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| Author: | LeonElport [ Tue May 23, 2006 7:42 am ] |
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Is anyone concerned about the amount of foreigners coming over here and applying for taxi licenses? I dont know what the situation would be for them as far as the crb check goes. I'm no racist, and its well known that the majority of them are great workers, and seem to be prepared to work for next to nothing. Could it be a bit worrying for the trade? 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Tue May 23, 2006 7:44 am ] |
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Its funny you should mention this... http://taxi-driver.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3720 Captain Cab |
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| Author: | LeonElport [ Tue May 23, 2006 7:52 am ] |
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http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:5yiw6moo2-YJ:www.gloucester.gov.uk/libraries/documents/democratic%2520services/minutes/m1412le.pdf+immigrants+taxi+drivers+crb+check+uk&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6 |
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| Author: | GBC [ Tue May 23, 2006 9:47 pm ] |
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The London Minicab trade is about 85% immigrant labour. Its basically because the wages are sheeite, and people over here won't work for a pittance, so the easy answer is to get more east Europeans and Africans in who will. I think it used to be called the slave trade or something like that? |
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| Author: | rambo [ Tue May 23, 2006 11:30 pm ] |
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GBC, spot on!!! |
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| Author: | TDO [ Wed May 24, 2006 2:56 am ] |
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greenbadgecabby wrote: The London Minicab trade is about 85% immigrant labour.
Its basically because the wages are sheeite, and people over here won't work for a pittance, so the easy answer is to get more east Europeans and Africans in who will. I think it used to be called the slave trade or something like that? Unless you subscribe to Captain Cab's revisionist history which characterises it as the country being built on the backs of immigrant labour. 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed May 24, 2006 8:28 am ] |
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Quote: Unless you subscribe to Captain Cab's revisionist history which characterises it as the country being built on the backs of immigrant labour.
While some of them went to inland factory towns such as Manchester, many Irish resided in the towns near the port where they landed, such as Lancashire, London, and Liverpool. By 1851, 25% of Liverpool's population was Irish. Many others joined the English Army, where, until 1870, recruits signed on for life, so those who enlisted were either devoted or desperate. In 1851, 37% of The English Army were Irish. Sounds like being built on the backs of immigrants to me. Captain Cab |
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| Author: | TDO [ Wed May 24, 2006 5:22 pm ] |
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Sounds like immigrants being exploited to me 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed May 24, 2006 9:20 pm ] |
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Quote: Sounds like immigrants being exploited to me
Your very right TDO, today is little difference, except they dont speak the same laguage and may be a different colour. Captain Cab |
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| Author: | rambo [ Fri May 26, 2006 7:48 pm ] |
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I predict a riot!! |
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| Author: | GBC [ Fri May 26, 2006 11:14 pm ] |
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captain cab wrote: Your very right TDO, today is little difference, except they dont speak the same laguage and may be a different colour.
Captain Cab We may be blue for nine months of the year, but our English is as good as yours. 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Fri May 26, 2006 11:59 pm ] |
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Quote: We may be blue for nine months of the year, but our English is as good as yours.
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