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  Keith - that does not make me wrong.
  
  All those who support protectionism are ignoring the consequences. Look at the world - those countries with the least flexible labour markets have the highest levels of unemployment, France, Spain etc. Years ago Germany reformed its labour laws to make them more flexible, as did Sweden when the socialists were kicked out and they have benefited massively.
  
  I do not dispute that there are some bad employers or that some good employers may have individual bad managers and am not suggesting a total free-for-all but we should not 'cut off noses to spite your face.
  
  So what if you get sacked from a job - if there is a healthy job market to get a new job.
  
  It is a healthy job market that I want with lots of competition for jobs. You get that by de-risking employment to encourage job creation and reducing the costs of employing someone (not the same as salaries). Flexible labour markets are the best and only way to more employment and higher wages.
  
  Idiotic job protectionism just reduces the jobs market and lowers wages. protection those in work at the expense of those out of work.
  
  History as well as the current world economy prove my point..
  
  Zero hour contracts are a response to foolish job protectionism.

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