'Foreign workers are better' Ex-prison doctor blasts plans to prioritise Brit jobseekers
A RETIRED prison doctor has said foreign workers are better than their British counterparts.
'Foreign workers better than Brits' - Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple was speaking to Sunday Morning Live’s Naga Munchetty after Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced plans for businesses to prioritise vacancies for British workers.
The writer and former prison doctor said such measures wouldn’t be unethical, but simply “unwise”.
He said: “Foreign workers are better. They are better educated, they have better attitude to work and so on.”
Foreign workers are better
When pressed by host Ms Munchetty, the writer went on to add that ethics and wisdom are not the same thing.
He said: “It’s permissible for them to do it, but it wouldn’t be advisable for them to do it.”
Ms Rudd received an angry backlash last week after suggesting British companies tell the government how many foreign workers they employ.
Theodore Dalrymple said foreign workers are better than British ones
During the TV debate a second panelist sided with Mr Dalrymple.
Radio talk show host Charlie Wolf said the rhetoric that foreign workers are not good for Britain is not helpful to the country.
He then admitted to employing many foreign workers himself.
The panelists discussed Home Secretary Amber Rudd’s plans for British jobs
Mr Wolf said: “I want something that benefits the consumer. And as Theodore was saying, if the foreign worker is better - which generally in a lot of cases they are - that’s who I want to serve me. It’s gonna bring the price down.
“I use Polish workers all the time.”
Amber Rudd has been called 'racist' after unveiling the foreign workers lists plans
After a backlash to Ms Rudd’s proposals, the Government has performed a U-turn on plans to list foreign workers.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: "We are not proposing to ask companies to name, list, identify or shame those who happen to be foreign".
The policy had been announced by the Home Secretary at the Tory conference in Birmingham last week.