“Experienced middle-aged men who can’t find work” I admit this fits with what I can see out there, and I find it utterly terrifying. Decades of knowledge, experience and skill simply thrown away for cheaper, naive fixes. As for the “start your own business”, that’s a non-starter too in the UK IT business, killed off by the legislative straitjackets on hiring interim help. This will not end well. [Edited to add headline since archive.is doesn’t seem to serve one] https://archive.is/20260927150606/https://www.thetimes.com/money/family-finances/article/middle-aged-men-out-of-work-n2mqnwvkj