Your stereotyping and assumptions are funny.
Patriotism is for stupid people. The British workforce is in decline; in terms of will, effort, academics and skills.
Disagree. You make your own life, you make your own luck. I am all for work/life balance. If you want to work less, make yourself more valuable and the time you do work more productive. If job competition prevents you from doing this, move onto something else.
lol @ more stereotypes.
This happens often:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rs-British-workers-shun-supermarket-jobs.html
A Study of Migrant Workers and the National MinimumWage and Enforcement Issues that Arise
http://www.cream-migration.org/pages/LPC.pdf
Surely that is good for the country, no? We're getting a transfer of skills without having to pay more for it.
Effects on pay for The Great Brits negligible, too:
http://eprints.ucl.ac.uk/14331/1/14331.pdf