UK unemployment rises to 2.68m

[scooterscot]

Oh dear.

Unemployment rate rises to 8.4%
Claimant count hits 1.6 million

UK unemployment rises to 2.68m | Business | guardian.co.uk

November's pensions strike by public sector unions wiped out 988,000 working days, according to official figures – the most time lost to industrial action in a single month since Margaret Thatcher was in power.

Euro up against the pound by nearly a whole cent this morning. Wonder why?!

[BrilloPad]

So the going for growth strategy has worked well then.

Time to slash red tape and corporation tax.

[The Spartan]

Thing is how many jobs are out there that certain people think they're above and won't take

[AtW]

Time to slash red tape and corporation tax.

I'd settle for more red tape but real cut in corp tax.

[TimberWolf]

High inflation and high unemployment go hand in hand?

[pangeakiller]

High inflation and high unemployment go hand in hand?

Search for philips curve. In the short term, politicians have to choose between unemployment and inflation.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Thing is how many jobs are out there that certain people think they're above and won't take

You mean like teachers applying for driving positions (look on BBC news site) and IT consultants becoming cleaners?

[The Spartan]

You mean like teachers applying for driving positions (look on BBC news site) and IT consultants becoming cleaners?

It's more a reference to the lazy bums that have never lifted a finger in there lives

[sasguru]

Euro up against the pound by nearly a whole cent this morning. Wonder why?!

Pound up by 5% against the Euro over 2011. Wonder why?

Who was it who said you're like the cretin who celebrates a corner when your team is losing 10 nil?

[shaunbhoy]

Euro up against the pound by nearly a whole cent this morning. Wonder why?!

You haven't booked a single flight home have you?