Originally Posted by Lucysgirl (Post 937555)

There's none so blind as the millions of Brits over the last few decades who preferred to buy cheaper inferior foreign goods. Because they're inferior, we've become a throw-away society and we've thrown away our neighbours manufacturing jobs. Not only have we imported cheap goods we've imported take away cafe owners, NHS workers, builders, etc. and we even imported a couple of Scots to be our Prime Ministers for over a decade.

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany (Post 937553)

Is that it ? Every time a debate comes along your stock reply is the above Labour & the minimum wage, nothing else, is that all you're magnificent Labour party (of bygone times) has to offer ? If they're so outstanding there must be other attributes you can crow about surely ?

On top of that this present coalition has agreed to a raise in the levels of said minimum wage thereby benefiting more than an estimated 890,000 people.

National Minimum Wage Increases

Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 937660)

David Cameron would allow minimum wage to die out - mirror.co.uk remember this and this Minimum wage harming job opportunities for young - Telegraph been here before and what about having to pay a levy before you can take an employer to a tribunal for unfair dismissal Unfair dismissal law change set to save British businesses £6 million a year if you think this is good for workers rights your in dream world.

Originally Posted by Boeing Guy (Post 937671)

Workers rights! Well let's see, London Tube drivers now earn £50,000 per year, not bad if you can get it comrade.

Pay Deal Could See Tube Drivers’ Pay Top £50k | Londonist

Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 937660)

David Cameron would allow minimum wage to die out - mirror.co.uk remember this and this Minimum wage harming job opportunities for young - Telegraph been here before and what about having to pay a levy before you can take an employer to a tribunal for unfair dismissal Unfair dismissal law change set to save British businesses £6 million a year if you think this is good for workers rights your in dream world.

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 937618)

Don't know too much about glassware .... apart from the fact that it holds alcoholic beverages:D But the violin thing ... there is no reason that others, say the Italians even, do what the Asians do. It's not as if it is some evil plot on the part of the inscrutable Chinese. If Italian entrepreneurs got off their asses, it could be done in Italy. I mean, the Italians make great ships, cars, and, especially motorcycles ... they have the skills; those skills are just lying idle. I remember a line from a Pink Floyd song: "If it wasn't for the nips being so good at building ships, the yards would still be open on the Clyde", or something like that (as you know, when possible, I prefer to use my memory instead of Google;)) I don't really agree with it. The skills of Clydeside were every bit as good as those of the Japs.

Talking of those wonderful folks who brought us Pearl Harbor, many over
here buy Japanese automobiles. However, they are made in Canada, by Canadian workers. And because Japanese companies don't treat workers
like sh ..., ok, poo:rolleyes:, there are no labour disruptions at their plants. At the time the US economy took a dump, and their auto makers were laying off Canadian workers, Toyota opened a couple of new plants in Ontario.:eek: Oh, and both my vehicles are GM products ... yet both were made in Canada.

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 937675)

Eric -was already thinking of pointing out to Margaret about the merits of "stream of consciousness writing" alla C'mon Stanley , GARINDA does it too but with more "style and passion" -then you come along and are an even better example - "LOVIT". My mind also Spirals -welcome to the club....:D

Originally Posted by cmonstanley (Post 937660)

David Cameron would allow minimum wage to die out - mirror.co.uk

Back in 2008, and we're presently in ................?

Minimum wage harming job opportunities for young - Telegraph

You're the one always banging on about the Minimum wage being such a good thing, so now you're disputing it ?

Unfair dismissal law change set to save British businesses £6 million a year

As mentioned previously elsewhere most European Countries have a similar policy & seem to be managing.

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 937682)

I forgot to add: "Even though we don't always agree".

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 937691)

(Must try harder with ol' drink Canada Dry.)

:rolleyes:

(So accusations of bullying start to fly, the next time we don't see eye to eye.)

:D

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 937675)

Eric -was already thinking of pointing out to Margaret about the merits of "stream of consciousness writing" alla C'mon Stanley , GARINDA does it too but with more "style and passion" -then you come along and are an even better example - "LOVIT". My mind also Spirals -welcome to the club....:D

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 937682)

I forgot to add: "Even though we don't always agree".