As both you and I are economic migrants ( for personal betterment) and the fact much indeed most of the wage containment over the last decade has been with approval of the government ( English Nationalist , sometimes Conservative) including promotion of zero hours or the worse a guaranteed base hour ( could be modern slavery; these effectively block the opportunities for multiple contracts ),I think we should reappraise your comments.
Lets be fair, driven by EU policies as much as by UK govts - and not just Tories
Final point of relevance within the UK that impacts domestic labour, mobility is without doubt the most important - accommodation to earning ratios- Suffice to say it’s broken indeed solidly seized preventing many moving even if willing and no party had been able or willing to address this right back to Thatcher.
Yes - huge obstacle in the UK economy.
Now - back to Manchester (if I could afford it!
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