active state intervention in the labour market, including in private sector employment practices, than British voters have tended to support in recent decades We have quite a lot of state intervention already in terms of saving the private banking sector - don't see that as a major obstacle. A new economic agenda is required where the State can not stand idly while things happen the old laissez faire capitalism that the Tories are trying to kick start is well and truly dead ..............".These (immigrant) workers are more willing to fill jobs that are temporary, low-paid, with bad conditions, and no training or career progression -- "nasty, brutish, and short term", as Miliband summed them up today. If this is the problem, then rather than cutting benefits for those out of work, we need to strengthen protection for those in work, against their wages and conditions being undercut.".......... Quite - The Tories didn't even want the minimum wage, "nasty, brutish, and short term" neatly describes the Tory party also who would wish to roll back the (minimum) employment protection that low paid employees have as well as cut benefits for the sick and vulnerable. Without wishing to fall foul on anecdotal evidence I remember an experiment undertaken in Wisbech where foreign farm workers were given the week off and unemployed Brits given the work instead. I think one managed to make it till the end of the week, with the rest either not turning up at all or quitting after a