Idle hands

Today saw the publication of the latest unemployment figures for the UK.

At the end of March this year the number of people in employment was 451,000 less than at the same time last year. The loss of jobs over the twelve months has accelerated but, of course, the recession had barely started in March 2008, even if people were losing jobs.

Perhaps there is ammunition for the BNP, and criticism of the prime minister who promised "British jobs for British workers". Over the same twelve months the employment of non-UK born people increased by 129,000.