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    You are the problem. Yes YOU!

    Oi CUKKER. Stop yer whinging about immigrants, benefits claimants, chavs etc.
    Your bloody laziness is the problem with this country.

    http://www.economicsuk.com/blog/000148.html

    "On the latest figures, according to the ESRC research, US output per worker is 39% higher than here, with France and Germany 22% and 19% ahead respectively. No progress there"

    HTH
    Hard Brexit now!
    #prayfornodeal

    #2
    How many pints today?
    "Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon Musk

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      #3
      Originally posted by sasguru View Post
      Oi CUKKER. Stop yer whinging about immigrants, benefits claimants, chavs etc.
      Your bloody laziness is the problem with this country.

      http://www.economicsuk.com/blog/000148.html

      "On the latest figures, according to the ESRC research, US output per worker is 39% higher than here, with France and Germany 22% and 19% ahead respectively. No progress there"

      HTH

      I'd rather sign-on than read one of your posts.

      HTH

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        #4
        Originally posted by sasguru View Post
        Oi CUKKER. Stop yer whinging about immigrants, benefits claimants, chavs etc.
        Your bloody laziness is the problem with this country.

        http://www.economicsuk.com/blog/000148.html

        "On the latest figures, according to the ESRC research, US output per worker is 39% higher than here, with France and Germany 22% and 19% ahead respectively. No progress there"

        HTH
        I thought I read somewhere that half the productivity gains of last 10 years came from IT which employs 1% of population?

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          #5
          Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
          I thought I read somewhere that half the productivity gains of last 10 years came from IT which employs 1% of population?
          Here we go...

          http://www.itcontractor.com/Articles...83&photopage=0

          Big Boost

          According to a new report by e-skills, Techology could boost the UK economy by £35 billion over the next decade.

          Indeed e-skills say that fully exploiting technology is the single most important step the UK can take to improve productivity across the economy.

          It's Down To Us

          Karen Price, CEO of e-skills UK said:

          "The research evidence is unequivocal: in today's increasingly fast moving global business environment, IT & Telecoms provides the engine of future growth and the key to increasing productivity and competitiveness.

          “Half of Europe's productivity gains in recent years can be attributed to investments in IT.

          “IT & Telecoms already contributes £51.9 billion to the UK economy every year - 5% of the total UK economy – and provides jobs for one in twenty of the UK’s workforce”.

          Astonishing

          That's quite astonishing.

          We make up just 1-in-20 of the UK's population and yet half of the productivity gains in the UK economy (presuming it is at the same rate as the rest of Europe) is down to us.

          We quoted a report recently that said that IT had the best Return On Investment of anything that companies spent money on. Indeed every dollar invested yielded a return of $4.

          It's said that IT Contractors earn a lot of money.

          Perhaps we aren't asking for enough!

          Training Needed

          Said Karen Price:-

          "Technology enables UK businesses to secure new markets, improve productivity and performance and attract high value-added business and investment to the UK.

          “To safeguard the long term success of the UK we must maintain the strength of our thriving IT & Telecoms sector and world leading IT-enabled sectors such as financial services and biotechnology. We cannot achieve this without widespread investment in skills."

          More Needed

          It seems that there are already 1.5 million people working in IT and Telecoms.

          According to e-skills the UK will need another 140,000 new IT and telecoms professionals a year.

          If that keeps on, our numbers will have doubled in less than 11 years.

          They reckon that about half of those will be retraining from other professions and one-in-five will be directly from education.

          It doesn't say where the other 30% will come from.

          Very Good News

          All in all, that seems pretty good news for those who work in IT.

          You all know the Economic Laws of Supply and Demand.

          If there is an increase in Demand, and no (or a lesser) increase in Supply then only one thing can happen – the price of that product or service will have to rise.

          So, not only will there be lots more jobs in the foreseeable future but it will be at better rates too.

          After the long winter for IT Contractors of 2001/3 the sun is really shining on us now.

          We really are in the right profession!

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            #6
            Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
            .. “IT & Telecoms already contributes £51.9 billion to the UK economy every year - 5% of the total UK economy – and provides jobs for one in twenty of the UK’s workforce”.

            Astonishing

            That's quite astonishing. ..
            I can't see why 5% of the UK workforce contributing 5% of the total UK economy is astonishing.

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              #7
              Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
              You all know the Economic Laws of Supply and Demand.

              If there is an increase in Demand, and no (or a lesser) increase in Supply then only one thing can happen – the price of that product or service will have to rise.
              Or is propaganda by companies or governments who want to outsource or insource and ultimately spells doom for those in professions marked as having these shortages.

              How is productivity measured? Is our growing public sector to blame?

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                #8
                Originally posted by sasguru View Post
                Oi CUKKER. Stop yer whinging about immigrants, benefits claimants, chavs etc.
                Your bloody laziness is the problem with this country.

                http://www.economicsuk.com/blog/000148.html

                "On the latest figures, according to the ESRC research, US output per worker is 39% higher than here, with France and Germany 22% and 19% ahead respectively. No progress there"

                HTH
                It doesn't surprise me they (US) get more done, most of the ones I have met have no life outside of their job, they are their job and little else.
                Britain is still a land of men sucking air through their teeth before giving you the bad news, people standing around doing nothing and blaming others, posting on t'internet or general clock watching. This is what has made this country great!
                The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.

                But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                  Here we go...

                  "The research evidence is unequivocal: in today's increasingly fast moving global business environment"
                  you know as soon as you read 'in today's xxx environment' you're in for a barrowload of BS.

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                    #10
                    I always wanted to work in an xxx environment, sadly it's not quite long enough
                    The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.

                    But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”

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