Well yeah, and that is unfortunate... There are a lot of people who want to work, but can't because of the lack of opportunities
My comment was aimed at the "minority" (there seems to be a hell of a lot of them) who just don't want to work and don't care in general
It would be interesting to know if there is actually any way to improve the fortunes of the North East, or if we're damned to be a poor industrial area, with no industry, for all time