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How many Britons does it take to make a sandwich? Not applicable - we need Hungarians to do it!

Rebecca Lewis

12th November 2014

This article in the Daily Mail followed the headline on Monday (10/11/14) that the sandwich supplier to M&S and Tesco had to look to Eastern Europe for workers to staff a new factory. And the reason, apparently, is that British workers are “too lazy”. Of course there is more to it than that but the combination of UK workers' reluctance to do low-paid manual labour and the higher wages Eastern Europeans can expect compared to those in their home countries has lead to the situation that commands such headlines. This article is essential reading for any geographers studying migration. Also, this short report from Channel 4 news is a certain worth watching.

Rebecca Lewis

I am HoD at The King's School Glocuester enjoying my tenth year of teaching. I am particularly interested in the geography of health and am an avid news-watcher and geography tweeter!

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