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**Hugh** · 17-08-2022, 20:59

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So what is your output that benefits the UK?

Tbf, fertiliser is very helpful to farmers…

jfman · 17-08-2022, 21:11

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Originally Posted by Mr K

So what is your output that benefits the UK?

Now now, something to make us laugh at times of difficulty is indeed value.

**Hugh** · 17-08-2022, 21:36

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Originally Posted by jfman

Now now, something to make us laugh at times of difficulty is indeed value.

ianch99 · 18-08-2022, 09:24

Interesting question posed to Truss at a husting:

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Audience member tells Liz Truss: “You have supported a Prime Minister that has continually lied to the Queen, parliament and the entire UK. Therefore does this not bring into question your own personal integrity and honesty?"

He/She has a point ...

**Hugh** · 18-08-2022, 09:42

He didn’t lie, he was just economical with the truth/employed alternative facts/generous with his mendacity/excellent in his equivocation/prefers porkies/deliberately dissembles…

GrimUpNorth · 18-08-2022, 09:45

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Interesting question posed to Truss at a husting:

He/She has a point ...

Boris didn't lie, it was the cake what did it.

Sephiroth · 18-08-2022, 09:50

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Originally Posted by ianch99

Interesting question posed to Truss at a husting:

He/She has a point ...

They has a point ....

Pierre · 18-08-2022, 09:56

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth

They has a point ....

They 'have' a point, if you're going down that road.

**Chris** · 18-08-2022, 09:58

They ‘had’ a point …

Sephiroth · 18-08-2022, 10:06

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They 'have' a point, if you're going down that road.

Ah - no. "They" is used as a singular pronoun.

Anyway, it was a good question posed to Truss. She was part of the collective and is making promises that will lead to further disaster.

**Hugh** · 18-08-2022, 11:08

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Originally Posted by Damien

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...droidApp_Other

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Liz Truss, now the Tory leadership frontrunner, launched an astonishing broadside against British workers, saying they needed “more graft” and suggesting they lacked the “skill and application” of foreign rivals, the Guardian can reveal.

In a leaked recording, the then No 2 at the Treasury also risked pitting Londoners against the rest of the country by attempting to explain the difference between the capital and other regions in the UK.

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In the leaked recording, Truss began: “I once wrote a book about this which got mischaracterised – British workers produce less per hour than … and that’s a combination of kind of skill and application.”

She went on: “If you look at productivity, it’s very, very different in London from the rest of the country. But basically … this has been a historical fact for decades. Essentially it’s partly a mindset and attitude thing, I think. It’s working culture, basically. If you go to China it’s quite different, I can assure you.”

The minister, who had close oversight of public spending, added: “There’s a fundamental issue of British working culture. Essentially, if we’re going to be a richer country and a more prosperous country, that needs to change. But I don’t think people are that keen to change that.

“There’s a slight thing in Britain about wanting the easy answers. That’s my reflection on the election and what’s gone before it, and the referendum – we say it’s all Europe that’s causing these huge problems … it’s all these migrants causing these problems. But actually what needs to happen is more … more graft. It’s not a popular message.”

She keeps London out of her accusation so, as a Londoner, what's wrong with the rest of you?

https://www.reuters.com/business/wea...ty-2021-11-15/

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Low business investment, weak management and too few commercial patents are the main factors behind Britain's weak productivity record that has been a puzzle for policymakers for years, according to new research published on Monday.

The study, by researchers at the London School of Economics and the Resolution Foundation think tank, said low business investment was the clearest difference between Britain and higher-productivity nations.

Business capital investment in Britain was 10% of gross domestic product in 2019, compared with 13% on average in the United States, Germany and France.

British business investment in research and development also lagged behind levels in other countries.

Interesting article from the Telegraph.

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https://www....ty-crisis-why/

TheDaddy · 18-08-2022, 12:00

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Originally Posted by Hugh

https://www.reuters.com/business/wea...ty-2021-11-15/

Interesting article from the Telegraph.

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https://www....ty-crisis-why/

Far easier to blame the little man though isn't it, far easier to erode their terms and conditions, get rid of some of them without replacing them so those remaining have to do their job on top of their own, far easier to compare our workers to China where suicide is often preferable than returning to work after lunch than look at those real reasons, still thank goodness those no marks like blunder woman are so hard working, Pritti Patel can command £1000 per hour, imagine how hard she works for that

OLD BOY · 18-08-2022, 13:43

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Far easier to blame the little man though isn't it, far easier to erode their terms and conditions, get rid of some of them without replacing them so those remaining have to do their job on top of their own, far easier to compare our workers to China where suicide is often preferable than returning to work after lunch than look at those real reasons, still thank goodness those no marks like blunder woman are so hard working, Pritti Patel can command £1000 per hour, imagine how hard she works for that

It’s basically because the big unions, who laughingly ‘represent’ working people, are preventing modernisation and increased productivity. And yes, management are too weak to take them on, as are governments of various hues. The whole country needs to smarten up and buckle down to achieve better wealth, and somehow we have to debt rid of the malaise that prevents us from acting.

We could achieve so much, but unfortunately we have too many wreckers trying to cause disruption and failure. They don’t want success, they constantly strive to achieve failure to achieve…well, you tell me. I think Communism is their aim, and those of us who want this country to succeed must not let them win.

You can call politicians names if you like, and that is so clever of you, but if it is that easy, why don’t you stand for election as an MP? The position of Home Secretary is one of the most important positions in government, and Labour got through a fair few in it’s last reign because they couldn’t handle it. Priti Patel works for her money, I can assure you.

BenMcr · 18-08-2022, 13:56

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It’s basically because the big unions, who laughingly ‘represent’ working people, are preventing modernisation and increased productivity.

I'd be interested in any specific examples you're referring to here.

**Paul** · 18-08-2022, 14:11

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Originally Posted by ianch99

He/She has a point ...

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They has a point ....

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They 'have' a point, if you're going down that road.

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They ‘had’ a point …

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Ah - no. "They" is used as a singular pronoun.

This is all getting pointless