kevsboredagain wrote:
I've also been out of work long term so I well aware of what struggling to live feels like. I still have to do part time work for less than any minimum wage just to help pay the bills. I didn't blame it on anyone but myself.
I totally understand that these people would consider me as well off simply because I live abroad and totally out of touch with their way of life. I have many relatives just like that who strongly believe that their way of life is the fault of someone else.
If a employer has to hire an immigrant because he cannot find a UK citizen with the right skills then that is the fault of the UK system and blocking the path of immigrants won't solve it.
We have the same problem hiring people in the company I work for. We advertise locally first and even visit universities and colleges in an attempt to recruit locals. We simply can't get them so have no choice but to employ from outside the country. There are plenty of people in this country, who like the UK, want to stop this but care little about the affect on business.
The UK problems in education has been going wrong for many many years. Changes to the curriculum, the certificates, some would say the dummying down of the exams so that schools can obtain higher pass rates. The ending of apprenticeships. The way companies do not invest in education these days either. The demoralisation of teachers. The unruly way kids are said to behave. Yes that is one of the good old things from the past that needs to come back.
Another thing is every parent is encouraged to make their children obtain as higher level of education as possible. Even if that is in subjects that have with little use in the real world.
In addition to the pressures of getting good exam results. It is said you can reach your dreams today and a luck few do. These lucky few are held up as an example for everyone to aspire too. Getting a real good break in life is not going to happen very often.
TV programmes like a Place in the Sun, Wanted Down Under, Location, Location, Location, Houses under the Hammer, Grand designs: Even Corry has gone up market! all add to this message of the obtainable inspirational life. There are too many people for all to have this. And if they did where would you get the working trades men from?
Those of us on LMH have had a far better opportunity to improve their lives than most.
To correct these (above)"mistakes" a big change to society must happen. How long, when and via whom are not questions for which we personally have answers to.
Oh (to get a balance view) for those of us who have a better life they serve us up the likes of Life on Benefits, Benefits Britain: Life On The Dole etc for us to supposedly look down on theses so called scroungers.
Never try to out-stubborn your guests.