Gordon Brown yesterday promised his union backers for the leadership of the Labour Party that as Prime Minister he will ensure British people get first refusal on jobs in Britain. His remarks were seen as a clear shift from Tony Blair's defence of cheap foreign workers as a means of boosting the British economy. Mr Blair has been accused by trade union leaders of trying to undercut British workers by opening the door to migrant workers from Eastern Europe. But speaking yesterday at a conference of the general workers union, the GMB, Mr Brown said: "I want to ensure that by working with employers in all sectors we can make sure that people have the skills and are given the help so that the jobs, when they come available, can go to those people in Britain who are registered and looking for jobs at the moment." In a further reassurance to the unions, he said he wanted to ensure that 200,000 jobs in construction, the hospitality industry and the financial services for the London Olympics also went to British workers. It follows growing concern that many of the jobs on the 2012 Olympics would go to lower paid migrant workers from Poland and other new entrants to the European Union from the former Warsaw Pact countries.
Gordon Brown yesterday promised his union backers for the leadership of the Labour Party that as Prime Minister he will ensure British people get first refusal on jobs in Britain.
His remarks were seen as a clear shift from Tony Blair's defence of cheap foreign workers as a means of boosting the British economy. Mr Blair has been accused by trade union leaders of trying to undercut British workers by opening the door to migrant workers from Eastern Europe.
But speaking yesterday at a conference of the general workers union, the GMB, Mr Brown said: "I want to ensure that by working with employers in all sectors we can make sure that people have the skills and are given the help so that the jobs, when they come available, can go to those people in Britain who are registered and looking for jobs at the moment."
In a further reassurance to the unions, he said he wanted to ensure that 200,000 jobs in construction, the hospitality industry and the financial services for the London Olympics also went to British workers. It follows growing concern that many of the jobs on the 2012 Olympics would go to lower paid migrant workers from Poland and other new entrants to the European Union from the former Warsaw Pact countries.
Money dopesn't talk, it demands. And money demands cheap labour. Gordon's job is to provide it, not to talk about pansy arsed rubbish like cost of living etc. keep to the Fen Causeway
Add to that Cameron's ideas about leaving the Council of Europe. Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?
