Thanks for confirming you know nothing about BL. ;-)
'Labour' doesn't need protection. It does, however, require decent management. Like all the car firms currently in production in the UK seem to manage well enough. Using the same sort of workforce as BL did.
How is this a stop-gap, since it's not enough to live on? What if they get evicted from their home and become homeless because they can't afford their rent, for example? It would become even more difficult for them to get a job, without somewhere to live.
FWIW when I was a student there were "Launderettes"[1] in the halls of residence. But this is not much use for non-students or people who do not live in University towns/cities.
I don't mean central heating. OK. I did exaggerate. The place which I am referring to had a small electric fire in the lounge (which was ineffective) and *no* other heating. It looked like it used to have fireplaces in some of the rooms but they were all blocked up. It was bloody cold in the winter. I think the other residents suffered more than me.
OK. I will explain it to you. They need a phone so that they can search for jobs. It's no good if a potential employer cannot contact you by phone. You need a washing machine since all the laundrettes have closed down. You need a fridge to stop your food going off and giving you food poisoning. You need a motor vehicle since public transport is virtually non-existent [1].
Maybe things have changed but you never used to get benefits whilst in education/training. I doubt this has changed for the better recently. And there are usually tuition fees to consider, and you may not be eligable for a loan.
Occasionally. When I do I am shocked by how little some jobs pay.
If only they were capable and able to do this. For example I have experience people who had reasonable qualifications but yet were utterly useless at the jobs they got.
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