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| UK needs more immigrants to 'avoid Brexit catastrophe' |
| 2017-05-22 |
| [Guardian] The British economy needs a net inward migration flow of 200,000 people a year, double the Conservative target, if it is to avoid the "catastrophic economic consequences" linked to Brexit, a study by an employer-backed thinktank has said. The Global Future report says the UK’s low productivity, ageing population and shortage of labour in key areas, such as the NHS, show that net migration of 200,000 will be needed annually. The report, backed by three employer groups, criticises Labour and the Conservatives for refusing to be honest with the British public about the level of migration the UK requires. It warns that if the UK refuses to be flexible about its sources of labour, it could face a decade of slow growth similar to that of the Japanese economy. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 The Establishment desire higher rents too. Win win for them, lose for the rest of us. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-05-22 15:17 |
| #7 Businesses want cheaper workers. Hardly news. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2017-05-22 14:20 |
| #6 Assuming that was true that they needed those numbers, why not promote British to have children or immigration from Australia, New Zealand, and Canada rather than bring in folks from foreign cultures that have previously caused problems? Even bringing in Bonded laborers from Latin America would be smarter than their previous plans to keep the numbers up. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2017-05-22 14:16 |
| #5 And language proficiency tests for the cabbies, And NHS inspection and licensing for the corner bodegas, And...WAIT, we need that here! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-05-22 11:41 |
| #4 Or, you can fire 1/2 the school teachers etc... |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-05-22 10:12 |
| #3 To be fair, it is the Guardian, selling the Narrative in what purports to be a factual article. Plenty of Tory politicians believe the same thing, and don't differentiate between productive Europeans and dole-seekng "refugees". But given that Princess Katherine is rumoured to be pregnant with her third, and many actresses are making the same choice, improved prosperity and security at home ought to goose law-abiding, middle class British fertility numbers. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-05-22 09:54 |
| #2 Grauniad fights for profits for low-wage employers benefiting from the subsidies for immigrants! |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-05-22 08:36 |
| #1 Bloated socialist governmental constructs require very large dependent constituencies; but we knew that didn't we ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-05-22 08:13 |