Philip Hammond says there are 'no unemployed people'

Dutto said:

Ah, that wonderful piece of worker safety: The Toolbox Talk (TBT).

A system whereby, before any work takes place, the potential dangers of a particular job are explained, along with the systems put in place to reduce the hazards to As Low As Reasonably Practicable.

The Socialist Government of 1970 (with Barbara Castle as Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity) appointed Lord Robens to chair a "Committee on Health and Safety at Work".

The main findings made by the Committee were that, under UK Common Law, there were many forms of redress in the event of an accident but for them to be activated someone had to be injured or die. This seemed unfair so effectively the Committee decided to legislate the Common Law and introduced the Health and Safety at Work Act in 1974.

For anyone who believes that there is no need to have worker protection in this day and age, I give you just ONE statistic.

"There were 2,542 mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain in 2015."

Mesothelioma is a very aggressive lung cancer caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres. It can strike many, many years after inhalation and there is no known cure. We have known for years that asbestos is a dangerous commodity but people are still dying from the disease having worked with asbestos during their employment.

Until a few years ago, when faced with a claim for damages, Employers would use delaying tactics to ensure that the worker had died before the case came to court and thereby reduced their compensation payments.

Socialism doesn't work? Ha! Without an element of social justice in our society we allow ourselves to be abused for the profits of others; a situation that can never be justified.

References:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/
http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/mesothelioma/mesothelioma.pdf

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MyQul said:

How many pages is this thread going to roll on for :lol:

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simon12 said:

Until someone looses there job for offending gunge.

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Ajhutch said:

A terrible mistake but not anything to do with party lines. Have another go.

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Dutto said:

How about University Tuition Fees?



This little bit of legislation (passed during Mr. Blair's time in office) has resulted in the massive debts that University Graduates carry with them after graduation; and makes a mockery of the socialists "free education for all" that we fought so hard to get for our children and grandchildren.

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simon12 said:

Back to the robots taking all the jobs, first its not robots as such but automation like you already see on the tills in the supermarket and mc donalds.

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When people queue up to use a self service till when manned tills are empty and people leave uni in huge debt with degrees in sychronised swimming and cycling profecciency that qualify them for a job in McDonald's says it all.

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Chippy_Tea said:

What does it say as i think i am missing the point and can you really get as degree in Synchronised swimming and cycling proficiency?

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Thumper said:

The inheritance tax avoided by the new Duke of Westminster was worth more than the entire annual English budget for jobseekers allowance, and almost half of the total welfare budget.

I don't think the benefits claimants are our biggest issue.

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