The Day the Immigrants Left - BBC1

Andy B · 24/02/10 - 21:03

Evan Davis explores the effects of immigration in the UK. As a test, immigrant employees in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, temporarily pass their jobs on to unemployed locals.

Hmm this should be interesting

[Deleted User] · 24/02/10 - 21:05

I can't help feeling this is going to be grim viewing

I also think that I'll not be able to tear myself away from it either

-Sid- · 24/02/10 - 21:05

Have this on in the background...

FortyTwo25 · 24/02/10 - 21:05

Watching too

owllover · 24/02/10 - 21:06

I think you and I like the same sort of documentaries Windy.

horwichallstars · 24/02/10 - 21:06

I would like to bet that a number of the local unemployed turn out to be lazy and workshy (no surprises in this one I think)

-Sid- · 24/02/10 - 21:06

The right wing press like to paint a different picture.

I suspect the bloke was right....immigrants are doing jobs natives simply won't do.

kyresa · 24/02/10 - 21:08

-Sid- wrote: »

The right wing press like to paint a different picture.

I suspect the bloke was right....immigrants are doing jobs natives simply won't do.

It is right.

I see it at my place of work every single day!

I've seen it in Advice, a thread about "desperate to work" "100 applications" yet they are only "desperate" if it's an office!

[Deleted User] · 24/02/10 - 21:08

owllover wrote: »

I think you and I like the same sort of documentaries Windy.

Ha! - ones that are likely to make us angry, depressed, ashamed or all three! You worry me owllover. Hang on, I worry me! :eek::)

Jackie Brown · 24/02/10 - 21:08

Is it me, or do these people have 'workshy' written all over them?!

horwichallstars · 24/02/10 - 21:10

Paul looks like he wants to work - they should get some of those young lads on who can't be bothered......

[Deleted User] · 24/02/10 - 21:11

Ah, I was about to feel sympathy for Terry before that remark!

[Deleted User] · 24/02/10 - 21:11

Jackie Brown wrote: »

Is it me, or do these people have 'workshy' written all over them?!

Thats why they were 'appropriate'. They wouldnt want the ones who are looking for jobs and are hard working, would they? Thats not going to fill the agenda of presenting white working class people as being lazy, workshy scum all voting for the BNP. Cynical? Me?

Prove me wrong, BBC.

owllover · 24/02/10 - 21:12

Lewis looks really eager to work . NOT.

-Sid- · 24/02/10 - 21:12

Oh here we go, the excuses start.

Terrible first impression.

horwichallstars · 24/02/10 - 21:12

If you are 26, and with no responsiblites you should be working .... I think Lewis is a tad lazy - his parents need to do a bit of tough love on that one

snowy ghost · 24/02/10 - 21:14

oh dear

flique · 24/02/10 - 21:14

This workshy culture should never have been allowed to develop. It's been a long time since ifirst started work but I am sure I remember we were allowed to turn down two jobs but if you turned down a third you never got any money from the state.

kyresa · 24/02/10 - 21:14

ThongOfBelo wrote: »

Thats why they were 'appropriate'. They wouldnt want the ones who are looking for jobs and are hard working, would they? Thats not going to fill the agenda of presenting white working class people as being lazy, workshy scum all voting for the BNP. Cynical? Me?

Prove me wrong, BBC.

Sorry, but my place of work struggles to employ "white native British people" even though we've done extensive advertising locally.

My place of work wouldn't have been able to carry on if the Polish hadn't come over to work there!

But where I work is a private psychiatric unit - not a cosy office job.

[Deleted User] · 24/02/10 - 21:15

horwichallstars wrote: »

If you are 26, and with no responsiblites you should be working .... I think Lewis is a tad lazy - his parents need to do a bit of tough love on that one

5 YEARS unemployed at 26, give me strength.Why has he not moved? Slept on a mates floor to look for work?

[Deleted User] · 24/02/10 - 21:15

'can't understand his accent' - Rubbish! He was just dying to get a comment like that in:rolleyes:

[Deleted User] · 24/02/10 - 21:16

I picked asparagus once - nearly killed me - incredibly hard (back-breaking) work!

Jackie Brown · 24/02/10 - 21:17

sun and moon wrote: »

'can't understand his accent' - Rubbish! He was just dying to get a comment like that in:rolleyes:

Then pretending not to be able to pronounce the name 'Yuri'. :rolleyes:

[Deleted User] · 24/02/10 - 21:17

Play all the Snow Patrol you like, BBC. It's not going to buy any sympathy from me

FortyTwo25 · 24/02/10 - 21:19

A tonne good job

Hypnodisc · 24/02/10 - 21:20

To be quite fair, I wouldn't do the asparagus picking - I'm way too unfit, it'd kill me

Hey there!

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