bimble
floofy
We’ll see what happens longer term. I think that ft article was right, there’ll be plenty of migrant workers still just even more exploited ones not less.
Maybe not lorry drivers tho I reckon that will probably be ok in time.
A thank you to Brexiteers.
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Maybe not lorry drivers tho I reckon that will probably be ok in time.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
i don't know, the country has become sadly reliant on 650 parasites in westminster
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Not sure if this means your a member of the UDF or the IRA but it’s a bold way to out yourself
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
other organisations are available
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Yes hopefully across the world. I was reading in one of the Portuguese papers about a raid on farms in Alentejo. Workers from Nepal ,brought over by gangers , living in hovels being paid a pittance under the excuse that 'the Portuguese won't do these jobs and the farms can't afford to pay propers wages'
ska invita
back on the other side
...thats certainly more true now post-Brexit than before: when a "migrant worker" came to the UK they could quickly become defacto UK citizens, with the UK state responsible for them, access to the welfare state, voting rights etc. Not any more - now temp-visa workers truly "have a single function - to work". The creation of a new migrant underclass definitely something to watch and fight against, post-Brexit.
In fact people calling all EU citizens living in the UK pre-Brexit "migrant workers" was pigeonholing people who were simply exercising their right to free movement. Some people work, some don't. Some people moved strictly for work reasons, others for a range of other reasons, some wanted to settle, others to return home etc. Someone who wants to settle is not a migrant worker - theyre an expat.
ETA: just saw bimble say the same thing above - agree
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Supine
Newt Member
Spot on
ska invita
back on the other side
...in fact shirking state responsibility whilst being able to now grant temp work visas surely a motivating factor for the Tories and Kippers etc
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
They haven't blown away, you know
perhaps these temporary work visas for truck drivers and farm workers will prove to be the thin end of the wedge.In the normal course the Tories could then expect there to be a reckoning in two years time.Its particularly unfortunate therefore that the Labour Party seems likely ,on current showing at least, to have given up the ghost by then.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
8ball
Decolonise colons!
What does he say about Princess Diana’s recent exploits?
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
A great prediction and an even better acronym.
motortransport.co.uk
FFUK: Brexit could ease driver shortage pressures
The FairFuelUK (FFUK) campaign has suggested that leaving the EU could help the UK solve its HGV driver shortage. Speaking after 52% of the British public voted in favour of Brexit, FFUK co-founder Howard Cox said that while the result was unlikely to lead to “a mass overhaul of our transport la
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
A great prediction and an even better acronym.
FFUK: Brexit could ease driver shortage pressures
The FairFuelUK (FFUK) campaign has suggested that leaving the EU could help the UK solve its HGV driver shortage. Speaking after 52% of the British public voted in favour of Brexit, FFUK co-founder Howard Cox said that while the result was unlikely to lead to “a mass overhaul of our transport la
have they re-branded as Out of Fuel UK?
bimble
floofy
i don't know, i'm not any kind of expert. Seems likely that they )migration experts whoever they are) know what they're talking about, and seems logical too. I definitely think it's true for agriculture.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
The froth expressed here cheers. Three-quarters of small French boats may be denied fishing in UK waters
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
that lasted well
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
I have a feeling this organisation is one of those one-man reactionary outfits that gets a sympathetic ear in the right wing press, a bit like that ‘Association of British Drivers’ bloke, or the slightly larger but corporately manufactured ‘Taxpayer’s Alliance’.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
This is a very good description analysis of how lorry drivers have been and are still being fleeced across Europe and the U.K. Which those who are pro working class left , whether they voted for or against or abstained re Brexit , shouldn’t have any problem with .
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
GM crops, brexit dividend.
amp.theguardian.com
Genetically modified food a step closer in England as laws relaxed | GM | The Guardian
Government removes costs and red tape in go-ahead for more trials of gene edited crops
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
GM crops, brexit dividend.
Genetically modified food a step closer in England as laws relaxed | GM | The Guardian
Government removes costs and red tape in go-ahead for more trials of gene edited crops
This deserves its own thread rather than being lost in this stupid one, as it could actually generate some worthwhile discussion. Anyway, I suppose The Guardian link alone will suffice for this thread's purposes.
Well there's nothing wrong with GM crops per se, infact they've been a great benefit in some parts of the world.GM crops, brexit dividend.
Genetically modified food a step closer in England as laws relaxed | GM | The Guardian
Government removes costs and red tape in go-ahead for more trials of gene edited crops
TopCat
Putin fanboy
That’s the crux of it.
Raheem
Well-Known Member
Regardless, given that it's a massively unpopular idea, it's not really very "taking back control".
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