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The instincts of the Brexit Supporters who are now running the Government never seemed to be to curb immigration even if they used it in their campaign. Boris Johnson has rarely been against immigration and has spoken up for it in previous political lives, i.e Mayor of London.

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My God, jfman - said like a true Brexiteer! I am happy to agree with you!

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It's an electoral dilemma. The instincts of the government are likely in favour of immigration but I suspect their seats (and MPs) in the Red Wall are not. It will also be interesting to see how Farage approaches this.

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Higher wages simply increases costs to the customer, no gain really apart from more tax paid.
£8 for a bread loaf, £6-50 for a bottle of milk, £3 for a bag of crisps, and £17 for a BLT might not be far away :D

Everyone seems happy to buy cheap tat from China though

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Well it’s only an economic theory unless you’ve a Government willing to deliver it.

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Sounds like those people didn't know what they were voting for, still I'm sure they'll be delighted with the exchange of white Christian for darker Hindu neighbours

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This government doesn't truly support Brexit beyond electioneering which is why they are screwing everything up.

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Main reason they're screwing things up is that they seem to have one rule for themselves and another for everyone else: VIP lane for mates' PPE and parties at Central Office and No. 10 whilst telling us no gatherings.

Most of the public are probably indifferent as to how well they're handling Brexit unless they're directly affected.

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It's not a dilemma except in relation to how to deal with the UK's boat people.

It is a myth to say that the government is against immigration - it is not. It is against uncontrolled immigration - a little point of detail most people on the left of politics try to cover over.

There are some occupations where it is virtually impossible to recruit from within the UK. What the government is trying to encourage is ensuring that employers try harder to attract UK people by offering training and more money first. Only when all reasonable measures fail will the government allow recruitment from abroad.

It is cheap foreign labour that has had the impact of depressing wages and creating unemployment in this country.

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Then they should raise wages. There’s no lack of training or willpower that money can’t resolve.

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That’s the underlying Brexit premise.

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And this is the underlying Brexit reality.

https://www.ft.com/content/e8f45dc9-...2-48ebb623a5a6

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That’s not reality - it’s an economist’s prediction. There’s a significant difference.

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The reality is that it's an opinion from a survey of nearly 100 economists drawn from a wide range of organisations including PwC, Chatham House and Royal London Asset Management.