Ae Brits work-shy? Feat. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown & Peter Bleksley | Storm Huntley

[@pdempseyful]

I’m just tuning in so I can hear millionaires tell me how work shy I am for working 10 hours a day for minimum wage and not being over the moon about it :)

[@Henryagincourt]

You have got to start somewhere,don't be lazy

[@pdempseyful]

@ What part of working 10 hours a day for minimum wage is lazy? Give your head a wobble!

[@SFRZRD]

Believe it or not, people aren’t jumping at the chance to jump out of their bed in a probably depressing grotty room, in a depressing grotty house which they probably spend a depressing grotty amount of money on - to then drag themselves down their depressing grotty street onto the depressing, grotty bus and into their depressing grotty workplace. The chattering classes just don’t get it. Peoples souls are dying, people aren’t robots.

[@PastaSauce.]

Maybe we just don’t want to work our arses off for a company that doesn’t give a crap about us. No employers now value their staff and they will get rid of you in a instant if it means their shareholders get more cash. I work part time 10am - 3pm Monday to Friday for myself. I don’t earn a lot of money but just enough to get by. I go on 3 holidays a year as I want to enjoy my life not sat in front of a computer for 10 hours a day for some millionaire at the top.

[@vikingfrog7204]

Why is Peter on? Work is good for the pocket? Is he off his head. Most people who work minimum wage don't get paid anywhere near enough. Feel sorry for them

[@sarries1]

@@vikingfrog7204 Peter talks about his own experience and was lucky enough to live in a period where you could actually live a quality life, buy a house etc.Imo he is ignorant.

[@kinggeoffrey3801]

​@@sarries1typical boomer.

[@KayHutchinson-x1i]

It’s a great life who isn’t slogging their guts out for £12 a hour . If the government hadn’t allowed the EU to move all the industries over to Europe under the pretence that it was our interest. Help the companies to start up again pay these people a liveable wage and make it work for the workers . Stop using cheap labour that arrives by boat . And stop paying so much in benefits . I read a post that a women that claims she is unable to work due to her mental health complaining she only gets £1890 every 4 weeks to live on saying she doesn’t have to pay her rent but the system wants me to pay a per of my council tax . It made me aware of how rubbish I am trying to live on £860 every 4 weeks as an OAP who worked and payed into the country for 51 yrs look at that

[@petermizon4344]

IM 73 AND I WOULD NOT WORK FOR THESE RICH PEOPLE, WHAT IS THE POINT IF AT SOME POINT YOU CANT SAVE UP AND BUY A HOUSE OR CAR ETC UK HAS 177 BILLIONAIRES THATS WERE ALL THE MONEY HAS GONE,YOU NEEF TO CUT THEM DOWN TO SIZE OR TELL THEM IF YOU ALL DONT PAY A GOOD CHUNK OF TAX YOUR OUT OF THE COUNTRY, THERE ARE PLENTY YOUNG BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS TEADY TO TAKE THEIR PLACE WHO WOULD READILY PAY THE TAX THEY SHOULD BE PAYING, CAPITALIST GREED

[@shaunod6745]

The reason is that there is no industrial industry like there was in the past, and AI is now going to replace many roles, which means fewer jobs. Most goods are imported. Call centres are increasingly outsourced abroad. Our town centres are largely empty of stores. The system has done this to the people, not the other way around. Companies are making cutbacks because of bad government policies, and the economy isn't good.

[@bowjana8128]

There is no incentive to work any more so don't blame anyone for not

[@patarciepaul]

You get to pay for someone else's mortgage. Surely that's a good incentive.

[@Springsummer1982]

​@patarciepaul yes parasite landlords.

[@trevorclarey3336]

A lot of children in this country are born to lose " literally " & as for her saying she is still working at her age , she's not exactly digging holes in the road .

