“Once they enter the workplace, the British are among the worst idlers in the world,” they wrote. “We work among the lowest hours, we retire early and our productivity is poor. If you look at productivity, it’s very, very different in London from the rest of the country. If you go to China it’s quite different, I can assure you. If you look at productivity, it’s very, very different in London from the rest of the country.“But basically … this has been a historical fact for decades.

Source: The Guardian August 17, 2022 04:59 UTC