We have a skilled and unskilled labour shortage here. Many of the people escaping from Afghanistan or risking their lives to cross the channel have the skills or work ethic that we need. Why not interview them for jobs?
Who remembers the wonderful Polish plumbers and Romanian electricians?
We were having a multi million pound refurbishment of labs and offices in work, the plumbing and electrical parts were won by companies (British) who boasted about their continental workforce and how efficiently they would get the work done.
It was not long before we were hearing rumours about problems with the standard of workmanship etc, eventually both companies were put off the site.
What ordinary man cannot pull a cable through trunking or solder a joint on a copper pipe, that lot couldn't!
Eventually another company with local labour took over and all the previous lots work was stripped out and started again, it was finished many many months late!
We heard our lot were going to sue them, but that was the last we heard off it!
@B3. I think it depends on whether they come here as migrants or asylum seekers, Asylun seekers can go to any country they choose but can’t work. It’s not our government that dictates that.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
All our labour problems cannot be laid at the door of Brexit. Many Poles in particular had moved back because their economy had picked up. They had no intention of staying in the UK long term, it was a purely financial decision.
Ambulance crew in a hurry and leave the ambulance unlocked. It shouldn't be an issue, but the scum around today have no moral boundaries. It's no use to them so they will probably smash it and dump it. Hopefully one day they will need one and it won't be available!
How very odd. Round here defibrillators have been installed in all sporting venues and also meeting rooms for leisure activities. The one at the complex where we have patch club meetings is on the wall outside and has a blinking light at night to make it easy to find if needed.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Asylun seekers can go to any country they choose but can’t work. It’s not our government that dictates that.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jan/01/north-west-ambulance-service-appeals-for-return-of-stolen-defibrillator 😡
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You wonder just how much lower humans can sink, don't you?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Ambulance crew in a hurry and leave the ambulance unlocked. It shouldn't be an issue, but the scum around today have no moral boundaries. It's no use to them so they will probably smash it and dump it. Hopefully one day they will need one and it won't be available!