Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Working hard?

"Migrant workers are making a substantial contribution to Britain's economy. They haven't caused mass unemployment or held down wages as some would have us believe." - Brendan Barber, TUC's general secretary.

Consumers save less as household disposable income falls - Financial Times, 29th March 2007.
Karen Ward at HSBC said last quarter's decline in household real disposable income partly reflected workers' inability to secure higher wage rises.

Number of 'economically inactive' hits record high - Thisismoney, 13th June 2007.
Unemployment has fallen and there are fewer jobseekers claiming benefit, but the number of people classed as economically inactive has reached a record high, new figures showed today.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes, there is always a minor problem with all such assertions, the statistical facts - on prison population, benefits, health, housing needs.

I just wish someone saying these things would occasionally explain how they are compatible with those figures and news stories, for example that councils need more money to cope. If they are such a benefit surely the councils should be getting all this council tax from them and need less money.

10:30 pm
Snafu said...

Xoggoth, councils won't be getting lots more council tax if immigrants are living in overcrowded houses!

Council tax only covers 25% of council expenditure so you can *kind of* understand why councils will still be going cap in hand to the Government...

9:47 am

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