On Any Questions (5th December) Eric Pickles declared that the only way out of poverty and austerity is to give people jobs. You can’t just give people jobs. Jobs are created through increased demand – just ask Aldi and Lidl. Likewise jobs are lost through a drop in demand.
When and if, demand increases for a product or service, job vacancies occur. Then, and only then, will employers start to take people on. Good employers will, naturally, choose the right person to fill each vacancy, regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation. etc.
Common sense really.
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