Immigrants cost Britain £3,000 a day each, says report

[vetran]

Does it fly in the face of history? Reading any history of Britain in the 20th century (especially post-war) shows until the 80s Britain had the most strike days and lowest productivity in Western Europe.
The latter is AFAIK still the case.

not sure what strikes & productivity have to do with the unemployed being lazy?

but post war till the 70s we had near full employment ~98%.

[sasguru]

not sure what strikes & productivity have to do with the unemployed being lazy?

but post war till the 70s we had near full employment ~98%.

There is or was a general culture of laziness in Britain - I think it's fair to say that.
There's no point having full employment if not much of any good is produced. In fact it proves my point of low productivity.
British Leyland, the shipbuilding industries, mining - all full of restrictive practices and funny rules.
That's why Thatcher did what she did.
Now those same people who would be employed not doing very much are paid to stay home

[mos]

?
No you are stupid. Really, fundamentally, thick.

How dare you insult me like that? You are pathetic troll who should not be allowed outside of Daily Wail blog!

[Old Greg]

How dare you insult me like that? You are pathetic troll who should not be allowed outside of Daily Wail blog!

I thought he was being unnecessarily generous, if anything.

[Mich the Tester]

There is or was a general culture of laziness in Britain - I think it's fair to say that.
There's no point having full employment if not much of any good is produced. In fact it proves my point of low productivity.
British Leyland, the shipbuilding industries, mining - all full of restrictive practices and funny rules.
That's why Thatcher did what she did.
Now those same people who would be employed not doing very much are paid to stay home

Britain up to the 70s had 'full employment' in pretty much the same way as the GDR had 'full employment'.

[sasguru]

How dare you insult me like that? !

It's not an insult, more like plain fact based on your posts.

HTH, BIDI.

[vetran]

Now those same people who would be employed not doing very much are dead or drawing pension

FTFY

that was 30-40 years ago.

[mos]

I thought he was being unnecessarily generous, if anything.

I did not know that hurling cretinous insults on Polish people is a time honoured English custom, but since you say so ....

Every day is a school day ..

[sasguru]

FTFY

that was 30-40 years ago.

It's their children who sit in their council houses, drinking lager, watching their plasmas and moaning about immigrants, innit?

[sasguru]

Every day is a school day ..

For you, I'm sure it is.