I don't think the last statement is correct, industry coped it about three years ago, we were told to go away and come back in two months if there was any work! Oh yes, without pay.
I need to elaborate a bit more, the newspapers blame the public sector and their readerships tend to believe them. I've spent many years on both sides of the coin.
Without getting into a grand political debate and getting moderated, I think its the wastefulness in the public sector that has lead to bad press, and I feel sorry for anyone who is genuinely out of work, and again, good luck. PS, I don't ever look at a “news” paper.
