Uk workers 30% less productive than the French.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32827317
An interesting article.
It appears from this article that the three main reasons for our uncompetitive productivity are:
Technology
For a start, we do not invest enough - our companies don't spend enough on the latest technology or on research and development.
Management
The second major factor is that our companies are not well managed, we are it seems a nation of David Brents - the self satisfied but useless office manager in the sitcom The Office.
Bad education
The final point is that not only are our workers poorly managed, they are also in comparison with many of our rivals, poorly educated and poorly trained as well.
I just wonder whether there may be a fourth reason:
The attitudes of society
Over the years we have become accustomed to taking the philosophy of 'how little can I do for the most return', quite probably as a result of the unions' activities in the 1970s.