tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post8262497306814234968..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: On CountryfileCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-39874787094058570962017-03-27T12:05:35.501+01:002017-03-27T12:05:35.501+01:00"The poor exchange rate means the most skille..."The poor exchange rate means the most skilled pickers will earn around 75 euros less each week than a year ago."<br /><br />I'm calling bulls..., er, balderdash on that one.<br /><br />The pound was trading between 1.26 and 1.29 against the Euro in March 2016, let's be generous and call it 1.28. It's now trading at around 1.16, less than a 10% drop.<br /><br />To be earning 75 Euros less this year than last year, the pickers would need to be earning in excess of £800/week.<br /><br />I think they might find a few more willing British workers if these farms were really paying that sort of wage.<br /><br />More fake news from the BBC methinks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com