most other countries have strict rules when it comes to immigration, and working migrants, we don't, and the fact that we have so many illegals, then the immigrants who come on politicial/security grounds, who dissapear into the community before they can be assessed.
I was down Aberystwith over Christmas, and most of the staff in the catering business were Polish, now, at least they were working, but I wouldn't call that a 'skilled' job like nursing etc, so they are taking jobs from local youth/students etc.
We all know that foreign workers can bring skills to the workplace that we can't get in the UK, but they also manage to take a lot of menial jobs too.
As for the banks, I think the Government should of underpinned the mortgages and loans, and let a bank or two go through the hoop, that would of forced others to clean up their act. The credit system is shit in the UK, I don't have a credit card, I cancelled an account in 2002 with the Halifax, in 2008, they sent me a new card through the post, with a £1000 limit, and when I phoned them to inform them the account was closed 6 years ago, they just so, don't worry, just use it.....
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