Reply to: 4000 jobs gone in housing in a week

[pisces]

And their women don't have beards

[DimPrawn]

You 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.

Yes I do. Not in a change the UK overnight sort of way, but in a slow painfull gradual way to some sense of normality.

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.

[Charles Foster Kane]

http://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.

My friend just lost his job as a Civil Engineer, he told me the situation is a lot worse than that, jobs lost is more like 6,500 but they are trying to keep a lid on it.

[TykeMerc]

We get a new government.

You 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.

[DimPrawn]

WHS.

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.

[Churchill]

My 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.

WHS.

There are a couple of major housing developments in the Cambridge area that have just halted. People layed off until better times...

[rootsnall]

My 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.

My 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.

[TheBigYinJames]

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."

Yes, Cameron will say that, what about GB?

[Diver]

Be 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.

The hardware shop in the village has "1/2 price closing down sale" in the window. been there since Saturday

[HairyArsedBloke]

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."

[BlasterBates]

The prediction was 550 jobs to be lost per day, hmm.....4000 in a week.

[Diver]

The tulips might have let him use the car for the last 4 weeks.

He told me yesterday that they have all been sold already. apparently the deal was already done when they took the keys.

[TheBigYinJames]

My 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.

The tulips might have let him use the car for the last 4 weeks.

[DimPrawn]

Be 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.

[Diver]

My 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.