[@ricardosmythe2548]

Productivity comes down to what a nation produces. We produce little because over regulation has made the UK unattractive for manufacturers

[@dylanblack8487]

Bleksley who i usually agree with is being patronising here saying there are 900000 vacancies for people to pick from. That may be true across the country but if they are not in your area and you cannot afford to move, what are you supposed to do.

[@sarries1]

Perhaps if people could actually afford to buy a house, live a life etc then they would be encouraged to work harder.Peyer was lucky enough to live in an era where you could do those things, yet is ignorantto the fact that many youngsters now can only dream of having what he took for granted.

[@sarries1]

*Peter

[@captaincaveman1234]

Working full time single person with rent you still required universal credit top up to pay rent unless you have two people working full time what a system we have rent is so expensive.

[@stevenbob544]

I can't wait to retire fed up of earning. Crack money for a boss that Doesn't care. Bossy's doing nothing getting all the profits of us working.

[@LukeTG1TTV]

No you don't need to work 60-70 hours a week to feel a sense of self worth. You're not obligated to run yourself down to the ground. I work 37 hours a week for £1900 a month take home. I'm in Newcastle and more than comfortable. 🎉

[@HEXiT_]

pay a wage people will accept to do the job.. dont moan when all you do is pay the minimum you can get away with then brand your workforce workshy.. no YOUR PAY SHY!.

[@historex54tamiya]

The more you earn the more you are fleeced!

[@EloiseB2025]

No I don't believe most of us are.

[@danpepper2525]

Hmmmm Mike and Storm I wonder why less and lees younger folks want to do physical work? Could it be the pension age going up. I wouldn't do those roles because i know my body would he screwed (knees, back etc) before i hit pension age and wouldn't get to enjoy my twilight years.

[@neilmutch2994]

I am sick of talking heads, doing well out of a corrupt system, telling everyone who are not earning enough to have a life, to work harder, piss off.

[@davidflood8881]

I get where he is coming from but not everyone is lucky enough to do something they love and make money at it. On top of this not everyone can be in a well paid job. Unless you are running a company its not unreasonable for people to want a holiday and some days off.

[@JK_JK_JK_JK]

Should the title start with the word Are instead of Ae ?!?! 🤔🧐🙄

[@iainhughes2998]

The working classes built this country and you insult us by acussing us of being work shy I would love to see you live and work under the conditions we have had to you wouldn't last a week

[@David-j9h9g]

his company has had so many unfair treatment cases against it....

[@0flan]

Cant watch programme as I'm at work?

[@olixz]

How many jobs are out there for people to love? Sitting at a desk for 37 hours isn't exactly brilliant. When I was in the army that was a lifestyle.

[@GraemeBriggs-z2w]

Work hard, play hard is a work life balance. Can't play hard if you working all the time.

[@KevinSmith-ki7yl]

Pay them a wage they can live on not just exist , our wage is much lower than US and most of Europe because of stagnant wages under the Tory’s.

[@historex54tamiya]

Let’s be honest, he is really talking about those in their late teens to mid 20s!

[@24Roxyx]

Is someone having a baby?@6:46?

[@briankerrison8504]

😂😂😂 old bs 🙄🙄🙄🥴🥴🥴😎

[@vinupillai5511]

What the hell is anyone working for?

[@roofscoop66]

British work is shy??? but the sixth richest country !!! Bull,

[@captaincaveman1234]

Rofi I work part time 20hrs required more work like a 2nd job ask for training courses to improve my skills job centre said we have no courses just DIY yourself ask for travel fares to courses work coach response is. I don't know I don't have time I need to serve other customers. Lol that the help you get given the staff susposed to help us CBA doing their jobs no wonder why people give up.

[@HEXiT_]

not sure whats up here but being censored... and not even being rude.

[@0flan]

I dont know anyone who is the dole. Every body I know work?

[@willyhill7509]

The UK has the 10th highest employment rate at 75.5%, the OECD average is 68.5%. Lets not let facts get in the way of a good story shall we. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_employment_rate