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manc grecian

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You must be one of those Brexit purists who thought our leaving meant zero immigration from the EU.
That's me! I'm a sucker for stuff written on a bus. Can't believe the lorry driver fairies haven't filled the vacancies.
 

Spanks

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The days of opening a fresh box of cheap to hire Eastern European’s are over. U.K. firms need to look after and invest in their workforce. I’m not sure they get it yet.
This aged well. I’m not sure who needs to “get it” though. The truth of ideology over reality.
 

fred binneys head

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To be fair to the Tavster, it'll take time to get the new labour market into shape, it was never going to be an overnight thing.
 

tavyred

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That's me! I'm a sucker for stuff written on a bus. Can't believe the lorry driver fairies haven't filled the vacancies.
No fairies required.
Just businesses competent enough to staff themselves properly.
We clearly have a situation where some businesses used to a near endless supply of foreign labour are struggling to deal with the new reality, a reality no doubt compounded by Covid unfortunately.
Rather than invest in their staff so as to perform their core function, they’re mired in the old reality of poor pay and conditions.
Interesting to note that so many of the so called progressives on here are wilfully failing to see that as regards the pay of ordinary folk this is a good news story, perhaps they’re not as progressive as they would have us believe.
 

tavyred

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This aged well. I’m not sure who needs to “get it” though. The truth of ideology over reality.
Another one who doesn’t know the difference between the issuing of work Visa’s and FOM. 🙄
 

Mr Jinx

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Another one who doesn’t know the difference between the issuing of work Visa’s and FOM. 🙄
Yes, one does wonder how Canada and Australia have managed to struggle through all these years without FOM?
 

elginCity

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Many of those European truckers detained in holding pens for days last Christmas without food or loos won’t be chomping at the bit to get a UK ‘visa’ done.
 

tavyred

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Yes, one does wonder how Canada and Australia have managed to struggle through all these years without FOM?
As with business, some people will require a period of adjustment in this post Brexit world DB.
 

DB9

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As with business, some people will require a period of adjustment in this post Brexit world DB.
Unless the current problems have been over exaggerated, How long will this period of adjustment take?
 

tavyred

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Many of those European truckers detained in holding pens for days last Christmas without food or loos won’t be chomping at the bit to get a UK ‘visa’ done.
Indeed.
I hope they collectively feck the U.K. visas right off.
 
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