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Off Topic / Re: National Servce
« Last post by danumdon on May 26, 2024, 08:59:17 pm »
Quote from: River Don on May 26, 2024, 08:43:08 pm
DD those figures back up my point. Only 1.2% of the population are unemployed. A historically low level.

Of that group, most are only out of work for twelve months or less.

That historically low figure does not include the 1.7m of the economically inactive who want a job.

Did you click on the "Reasons people are not in work graphic and click the "wants a job tab"

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Off Topic / Re: National Servce
« Last post by danumdon on May 26, 2024, 08:48:24 pm »
Quote from: Iberian Red on May 26, 2024, 08:39:57 pm
Quote from: danumdon on May 26, 2024, 10:46:56 am
What do people think about fit and able, long term unemployed?

Would an initiative of a similar nature have an effect in reducing this cohort?

Individuals in education, training, apprenticeships and work are already catered for.

That's a very well thought idea DD.


Rather then go for 18 year olds,let's recruit Frank Gallagher and Nab Nesbitt.

Not sure who Nab Nesbitt is, but its good to see your comprehension skills are still right up there.

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Off Topic / Re: National Servce
« Last post by River Don on May 26, 2024, 08:43:08 pm »
DD those figures back up my point. Only 1.2% of the population are unemployed. A historically low level.

Of that group, most are only out of work for twelve months or less.
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Off Topic / Re: National Servce
« Last post by Iberian Red on May 26, 2024, 08:39:57 pm »
Quote from: danumdon on May 26, 2024, 10:46:56 am
What do people think about fit and able, long term unemployed?

Would an initiative of a similar nature have an effect in reducing this cohort?

Individuals in education, training, apprenticeships and work are already catered for.

That's a very well thought idea DD.


Rather then go for 18 year olds,let's recruit Frank Gallagher and Nab Nesbitt.
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Off Topic / Re: National Servce
« Last post by danumdon on May 26, 2024, 08:35:58 pm »
Quote from: River Don on May 26, 2024, 08:25:25 pm
Quote from: danumdon on May 26, 2024, 10:46:56 am
What do people think about fit and able, long term unemployed?

Would an initiative of a similar nature have an effect in reducing this cohort?

Fit and able long-term unemployed is a tiny proportion of the population now.

Very few are unemployed for longer than twelve months these days. They represent the natural turnover in the workforce.

Of the very few left who are long-term unemployed, it's a fair bet a good proportion are over 55 and facing discrimination in the work place.

Beyond that, there are probably a very few with undiagnosed mental health problems.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52660591

https://www.health.org.uk/evidence-hub/work/employment-and-underemployment/trends-in-unemployment-and-long-term-unemployment
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Viking Chat / Re: L2 Title Odds
« Last post by GazLaz on May 26, 2024, 08:31:50 pm »
Quote from: foxbat on May 26, 2024, 05:18:36 pm
play off finalists the rank outsiders at 20 : 1 ,
seems harsh.

They’re not rank outsiders are they. That’s only half of the teams. 
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Off Topic / Re: National Servce
« Last post by River Don on May 26, 2024, 08:25:25 pm »
Quote from: danumdon on May 26, 2024, 10:46:56 am
What do people think about fit and able, long term unemployed?

Would an initiative of a similar nature have an effect in reducing this cohort?

Fit and able long-term unemployed is a tiny proportion of the population now.

Very few are unemployed for longer than twelve months these days. They represent the natural turnover in the workforce.

Of the very few left who are long-term unemployed, it's a fair bet a good proportion are over 55 and facing discrimination in the work place.

Beyond that, there are probably a very few with undiagnosed mental health problems.
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Off Topic / Re: General Election
« Last post by drfchound on May 26, 2024, 08:23:24 pm »
Quote from: tommy toes on May 26, 2024, 04:43:02 pm
Quote from: drfchound on May 26, 2024, 02:22:30 pm
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on May 26, 2024, 11:16:15 am
I'm picturing the discussions at Sunak's emergency reboot meeting yesterday.

Sunak: We're f**ked. I've f**ked it up.

Bright Young Adviser: Well, you HAVE been pretty shite, but there's 6 weeks left. Let's think.

Sunak: Who votes for us?

BYA: Racist pensioners and the rich.

Sunak: Well we're giving the rich tax cuts. What do the racist pensioners want?

BYA: Well they want someone to f**k over foreigners and other people's kids. We have to show we can do that, or they'll f**k off and vote for Farage.

Sunak: Well we gave them Brexit and Rwanda (yeah, ok, I know we didn't, but we chucked them the red meat). So that's the foreigners dealt with.

BYA: So. Other people's kids?

Sunak: Ok. How do we show how much we hate them?

BYA: Well. We f**ked their economic futures through Austerity. They can't afford houses. They haven't got pensions. Then we did Brexit to satisfy the old folk. That stops the young ones having the connections with Europe that they want. We took away a year of young folks' lives during COVID to save old people. And never once thanked them. And of course we've got that cracking policy of telling foreign students we don't want them subsidising our young people's university education. So that f**ks both groups.

Sunak: So what have we got left?

BYA: Ummm...

Sunak: Oh f**k it. Let's put them in uniforms and have them clean up dog shite.

And we have a clear leader in the 2024 ludicrous post of the year competition.
That’s good coming from you.

It was only a matter of time………….
You ran him a close second Tommy.
I knew you wouldn’t let me down.
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Viking Chat / Re: Keeper situation
« Last post by Ryaldinhio on May 26, 2024, 08:21:47 pm »
Been linked with Joe Whitworth of Crystal Palace, highly rated youngster coming through.....don't know how much truth is in it.
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Viking Chat / Re: James Hayter
« Last post by DonnyBazR0ver on May 26, 2024, 08:16:45 pm »
Quote from: drfchound on May 25, 2024, 04:00:29 pm
Quote from: i_ateallthepies on May 25, 2024, 03:52:32 pm
Quote from: DonnyBazR0ver on May 25, 2024, 01:28:38 pm
Quote from: ncRover on May 25, 2024, 11:18:09 am
Quote from: DonnyBazR0ver on May 25, 2024, 10:24:17 am
Hayter was a great header of a ball. One of the best I've seen.

We were talking about big players who were rubbish in the air the other week! Hayter was the opposite.

Remember this one from the edge of the box? Ridiculous header.

https://youtu.be/T4HKe0ILlwQ?si=s47PW7ilOiNBoXic

Great timing and accuracy. The only other player I can think of who rose in the air with the greatest of ease  and of similar stature was Donny's own David Speedie.

DBR, perhaps you wasn't lucky or old enough to have seen the great Laurie Sheffield leaping like a salmon.  Those tree-trunk thighs of his could propel him upwards like nobody I've ever seen.

Yes, Laurie was very good, as was Big Brendan.
In more recent times, Andy Carroll didn’t lose many arial battles and not many could get up as high as Ronaldo.

I was too young to remember Laurie and only have very vague recollections of Alec.

Probably fair to say Brendan (who I do remember well) and Carol were expected to win their share of headers and score a higher proportion of headed goals.  I think Hayter was one who exceeded expectations in that department.

Unfortunately, it's probably a skill that's on the decline in football.
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