Polly Toynbee’s column in The Guardian today contains these jaw-dropping couple of sentences:
Can any Coffee Houser remember any serious commentator dismissing the prospect of mass unemployment so casually before?“Even if unemployment reaches 3 million, that still leaves 90% in secure jobs. Most people will suffer not at all in this recession: on the contrary they will do well as prices fall and the real value of their earnings rises.”
Hat Tip: Alex Massie
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