The Truth About Non-Jobs

[ncollier1]

In the UK, all we ever hear about is deficit and no one seems to care. Well it's time we started to care and understand what that actually means; debt and eventually bankruptcy.

See my youtube video: 'I demand more government spending cuts now. The Socialists are putting out severe misinformation.'

[spfanluke]

March 26th 2011 at Victoria Embankment, the tuc are expecting 1 million protesters to turn up to march against public sector cuts, lets double that number! spread the word. Search for March For The Alternative on facebook

[WhollyMowly]

@spfanluke Or better still, have an alternative march against you lot whinging about the cuts.

[spfanluke]

@WhollyMowly didnt that happen.... less than 300 people turned up, it failed horribly 

[WhollyMowly]

@spfanluke Yeah, the rest were out working

[spfanluke]

@WhollyMowly I take it you're implying that the members of the public who went on the protest on the 26th are unemployed, which would make more sense if it wasn't a TUC organised protest (group of trade union leaders) since trade unions are groups of workers. Bloody Ignorant Tories.

[Rattlesnakemeuk]

The 26 people who 'Disliked' this need to check out mises . org.

[reelingreggie]

I believe that people will be quite surprised how the deficit will "melt" away. It will not be "all singing and dancing" as it happens but there is so much fat to remove, as this video shows, before we reach the economic "muscle" and by that time the savings should have been so much greater than has been mooted that I don't think it will be necessary to cut into the muscle so cheer up everyone.

[whiskasalpha]

Baah Baah... Like a load of sheep you fall for this "grass roots" honest to goodness grouping of nonpartisan ordinary joes saying it as it is..

How very much like the situation across the pond. With the Teabaggers..

Good job the rest of us realise who they are.. Doesnt take too much intelligence..

Then for some people ignorance is bliss.. Walk right on up to that old cattle truck...

[FoghornWaghorn]

It's about time they got rid of these idiotic 'non-jobs', where workday consists of meetings to discuss....................fut­ure meetings.

Wake up, people and start noticing what is going on around you.

[rustyscrapper]

the problem with cutting government jobs: massive severance packages and pensions cost money regardless if they are employed or not. Most government employees would blow the severence package in less then 1 year and never find employment in a real job again.

[BibleWinScienceFail]

prepare for economic and social pain over the coming years, with perplexity.

[MMGWsceptic]

Great video. Lets hope all those 'Diversity Managers' and 'Climate Change Coordinators' will soon be seeking real jobs in the wealth generating private sector. Given their experience and qualifications I suggest 'supermarket trolley collection assistant' or maybe as 'assistant refuse collection operative'.

[greatwhitepoet]

Gardeners know a late frost can kill off early growth. It is the same in the first days of an economic upturn.Tories claim the proposed Labour rises in N I contributions will cost upwards of 57,000 jobs? They made similar claims about the minimum wage,they were wrong then and wrong now. Tory alternative is to raise VAT much higher than Labour might do it will serve to clobber the low paid.

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in memory as the wish to forget it! we ain't forgotten the Tories

[mralimurray]

@greatwhitepoet and we haven't forgotten Labour! I know which governments mismanagement is still most painful in my mind

[jdhf983y4uhu]

@greatwhitepoet holy crap, it's Chauncey Gardiner!

lol that scene is on youtube - 'Being There clip 1' XP

[cresswell36]

All this stuff about 'non-jobs' is disingenuous wishful thinking. Those who want big cuts should be honest with the public about the consequences - like free market thinktank Reform, for example:

" the deficit cannot be sufficiently reduced without tackling the front line ... Contrary to popular perception, the great majority of the public sector workforce are front line workers."

[UKIndependent]

Great video. Really exposes the public sector for what it is-worn-out, bloated and over-rated. Cuts in public spending NOW!

[No2EUYes2Democracy]

@UKIndependent Absolutely. I propose a single flat tax at 33%. This would take 4.5 million lower-paid workers out of the income tax system altogether, and enable us to compete internationally.

[usernameofnobody]

Socailist anti-Conservative properganda

[ploder]

Yes, there are plenty of 'non-jobs' and it is a deplorable situation, but cutting them also poses a dilemma: where else do these people go? Creating 'real' jobs must be tough, that's why we're in this mess. The jobs are fake but there are real families dependent on the income they provide. Do they just go on the dole? We can all say 'make real jobs' but how exactly when we don't manufacture anymore etc?

