>>213510099I only ever used Deliveroo once, since it was 50% off on my order the first time I signed up for it. The driver got lost finding my house, and the bags he handed me were weirdly moist. Never again.
>>213510179>Then wouldn't it be better to blame the your govt rather than blame immigrants?Yes, it's the reason why the British population has become increasingly dissatisfied with sucessive governments over the past 30 years. The population in general has consistently voted for lower immigration, but this has never been delivered on.
People dislike immigrants for a number of different reasons, but most people blame the government for allowing this to happen (or continue to happen).
>immigrants don't just accept lower wages, they often take on work that requires long hours, physical stamina, or social challenges that many locals avoid. Without them, essential services like care homes, supermarkets, and delivery wouldn't function properly.There could potentially be a reduced service in these industries, but the numbers don't support anything close disaster, as you keep suggesting. For example, 19% of people who work in the retail sector (e.g. supermarkets) were born outside of the UK, but 16% of the current population of the UK was born outside of the country. Without immigration, we'd either have slightly fewer staff in supermarkets or the wages would be slightly higher.
>Maybe some companies exploit this situation,All big businesses exploit this situation, and it's one of the major reasons why UK wage growth in so many industries has been stagnant for 15+ years.
There is a reason why both the Labour and Conservative governments (supposedly, in theory, left wing and right wing) will not reduce immigration to more manageable levels, and it's because both parties are under immense pressure from corporate interests to keep wages low for low-skilled labour.