Fears jobs cannot keep up with population growth

“Just as some people will need jobs, so some will create jobs. As long as the number of jobs created roughly matches the number willing and able to work, there's no problem. Steve Jordan should stop fretting so much.”

“Competition is across the globe - and unless we opt out of international trade (which by the way supports our imports as UK is 73% dependent) altogether - just have to become lean and thin. The world outside does not owe us anything and building a wall will not solve the dependency problem.”

“Finally leading figures seem to be voicing concern over the impact of mass uncontrolled, free for all immigration. Its taken them 12 years to realise that flooding a small island with an extra five million people is going to put untold, irrepairable strain on all aspects of modern day life. Availability of jobs, school places, council housing, water supply levels and crippled NHS budgets.
As a by-product of too many people chasing too few jobs you will also see a downslide in wages and working conditions plus an increase in temporary contracts replacing full-time permanent positions. Britain, thus, will continue its slide down both the economic league table and the basic living standards table.
Labour began this in 2000 and Europe endorsed it with its hated Human Rights Act and its Freedom of Movement legislation.
Labour has since admitted it was wrong on its immigration policy but the damage it has caused will last forever.”

“The figure of only 5,000 new jobs created in the last 20 years is highly suspect, especially since the population increased by nearly 44,000 to 319,300 in the same period. That works out at less than one job per year per 1,250 head of population. If this ratio was extrapolated across the UK then in the whole country only 50,000 new jobs would be created each year yet the true figure is nearer ten times this number. Something just doesn't add up.”

“There needs to be proper full time , liveable waged jobs created , not the 8 or 16 hour ones . We're fast becoming a nation of part time workers. SpudO is right , not all those out of work are scroungers .”

“The words "job creation" are not in George Osbournes dictionary.”

“Brilliant! Let's plan for recession! We're not going to be in it for 20 years.”

“They should be reducing the retirement age not increasing it as they have done. Whilst thinking about the unemployment figures above I hope readers who have been knocking those on benefits as scroungers will realise it could them or their family out of work soon and on benefits!”

“Apparently on TV last night ,Infrastructure in the UK is at an abundance,then why can't those MP's from Gloucestershire start pushing for some infrastructure work to our counties instead of London.
I have just moved from outer London/Surrey and no more space is available in London anymore. I have to commute daily to work across the river Severn,another Bridge would be fantastic instead of me going all the way down to Chepstow from the Forest Of Dean to Oldbury, Bristol.
Give more jobs to those in the Gloucestershire area and get Construction moving so the economy can move....EASY!!!!”

“No Brainer! The world out there is harsh and does not owe anyone anything.”