Brexit positives

[johnny2007]

One brexit benefit is that the legal immigration has slowed down a lot.
Finally there are opportunities for people to change job and even industry whenever they want.
Up to 2016 it had become impossible to work in the building industry, catering or hospitality because Europeans were working for less than minimum wage.
Now, I know professionals who work on building sites and if they get fed up they just go to another site.
We have one of the lowest unemployment rate in Europe.
Of course brexit had no real impact on illegal immigration which continues relentlessly.

 

[JohnD]

Europeans were working for less than minimum wage.

You're telling me that employers were paying less than minmum wage? That's illegal. We're you one of them?

You'll be telling me next they weren't paying tax and NI.

And you want to blame the workers?

 

[JohnD]

One brexit benefit is that the legal immigration has slowed down a lot.

Wrong.


"There were 3,383,446 visas granted in the year ending September 2023, 30% higher than the year ending September 2022. This was primarily due to 660,565 (+53%) more grants of visitor visas, but also due to more grants for:

work visas (including dependants), up 205,343 (+54%) to 585,774
study visas (including dependants), up 48,315 (+8%) to 643,778, including sponsored and short-term students
family visas, up 44,484 (+117%) to 82,395"

Summary of latest statistics

www.gov.uk

Glad I could help you with your mistake. You need to be more careful with the stories you spread.

 

[noseall]

Glad I could help you with your mistake. You need to be more careful with the stories you spread.

jonny rarely tells the truth.

 

[Deleted member 221031]

another brexit benefit: we get to keep more British cheese

Right I didn’t know that! I’m fully on board with Brexit being a disaster now.

Ffs!!! The massive uk cheese export market is fooked! The right wing gammons have done it now.

 

[JohnD]

Right I didn’t know that! I’m fully on board with Brexit being a disaster now.

Ffs!!! The massive uk cheese export market is fooked! The right wing gammons have done it now.

Poor Liz Truss can consider her life's work come to naught.

That

Is a disgrace.

 

[Deleted member 221031]

Poor Liz Truss can consider her life's work come to naught.

That

Is a disgrace.

Noted.

 

[fillyboy]

Well, looks like UK got a better trade deal with the US than the EU.

Sounds like a good solid brexit benefit.

 

[Deleted member 317777]

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[motorbiking]

French PM joins other ministers in slamming EU-US trade deal as ‘sombre day for Europe’

French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday joined a growing number of cabinet ministers in criticising the trade deal struck between EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump over…

www.france24.com

 

[MNW67]

Europe really has no choice in the short term whilst we transition away from the old world order. Trump could simply cut off weapons support etc. These people are just playing to the cameras.

 

[blup]

Well, looks like UK got a better trade deal with the US than the EU.

Sounds like a good solid brexit benefit.

That’s got more hindsight than an (alleged) JohnD investment

 

[motorbiking]

Europe really has no choice in the short term whilst we transition away from the old world order. Trump could simply cut off weapons support etc. These people are just playing to the cameras.

There is certainly talk of it in Central Europe, but not much happening.

 

[MNW67]

There is certainly talk of it in Central Europe, but not much happening.

I think the Germany UK France defence pacts show the direction of travel. I believe Trump's actions makes a de facto re-joining of the EU almost inevitable in the medium term.

 

[JohnD]

That’s got more hindsight than an (alleged) JohnD investment

Don't be silly, dear.