For the 2nd time in a week or so, (1st time regarding dwarf beans ), I'm following Alys Fowler's advice, this time with regard to Swiss chard . Long story short, after midsummer plants which often bolt if planted in spring will resist the impulse to do so, probably because of shortening days; (I say shortening, but in Glasgow, in July, we're still getting 18 hours of daylight). I got a packet of Bright Lights , at a good price, (another reason to wait until July before sowing, lots of bargains, I've noticed). But where to sow them? Most of the 2nd bed is under a tarpaulin, but it wasn't quite big enough to cover the whole bed, so the last 5ft or so went under a sheet of plastic, (in the background of the photo in this post, here .) Transparent plastic was a foolish idea, weeds were growing underneath it, so I covered most of it with sheets of metal from the old shed. I decided to leave the tarp, but use the area beneath the plastic for the chard. Who-ah there...
They should but most won't unless they're forced to. Which, unfortunately, isn't likely to happen anytime soon.
ReplyDeleteBastards.
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ReplyDeleteProbably. But it could be done if the political will were there, especially for businesses with more than (say) twenty EU nationals on their staff. I mean, twenty-odd quid a week isn't much, considering the fact they're getting cheap labour.
ReplyDeleteAnd anyway, these students are dedicated. They've come here, separated from all they know and love. They're prepared to work hard AND to give up their evenings to learn English. (Imagine working on a demolition site for twelve hours, and then trying to come to grips with irregular verbs before dinner time!)
So the least the employers could do is put their pudgy hands into their Saville Row pockets and come up with the cash. The bastards.
Oh yes, and this would mean more hours for hard working teachers, too.
You sold me with the last sentence.
ReplyDeleteJust no more paperwork, please.