I'm with you in the cheaper goods front,
I just wonder whether a rise in online and a drop in high street would have an impact on jobs? Or would a growing online retail sector pick up the slack with customer service operatives and drivers and warehouse staff etc?
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Fri 10 May 2013, 10:10, 5 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

it does have a large decrease in jobs, especially low skilled.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:13, Reply)

The major supermarkets killed the high street

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:14, Reply)

Buggles'zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:14, Reply)

Oh piss

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:15, Reply)

Video killed the radio star.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:14, Reply)

don't you mean the radio MARR!!!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:20, Reply)

*starts the week*

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:23, Reply)

That's a STROKE of luck!!!!!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:25, Reply)

The latter I think.
But even if there would be a drop in employment, that's greater efficiency on the part of the businesses and thus kind of tough shit in a sense.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:14, Reply)

The problem being that the unemployment will be Structural unemployment
and that's a real cunt to get rid of, there's a balance increasing efficiency is good, but if people have no chance of getting a job then their efficiency is 0. As happened in coal towns in the 80s
(PsychoChomp, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:17, Reply)

yeah but they're pretty pointless people anyway
send them to the newly formed Scotland
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:19, Reply)

The trouble with country folk
is that they buy a couple of range rovers off the back of honest hardworking city folk and suddenly think they're too good to "muck oot coos" like their forebears.
( Kroney, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:20, Reply)

Ah yes but if we turfed out a couple of generations of foreigners we'd be fine.
I keep telling you - Farage is your man, here.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:21, Reply)

I watched that there Question time last night,
All the politicians appeared a little worried that they had been ignoring some of the more racist parts of the country.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Fri 10 May 2013, 11:10, Reply)

Given the Royal Mail just nearly doubled its parcel prices
and is about to be privatised, good luck with online shopping in the future if you live in the sticks.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:16, Reply)

I cannot wait until those Northern Irish cunts have to pay a fiver to send a birthday card.
No more letterbombs, I guarantee.


/topical
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:22, Reply)

Topical in the early 80s anyway

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:22, Reply)

SURPRISE!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:23, Reply)

None of it will matter when the NWO launch their attack

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:19, Reply)

The News Of the World are attacking now?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:22, Reply)

Yep
They've been gathering an army for a while now.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:29, Reply)

Eazy-E's already dead and Ice Cube's fat as fuck.
I ain't worried.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:24, Reply)

You really need to sort out that attitude

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:25, Reply)

he's just expressing himself

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:26, Reply)

this sounds like he's milking his boy boobs

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:27, Reply)

Word to the motherfucker

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Fri 10 May 2013, 10:29, Reply)