We are extraordinarily relieved to see that the image of the industrious Euro-worker is to be further burnished by the European Parliament’s vote to force Britain to remove its opt-out from the EU’s weekly limit on working hours. In these hard economic times, it is clearly the moment to leap forwards and place constraints upon working hours, especially when there are no aggressively industrializing third world nations eagerly stepping forwards to fill our shoes. It also rather amusing to see how contorted British politics have become over this, with Labour MEPs going against Gordo to axe the measure – oh the joy of intra-Labour politics, has nothing been learned from the Tories example?
We suppose there is an interesting comparison to be made here with the American auto-worker, who has recognized that their jobs are about evaporate and is consequently trying to do something about it to save things (we also love the UAW chief’s name). How long till that happens in fair Europa we wonder?
Maybe not the Euros in question - but amusing nonetheless
