On the brink of welcoming Olympic athletes and visitors to the U.K we hear of a rather silly attempt by a minority of U.K. Border staff to screw up things.
Could this simply be a cry for attention by a few budding under-achievers? Sad cases maybe who will never fully understand quite how they've ended up in the job anyway. Those disruptive few, bless them, appear to have delusions of grandeur fuelling the unreasonable belief that somehow the U.K. taxpayer owes them something: maybe higher wages, or a job for life? Dream on dears!!
Obviously border control at this level is important. But its not rocket science! Airport Clerks swiping passports must find it quite a challenge to fend off boredom, remain polite, and yet still do their job properly. But I'm sure the majority do. And that majority, unlike the remainder, probably know, career-wise, exactly why they are where they are, and what work is needed, what behaviour is required, to achieve their eventual career ambitions.
Meanwhile as I said the other day in response to the unhappy Der Spiegel correspondent, the U.K will no doubt muddle through somehow and eventually come out smelling of roses. I am sure, for example, that desk-bound Civil Servants would delight at taking over from absent Border staff. In fact it might well be their ambition.
If there is to be any further talk about pay then maybe it should be performance-linked and based on the number of migrants caught trying to enter the U.K. in contravention of regulations?
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