Foreign workers are leaving Britain at the fastest pace since World War II, presenting a challenge to an economy already roiled by Brexit and the coronavirus.
This exodus is not, of course, a separate problem from Brexit. Brexit was specifically designed to deter EU workers, with not a thought about how this might impact on our economic prospects.
And nor is it simply a matter of legal restrictions on freedom of movement. There's a vicious circle effect: by undermining the UK economy, Brexit has made this country a much less attractive prospect for workers who previously contributed to many sectors of this.
The UK has now resumed the proud position that we occupied prior to our EU membership: the sick man of Europe. And this time the sickness is not just economic.
From the behaviour of Boris Johnson's government, it must be hard for foreign observers not to conclude that we are now also profoundly sick in the head.
https://www.bloomberg.com/.../biggest-foreign-worker...
Flashback: To when Boris Johnson dismantled claims of a hard border in the Irish Sea
Footage of Boris Johnson dismantling claims that there will be a hard border in the Irish Sea has been making the rounds on social media as tensions continue to boil over in Northern Ireland.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/p...ims-of-a-hard-border-in-the-irish-sea-263786/
Boris Johnson refuses calls for summit on violence in Northern Ireland
Irish government suggests talks after eight nights in which police have been attacked and cars torched
Boris Johnson’s government is resisting growing calls to hold a special crisis summit with Dublin to address rising tensions in Northern Ireland – amid growing international anxiety about a return to sectarian violence.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ls-for-summit-on-violence-in-northern-ireland
‘Mad and totally unethical’: Dominic Cummings hits out at Boris Johnson
Ex-aide alleges PM tried to quash leak inquiry that implicated ally and wanted donors to fund work on flat
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/apr/23/dominic-cummings-launches-attack-on-boris-johnson
No 10 refurb row: Grieve calls Boris Johnson ‘vacuum of integrity’
Former Tory attorney general piles pressure on PM demanding to know how residence revamp was funded
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...grity-dominic-grieve-joins-downing-street-row
Dominic Cummings allegations: Boris Johnson urged to explain funding of flat refurbishment
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56870370
Cummings fires ANOTHER broadside at Boris: Now vengeful ex-advisor suggests Britain's failure to close its borders at start of pandemic was a 'disaster' after bombshell accusations of incompetence and borderline illegality
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9506983/Cummings-fires-broadside-Boris.html
Electoral Commission to investigate Boris Johnson's Downing Street flat renovations
The Electoral Commission has launched an investigation into funding of works on Boris Johnson's Downing Street flat.
The spending watchdog said there were "reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56915307
UK and Norway fail to reach fishing deal
The UK and Norway have failed to reach a fishing deal for this year, with the industry warning that hundreds of crew members will be left out of work.
It means UK fleets will have no access to Norway's sub-Arctic waters, known for their cod catches.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politic...LWlh64OOi4eyPTgnd5r0rvOb3iIHNln_ABGuBkoO_PU_k
I need more time! Keir Starmer gets his excuses in early blaming Corbyn's legacy as bombshell poll shows Tories set to take Hartlepool seat for first time EVER with 17% lead - as well as mayor battles in West Mids and Tees Valley on Super Thursday
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...Ut-K3UhYsaSda3kJA-uF9lscnigRh0eKhYm2k5ynbkxls
- Survation poll find the Tories are 17 points ahead in Labour bastion Hartlepool
- The seat up for grabs in by-election on Thursday has always been Labour held
- Conservative nerves about impact of No11 flat row but many votes cast by post
UK sends navy vessels to Jersey amid post-Brexit fishing row with France
Boris Johnson dispatches two patrol boats to protect island from feared blockade
Boris Johnson has dispatched two Royal Navy patrol boats to protect Jersey from a feared naval blockade by French fishing vessels, in an escalation of a dispute over post-Brexit access to waters around the Channel island.
The move followed talks on Wednesday evening between the prime minister and the chief minister of the British crown dependency, John Le Fondré, who had warned Downing Street of imminent movements by French fishing boats to cut off the island’s main port.
Jersey’s government had already been reeling from comments on Tuesday from France’s minister for maritime affairs, Annick Girardin, who had warned that the island’s electricity supply could be turned off in retaliation over a lack of access for the French fishing fleet to its waters.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ench-threat-to-cut-jerseys-electricity-supply
Oooh, lookie, maggot- Brexit gunboats, your dream realized.
Haw, haw..................................haw.
Oh look Moonshi'ite. Here's a thread that exposes you as a prime bullshitter, no wonder you want to avoid it like the clappers.
https://www.justplainpolitics.com/s...ch%92s-Report-on-Israel&p=4401071#post4401071
Two Royal Navy vessels are patrolling waters around Jersey as about 60 French and Jersey boats protest over post-Brexit fishing rights.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57003069