Jonathan, I also don't understand why we are told we have this complete reliance on workers from other countries. All the people working here I have encountered from other countries have been lovely and I have absolutely nothing against them.But, I went fruit picking in Kent in the early 1980s and there were very few non-Brits there. Same in nursing, building, etc. I don't know if it's because the British are lazy or they don't have proper education and training. I regret the end of apprenticeships. I also know from Polish friends that they would rather send their kids back to Poland to be educated, as they feel it is superior to British education. The Euro immigration influx had to do with the pound, which I'm not sure is so valuable these days. We need to properly train our young people to do these jobs, some may be low paid, but I've done that in the past and it does eventually lead on to better things. Young people need to be taught a good work ethic, just like the Eastern Europeans.
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