"//the economy thrives on cheap labour, that's why Primark is doing better than M&S. Keep immigrants out and the sturdy British workperson will have more leverage to drive wages up.//
It depends on what kind of economy you want. If you want a ow-skilled, low paid workforce then I would agree. The thing is, though, many jobs in the UK are not low skilled. There are plenty of people in the UK who won't work for various reasons and whether wages are driven up or down is of no concern to them. Primark do better than M&S because they sell what people want. M&S in the main don't. "
The cheap labour is the labour that produces the cheap goods Primark sells, Primark manufactures nothing in the UK, Primark clothes are made in countries including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and China. Primark do well because its prices are low. Most of your answer to jno is a rambling non-sequitur.
NJ > "Well it's not such a simple endeavour, as this thread amply demonstrates."
This thread demonstrates nothing of the sort. Almost ZERO solutions are proffered previously in this thread.
I gave a simple solution but it seems too unpalatable for you even to acknowledge, which I will reiterate
\\"the integrity of your countries borders" means checking everything that enters AND leaves your borders NJ, a simple endeavour but anathema to capitalist consumerism. //
NJ > "I seem to get the impression that you both believe that allowing unfettered illegal immigration is a deliberate government strategy aimed at providing huge amounts of low paid unskilled labour... "
Well you get *totally* the wrong impression of what I believe, jno can speak for themself.
The solution is SIMPLE, but the resulting ramifications costly.