Friday 28 March 2008

Migration

What if all the Poles went home? Read this BBC article to see if Britain could cope without our migrants.
This could prove particularly sticky for the construction industry The bigger problem is that we won't be able to find enough labour.
The effect of a Polish exodus could be even greater for the agricultural sector. Expensive strawberry crops have been left to rot last summer as there weren't the migrants to pick them. David Frost, chief executive of the British Chambers of Commerce, says it's not just the skills that make Poles attractive to employers. "There is an attitude and work ethic problem in certain parts of the UK where people do not see the need or have the desire to work."
Read the whole article here.

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