[flyby2300]

How about paying them Job-seekers-allowance 60%- of their previous non-job-salaries would still save the tax-payer literally Billions of £/ annum!!

[Guncriminal]

If these people are on the dole, they're less likely to be making donations to Unison or the Labour party and screwing the rest of us over, which can only be a good thing.

[zombat]

@ploder

Most of these jobs are part of extremely overpaid quangoes that contribute very little to society

[Praetonia]

@ploder If they're being paid to do nothing of productive value, they're already on the dole.

This way just looks better on the statistics.

[chrisnoid]

This is just soooo good!  If only taxpayers could go on strike!

[zombat]

Totem pole artist?

Really??

[0ct0parr0t]

@zomobat

what is a Totem pole artist?

[Badwolf182]

excellent!

[ftpb1]

free the weed

[nimrod379]

spot on TPA

[skysurferuk]

There are far too many created jobsworths around, and it's costing us far too much. Does everyone realise that £1 in every £5 on your council tax goes to pay council pensions? I'm living in mine.

Not really sure that this vid gets the message across, though.

[tramtrackharry]

I find it interesting that so maby posting here thinks these non jobs are a good thing. I am sick of paying for this garbage; the whole public sector spending needs going through line by line deleting everything not necessary. If u want other services u can pay for them!

[tvandbeermakehomergo]

this is what needs to happen - the government needs to cut stupid jobs that are ridiculously overpaid. this way the deadwood will be removed and tap payers will get a better and perhaps in years to come lower bills.

It always seems those that have vital posts face the cuts and those with pointless jobs are always kept. It would be great if there was a pollitical party i could vote for next ellection that would make a difference, but there as bad as each other.

[AnEnemy100]

"Hey I've got an idea.. let's get rid of the government and silly things I don't understand like roads and schools and social workers and prisons and the police and the army and court houses and the royal family and the bollocks wank etc." Drivel.

[KeplersDream]

Nice strawman you have there!

[0ct0parr0t]

I think what it means are the silly non-jobs such as pretty much anything with the word "diversity" in it.

[TheSnotrag2009]

the government is the mafia.  everyone start stealing from the government and claim back yr money u paid in taxes

[GLeNss]

ya shouldnt be spending money people who's job is worthless and doesnt provide any use. Many politicians fall into this category

[joelkesterton]

What a load of Conservative nonsense. Whilst I appreciate there are some jobs in the public sector that carry little meaning in the real world. The message in this ad represents a huge step backwards for society.

[Doochilou]

I agree. These 'non' jobs are essential too. You're actually reinforcing what the Unison ad says. Own goal! Good one plonkers.

[Guncriminal]

Wherever would we be without £70k a year diversity officers?

Fighting a race war no doubt!

[Muwt]

Hard to work out what that was trying to say but I think it ended up saying the opposite - that we'd miss the services if they were cut.

[hunkytim]

gets my vote - common sense prevailing!

[cathal627]

There's so much bullshit you actually can't take a side these days...

[marzto]

So protecting the environment is a waste of money? Because jobs involving fighting climate change were mentioned a lot. In my opinion, the cuts need to be made by improving management, the waste that is produced by the NHS is unbelievable. There's more admin than beds in some hospitals.

[paulbav]

Yea, Exactly marzto, I'm saying many of those "non-jobs" might be non jobs to people with no awareness of what they are meant to achieve. No doubt there are areas that require vast improvements in efficiency, effectiveness and economy but I honestly don't see many of them listed in this remixed ad. I'm just sayin...

[djmisplacedmarblesTV]

there is enough oney for every person in the world to be ok and never need to worry bout food or health .

but, some folks like playing wi bombs . !.

[djmisplacedmarblesTV]

like all the go'vs who are at war.

stop war n fighting etc and we all gte to live a decent life. eh

[paulbav]

yea probably many so called non jobs, but not that many included here. Most of the ones included here are actually relevant. oh well.

[paul4545]

@paulbav

Relevant to whom? Not the average taxpayer funding the whole sick joke.

The problem is we have the choice between Tory boys stuffing their pockets and keeping their buddies rich, or New Liebour and their cronies bathing in the hot jet of money streaming out of the public sector gravy train. Both are corrupt, and both are intent on enriching their own at our expense.

I vote for None Of The Above.

[karuspery]

Gee,they spend a fortune on indoctrinisation.

[oldkido]

Good idea, but video was badly done. Seems to be rushed at the end. Could not read what was going on without pausing video.

