Wow! This thread really went to shit!
Modman you're a disgrace. The post-war economic boom in this country was largely down to the influx of migrant workers. We couldn't fill the roles and were practically begging people to come here.
It's amazing to think that some people feel as though globalisation is some kind of blip in history, and that it can be reversed in some way. I'm sure Hitler felt the same.
The 'foreigners stealing jobs' is the same as 'those lazy scroungers' argument. It's tabloid bullshit for people at our level of society to squabble over. Buy and read every tabloid for a weak and you'll probably find yourself hating everyone!
What percentage of benefit claims are fraudulant?
... you're wrong! You were probably thinking of a figure much higher than the actual 0.7%. There are four jobless applicants for every vacancy, plus a shit load more of applicants looking for better jobs or just an improvement on their wonderful zero hour, minimum wage contracts.
Britain's in a grip of a culture of hating immigrants and benefit claimers. So carry on hating people, it's not your fault, you're jsut all caught up in it all
A fucntioning society should be able to provide a job for everyone or welfare for those that can't work. Our governments are more concerned with protecting large corporations and making policies that see those coporations continue to make record profits (during a recession) at the expense of the poor.
It's okay for these corporations to cut their work force.
It's okay for them to freeze pay irrespective of inflation.
It's okay for them to make ridiculous amounts of profit without any obligation to create more jobs.
... no problems here at all, cos ya'know, we're still a rich country and all that! It's all gravy!