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Are farm children prepared to live off farm?
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<blockquote data-quote="DrWazzock" data-source="post: 8012877" data-attributes="member: 2119"><p>I’d imagine it was more a case that the wages offered wouldn’t cover the cost of decent private rental in Sussex.</p><p>It was ever thus. I was brought up on a farm. Moved away for work. I remember a 1 bedroom flat above a takeaway in Sale , Cheshire being something like £500 a month in the early 90’s. Would have taken over half my professional engineer salary so not considered worth it by me. Ended up renting a room for £30 a week in a sh!t area. Lived there all week. Went home at weekends. Landlords coined it in. 7 of us in the house, 2 in the cellar. Drugs and crime rife. The wonderful housing market based economy. Fine if you own/inherit property. sh!t if you just need somewhere to live.</p><p>Would anybody afford to move away now and find decent property to rent for most agricultural wages on offer? I doubt it. Best is usually a rat infested caravan overlooking the slurry pit, like my mate lived in on a beef unit before he told them where to stick it and got a nice job in a factory.</p><p>Why is it considered good for youngsters to start their careers in awful soul destroying conditions?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrWazzock, post: 8012877, member: 2119"] I’d imagine it was more a case that the wages offered wouldn’t cover the cost of decent private rental in Sussex. It was ever thus. I was brought up on a farm. Moved away for work. I remember a 1 bedroom flat above a takeaway in Sale , Cheshire being something like £500 a month in the early 90’s. Would have taken over half my professional engineer salary so not considered worth it by me. Ended up renting a room for £30 a week in a sh!t area. Lived there all week. Went home at weekends. Landlords coined it in. 7 of us in the house, 2 in the cellar. Drugs and crime rife. The wonderful housing market based economy. Fine if you own/inherit property. sh!t if you just need somewhere to live. Would anybody afford to move away now and find decent property to rent for most agricultural wages on offer? I doubt it. Best is usually a rat infested caravan overlooking the slurry pit, like my mate lived in on a beef unit before he told them where to stick it and got a nice job in a factory. Why is it considered good for youngsters to start their careers in awful soul destroying conditions? [/QUOTE]
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