[grimsnipe]

I agree

 even though I'm only 16(don't pay taxes yet)

by the way is this a pro labour campaign?

[2gd4u615]

@grimsnipe no - it is a pro tory campaign cos i heard cameron talking about it

[Guncriminal]

Labour is responsible for these non-jobs because 1 - It gives the illusion of low unemployment and 2 - Public sector workers are government employees, which is to say, Labour employees. Their wages come out of our taxes. The higher their wages, the higher our taxes.

[BritishBeliever]

Cant wait to get out of this country immigrants have took over, Crime is never ending i have had enough

[marzto]

Haha you do realise that you yourself will become an immigrant?

[postmasterw00t]

@BritishBeliever

you must be poor and live in a shit hole then

i feel your pain, the working class have been fucked over by the government yet again.

[SPARKYDIZZLED]

100% agreed...this country has changed a lot.

[MIXOLYDIAN123]

@BritishBeliever IDIOT

[hididdlyho82]

Well said!

[oblongn]

@BritishBeliever where exactly are you going that is going to be so much better?

[0ct0parr0t]

@BritishBeliver

complain about immigrants then become one yourself, surely that doesnt really make sence

[BritishBeliever]

If i immgrate to say thailand i would expect their Buddhist culture and change my ways i wouldnt try to build a church there or set up Sharia courts like muslims are doing in this country, You go to a diffrent country and are welcomed as a guest you dont try any bullshit and their is no political correctness.

[hassmann2000]

lolaga

[mrfisherrman]

the teaching 'the MP how not to be tricked into saying yes or no' instructors job

[macpips]

The problem though is that for every 'diversity coordinator' there are many, many teachers, nurses, firemen etc. Cutting a few loony PC jobs might be gratifying, but it won't address the deficit.

[tramtrackharry]

I know someone in my local council who is a full time cycling promotion manager. What he does is visit other public sector workers and gives them a course (in work time) on how they could cycle to work. Salary? £36,000 pa.

[kasrkin2002]

lol

[TheLurker71]

A good start here - we must expose the fallacy that one pound of public spending = one pound's worth of essential public services

[PopperMarx]

Good stuff TPA. Keep going!!

[musketeersteveliddle]

good video, europe is warning nu labour that the deficit is too big and they want to spend more ?

[RichVoyseyPhotos]

Excellent job ... expose the lies!

[express375]

Do you remember 5 a day knobs,and anything to do with global warming!

[CounterAgenda]

The edited video is a good idea but doesn't work as well as it could because some of the overlaid job titles are too small or recede or both.

[HRVP1234]

who ever wins what option have any party given us other than the one above, what a shame

[kenmorgan1984]

Best no go on any hill walks for producing this video eh?

[K4ZRIC]

The reality of the original Unison video comes from the direct experience of public service workers who are experiencing these cuts to your public services now.

The myths being put about my the Tory media and pressure groups are simply not true. Many of the "job titles" in the TPA's advert are made up; and just because you don't understand what a job does doesn't make it a waste of money.

All the efficiency savings that could be made without loss of essential services have gone. Wake up!

[richardblogger]

TPA is a *charity* that produces political ads. They abuse charity laws. Shame on them.

[lordrosemount]

Brilliant job by the TPA, just the remedy we needed.

[gwreadt]

The truth is there will be massive cuts whomever wins the next election.

Its just Labour will botch the job, as they always do.

[TheBritishWatcher]

this is good.

[HairyChestnuts]

And top of the list should be the quangos masquerading as charities, such as ASH. Over 90% of who's funding comes from government (the very government that not only established them, but also awarded them charity status, so that they could lobby parliament).

[TheBritishWatcher]

TPA condemn conservative councils who waste huge amounts of money too.

[OneBigRetard]

Demonstrate the bias or just hide behind prejudice.

[purpaboo]

Find me one non-tory in the taxpayer's alliance.

[OneBigRetard]

That would be the motive, find the bias in the message.

[carlconn]

Great - our local council have a Dog Warden for last two years who has not had one conviction for dog fouling in 2 years as she has lots of "laising to do".

[kevint1972]

And even before that we should look at the army of bloody management consultants they employ.

[kevint1972]

LOL good point very well made - there are countless thousands of useless space fillers that can go without touching a single essential service. Anyone with the word "diversity" in the job title should be first out.

[roadpilots]

Agree entirely!

[brainsaw]

Excellent - Top marks for speed too!

[nikwarren]

So true...