UK sees sharp fall in workers from Eastern Europe

The number of workers coming to the UK from Eastern Europe has dropped sharply. Applications from Poland, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia fell from 53,000 in the last quarter of 2007 to 29,000 in the same period of 2008. Opposition Conservatives said the drop reflected the “dreadful state of the British economy” and you know what, they’re right. No job vacancies over here worth having.