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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
…. And that just proves how useless governments are. I remember there was a debate within government on herd immunity but in the early days of Covid, they didn’t know what they were dealing with in the absence of a vaccine. So they settled on lockdown. OK - fair enough and be wiser for next time.

But the consequences of lockdown were foreseeable yet no measures were enacted to mitigate what would become the work from home craze. The effect on city centres, the businesses that would be affected and so on.

It needed strengthening of employers’ powers to force people back into the office. But then, and not without reason, people were saving hundreds even thousands on commuting costs. So, if work from home was to work, employers would need rights to enforce productivity measures.

And so on. Now we are Broken Britain.
Emp[oyers didn't need any more powers. Contracts of employment state a work address and those employers who wanted staff back could easily enforce the contracts. Equally, staff who wanted to work from home are free to find another job where they can do so.

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Originally Posted by Carth View Post
. . and now we're into the fabulous Net Zero fixation and it's impacts on UK industry.

Steelworks and Oil Refineries are the biggies, but lets not forget all the smaller places where energy costs are crippling them into closure.

and:

Please ensure you don't leave electrical appliances on standby overnight and use water sparingly (while we commit to another 15 Data Centers)

We are proud to announce that AI has replaced another 42,817 jobs

Electric cars are the future, if you can't afford them you can use public transport (when not striking)

We need to become a cashless society because it's more secure and safer than getting your wallet/purse stolen . . oh really?

We need immigration to fill all the jobs (that we're in the process of getting rid of)

The only things growing in the UK are the 'Black Hole', Cutbacks, Depression and Disbelief.


. . . I'm off to buy another couple of bottles of Brandy
Sorry, I can't attend your next uplifting party.
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