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Originally Posted by Chris
Yes, it’s a Brexit issue, because, yes, we’ve cut off the cheap, unlimited East European labour tap. Here’s a phrase I seem to be using a lot lately: that was the point.
A point I’ve also made multiple times recently: British businesses need to stop squealing to be allowed back on the teat and come to terms with the fact that they now have to compete for British workers, they may have to start apprenticing and (shock, horror) they may have to stop offering crap pay and conditions, which has been a particular problem in the hospitality and leisure sector.
I’m not surprised the Home Office hasn’t rushed to respond to yet another business wailing to be allowed to carry on importing cheap labour rather than adopting some sense of responsibility to the communities in which it operates.
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I don't really think the point was for Nando's to run out of chicken.
British businesses do indeed need to adjust, as does the British consumer to lower choice and higher prices. I'm the last person to go in and bat for unrestricted capitalism - but I don't really remember that being a "selling point" of Brexit.
As someone who thinks some political movements you oppose need to present exhaustive business cases for speculative economic manoeuvres it's odd that you seem to dismiss the legitimate concerns - dare I say democratic concerns - of a public who don't subscribe do your ideological opposition to the EU.