English commuters could claim new jobs

“Jiffy you still haven't said how you would address these problems. He must be watching the soaps i guess, never mind. I wonder what his plans would have been!”

“TaipeiSteve you have a good point”

“Would an article have been written on the subject of commuters if those making the daily drive to Cardiff were from Carmarthenshire or Powys? Likewise, I'm sure that many people commute from Newport and Monmouth to Bristol to work. What is the difference?

In a global age, where people fly around the planet to conduct business deals and to attend meetings, I find the entire slant of this article to be extremely parochial and insular.”

“Stork don't be silly Germany has a far better benefit system than here in the UK. Take me for instance because i have got a bit of money set aside then i wouldn't get a penny in benefits. And i'm sure it will come as an enormous shock to you but incomers have been shown to pay more tax than those who were born in the UK. Something to do with the 7 million economically inactive that we have living here.

And as far as coming out of the EU that would be a disaster, the city of London would be ruined. Or perhaps you would like to see that happen, I know quite a lot of SNP and Plaid supporters would love that to happen. Are you a closet nat by any chance. Mind you it does make me laugh when people say we should leave the EU and renegotiate. It's a bit like storming out of the golf club and then going back the next day saying you want to play as a visitor!”

“Neathboy234

Yes, we may very well have 70 million people in the UK fairly soon, primarily through unchecked immigration. Some of those immigrants may have skills we in the UK are short of, but many, many more, will be economic migrants attracted by our benefits system and be a drain on the public purse for ever. Many other immigrants work in the Black Economy, work at below the Minimum Wage, pay no taxes, save employers' money, are unknown to the authorities, but then want somewhere to live, and the NHS to look after them should they become ill.
We may have more people in work, but our population has increased higher and quicker, than the number of new jobs being created. Therefore, this means that those who are unemployed have less chance of getting a job, because there are that more people looking for a job.
With regard to building more houses, schools, roads and hospitals. Who is going to do that ?
Land prices are too high for the building of reasonably priced new houses, due to the shortage of building land, caused by the "drip feed" planning system. Banks have had their fingers burnt by offering " as much as you want loans", so deposits will remain high and loan to value terms will likely stay at no more than "three times your salary".
New schools, roads and hospitals may no doubt be required, but this government nor perhaps the next government of perhaps another colour, has the money to pay for them, unless they go down the PFI route, and we all know how that turned out. Of course, we could come out of the EU, and spend the money saved on ourselves, that's one answer.
The chances are that this economy will bump along the bottom for years to come. Coming out, or seriously re-negotiating our membership terms of the EU, could boost the UK economy. Otherwise, the UK economy will be flat for years.”

“I've just been looking at the figures. At the moment the world economy is growing by 3% a year. Stand at over $80 trillion at the moment this growth will add a further $16 trillion by 2020. In other words the size of the USA today. How much Wales will attract will depend a great deal on our governments here in Cardiff and London. Only today Lord Heseltine a Swansea boy no less is calling for more government investment to be devolved around the UK. I also believe the regions know what's best for them, centralized government is just so 1970's”

“So Stork you don't see any new jobs coming, perhaps you could explain why in the middle of this down turn we have record numbers of those in employment. at the moment the figure stands at just under 30 million in work. As the report says unemployment will be slow to fall, but those in jobs will continues to rise as our population goes up and up. It's predicted that we will have over 70 million living here in the UK very soon. We need to build houses, schools, roads, and hospitals for these people. Just simply burying our heads in the sand and hoping for the best simply will not do. Cardiff is planning to increase it's size by 25% over the next 15 years. who knows for those young enough i'm sure they will live to see 1 million people living in our capital city”

“At the present time, I don't think we need to worry about commuters. It's where these new "attractive" jobs are coming from is the problem.
I can see Wales being flooded with commuters (workies) should a Severn Barrage be built from Lavernock, but other than that, no.
As far as I aware, there are no new big construction jobs on the horizon, mopping up thousands or even hundreds of new jobs. Manufacturing industry in Wales seems to continue to decline. The "wonder industry"- call centres, seem to open and close at regular intervals. Students are coming out of universities with huge debts, and unless they have degrees in Medicine, Law or Veterinary Science. Their chances of a good well paid job with prospects are limited. Many are unemployed, or working in poorly paid retail jobs with very little chance of progression.
I read an article in a recent newspaper, whereby some Charity invented good CV's and applied for almost a thousand jobs. Some 68% of employers did not even acknowledge receipt of the applications.
I don't know much about the UK Commission on Employment and Skills, but I think they've slipped up here.”

“Jiffy and whats your answer to the report my friend. Do nothing and hope for the best!!!!. Is that your answer. lol lol. Nothing like a bit of wishful thinking and hoping the problems will just go away isn't it. Fact is we need to attract more people to move to Wales, be they English or from E Europe or indeed the rest of the world. We're in a global economy now, and we need to attract the best(and some times the not so skilled to pick our fruit and so on, yes because many here in the UK seem to be stuck to their sofa)”

“More twaddle from the Neath village idiot.”