, pensions and their homes.
The fact that people don't vote and let others decide who runs the country serves them right. You get the government you didn't bother to vote against.Comment
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