My first Brexit thread

[JackG]

Perhaps the departing agricultural workers could explain to Smalltown the concept of 'stop digging!'.

 

[Lefty]

I don't feel worse off , I can still go on holiday , cannot comment in a cleaner as I don't have one, it's still raining , BBC is still operating , maybe the virus is due to Brexit ?

Alexa, what is 'outside lag'?

 

[SmallTown]

Perhaps the departing agricultural workers could explain to Smalltown the concept of 'stop digging!'.

You don’t think we’ll be worse off after brexit? Interesting

 

[HundredRoom]

No - exploitation wil not be what it used to be.

 

[SmallTown]

No - exploitation wil not be what it used to be.

It’s one of those irregular verbs isn’t I? You “pay a fair living wage” they “exploite”

interesting.

 

[Borobuddah]

I doubt it is the amount I pay. They are damn good. It's also the costs incurred having to recruit new staff as lots of the current workforce are going home.

The cleaning firm has your pants down pal, all forms have to interview and appoint new staff. You have been mugged

 

[The_River]

You have to be an idiot to keep using the farmer argument as if it makes it look like you are in the right. Farming is the perfect example of why unskilled immigration is a bad thing. The only way we can get fruit picked at minimum wage is importing people which is basically admitting that only the most desperate would do that job, in those conditions for that wage. Really, wages should be rising in that sector to compensate for it being a horrible job to do. You are advocating mass exploitation in order to keep the middle class in subsidised fruit and veg.

As for brexiteers being the first to complain about rising fruit and veg prices; how can that be possible when remainers have been complaining about it for 5 years already.

This is a classic case of someone spouting off without looking at the bigger picture and just how wrong it actually makes them look.

Do you think that working class people don't eat fruit and veg then?

 

[davepoland]

There is some vile posting going on with this thread. Can someone please shut it down.

 

[SmallTown]

There is some vile posting going on with this thread. Can someone please shut it down.

Vile? I don’t think it’s that bad. I’m kind of used to people insulting me instead of addressing the question. In fairness more people have tried to have a conversation about it this time. Hopefully this is the new normal.

 

[davepoland]

Vile? I don’t think it’s that bad. I’m kind of used to people insulting me instead of addressing the question. In fairness more people have tried to have a conversation about it this time. Hopefully this is the new normal.

If some of these things were being said at work, people would be in front of the boss. Or in the pub they'd be asked to leave. Hiding their identities on this kind of forum doesn't give people the right to act like d*ck heads.

 

[SmallTown]

I guess so. I’m just used to it. This board is certainly better than others.

 

[dan_ashcroft]

Yes, it's certainly better than the main FMTTM. It would be good if we used this as an opportunity to lower the toxicity.