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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
The Guvmin is being stupid because of a flawed mantra. The EU based drivers won't come just to be chucked out on Christmas Eve (of all days). Nothing short of a 1 year visa is needed. The needs of life don't stop on Christmas Day.
The Guvmin want British people to take these jobs - but they have no assurance mechanism that from Christmas Day there will be thousands more Brits driving lorries.
They are a real bunch of thossers.
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I would be more polite and call it a misjudgment - as the article I posted shows, and the JR tweet that Hugh posted, I simply don't think the government really understands blue collar jobs.
I agree that the length of stay is too short to be attractive to many and also the numbers involved are insignificant - 5,000 is better than nothing but it's not going to make a real impact especially as Christmas is the busiest time of the year for many retailers.