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“No British person wants a seasonal job working in the fields. They want permanent jobs or jobs that are not quite as taxing physically."
It's details like this that suggest some sort of silver lining. If the picking of our own veg is beneath us then we deserve, as a nation, all we're going to get.
The_Kindness_of_Trees-
I am not sure...
An unsteady income is unsuitable for many, it only works if you have a very low rent / no kids / or a high income partner who can do school runs.
The benefits system is also too inflexible to deal with short term jobs.
I've done all sorts of low wages temp jobs when I was 16-18 during school holidays...no use now, no contract, no security.
JWestland
Brexit could herald end to British fruit and veg sales, producers warn
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/03/brexit-could-herald-end-to-british-fruit-and-veg-sales-producers-warn?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other