Quote Originally Posted by andy222 View Post
Ok I will ask a question. Why do we need skilled workers from abroad?
Good question Andy and on a topic that I see and have seen in my industry.

The reason why I am working in the Isle of Man is that they can't find anyone to do what I do, here on the island.

It works in a similar way in the oil industry in the UK.

I agree that we (the UK) should be training up our own people but that can take a long time, perhaps even decades.

Having said that, I am not denying that this route cant be abused as my previous employer seemed to have a tendency to do that in the interest of keeping their costs down.