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, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

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)