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Originally Posted by Chris
It's called "the British disease", and was also the case when we had mighty trade unions and endemic overmanning of bloated state-run businesses.
There is simply something in our character, that we don't get as much done in a working day than many of our close economic competitors. Too many tea breaks, probably.
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... and/or a 'make do and mend' legacy of the past maybe?
Yes I well recall the days when gross over-manning was rife in certain environments and we all know what that eventually led to. The thing is, is it better overall to have higher, less productive, employment or lower, more productive employment? I guess the answer depends to an extent on perspective and the cost to the nation of having more people out of work, on benefits, than would otherwise be the case.
