Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2023 11:08:21 GMT
Stop seeing everything through the prism of Brexit, the man says. Problem caused by our failed immigration policy, the man says. But what the man doesn't say is that our policies are founded on Brexit which, by my definition, refers to this version of Brexit -- the hard, jingoistic, intransigent, delusional and fundamentalist version.
Only fools and Brexit cult followers will fail to recognise Eustice's double-speak: what he needs to say but can't and wont say is that Brexit is too hard for the economic needs of the UK. Therefore, it is THE problem. It even causes a split in the Tory party such as:
Eustice: Let's reconcile with the EU. Anyway, "people wanted controlled immigration and not to pull up the drawbridge and allow no one in at all.”
Braverman: There's “no good reason why we can’t train up enough HGV drivers, butchers or fruit pickers” tot fill labour shortages.
It is well and good starting bilateral negotiations with the EU. Great news for the sensible, pragmatic ones. But it dilutes the spirit and intentions of Brexit. So what about the Kool Aid-drinking Brexit fundamentalists? They do not want any dilution of their beloved Brexit, do they?
www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/08/tory-brexiter-george-eustice-visas-young-eu-workers-labour-shortage
We need more EU workers, admits leading Tory Brexiter
George Eustice, the former environment secretary, is calling for a reciprocal visa scheme so that under-35s can work across the EU and Britain
In an extraordinary admission of the failures of immigration policy since the UK left the EU, former Tory environment secretary George Eustice said Rishi Sunak’s government should begin bilateral negotiations with EU nations immediately, with a view to offering young Europeans under 35 the right to two- year visas to work in this country.
Eustice ... said the deals should be reciprocal so that young UK citizens under 35 would be able to live and work for two years in the same EU member states with which deals were struck. This, he said, would be part of a much-needed “post-Brexit reconciliation” with our European neighbours.
Referring to the list of professions allowed to work here, he said: “The flaws in our current so-called skills-based immigration system are becoming clearer by the day because we have got a policy that does not correspond to the needs of our economy.
“We are allowing in people who are deemed skilled such as lawyers, insolvency practitioners, museum officers, even disc jockeys, when we have no shortages whatsoever in those sectors. But we are not allowing people to come here to work in sectors like the food industry, even though there are acute labour shortages in these sectors, and that is contributing to inflation.
“So that is the big problem. My proposal is that we commence bilateral negotiations with EU member states, starting with countries like Bulgaria, Romania and the Baltic states, and widen it to the whole of the EU eventually, to establish a reciprocal youth-mobility visa scheme.”
Asked if labour shortages and resulting inflationary pressures had been caused by Brexit, Eustice said: “I think we have to stop seeing everything through the prism of Brexit. This isn’t because of Brexit. But it is because of the failure of our post-Brexit immigration policy.”
His comments, which expose the deep splits within the Tory party over immigration, also show how determined some ardent Brexiters are becoming to shift Tory policy in order to try to limit the damage that leaving the EU is causing to the economy and labour market.
Only fools and Brexit cult followers will fail to recognise Eustice's double-speak: what he needs to say but can't and wont say is that Brexit is too hard for the economic needs of the UK. Therefore, it is THE problem. It even causes a split in the Tory party such as:
Eustice: Let's reconcile with the EU. Anyway, "people wanted controlled immigration and not to pull up the drawbridge and allow no one in at all.”
Braverman: There's “no good reason why we can’t train up enough HGV drivers, butchers or fruit pickers” tot fill labour shortages.
It is well and good starting bilateral negotiations with the EU. Great news for the sensible, pragmatic ones. But it dilutes the spirit and intentions of Brexit. So what about the Kool Aid-drinking Brexit fundamentalists? They do not want any dilution of their beloved Brexit, do they?
www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/08/tory-brexiter-george-eustice-visas-young-eu-workers-labour-shortage
We need more EU workers, admits leading Tory Brexiter
George Eustice, the former environment secretary, is calling for a reciprocal visa scheme so that under-35s can work across the EU and Britain
In an extraordinary admission of the failures of immigration policy since the UK left the EU, former Tory environment secretary George Eustice said Rishi Sunak’s government should begin bilateral negotiations with EU nations immediately, with a view to offering young Europeans under 35 the right to two- year visas to work in this country.
Eustice ... said the deals should be reciprocal so that young UK citizens under 35 would be able to live and work for two years in the same EU member states with which deals were struck. This, he said, would be part of a much-needed “post-Brexit reconciliation” with our European neighbours.
Referring to the list of professions allowed to work here, he said: “The flaws in our current so-called skills-based immigration system are becoming clearer by the day because we have got a policy that does not correspond to the needs of our economy.
“We are allowing in people who are deemed skilled such as lawyers, insolvency practitioners, museum officers, even disc jockeys, when we have no shortages whatsoever in those sectors. But we are not allowing people to come here to work in sectors like the food industry, even though there are acute labour shortages in these sectors, and that is contributing to inflation.
“So that is the big problem. My proposal is that we commence bilateral negotiations with EU member states, starting with countries like Bulgaria, Romania and the Baltic states, and widen it to the whole of the EU eventually, to establish a reciprocal youth-mobility visa scheme.”
Asked if labour shortages and resulting inflationary pressures had been caused by Brexit, Eustice said: “I think we have to stop seeing everything through the prism of Brexit. This isn’t because of Brexit. But it is because of the failure of our post-Brexit immigration policy.”
His comments, which expose the deep splits within the Tory party over immigration, also show how determined some ardent Brexiters are becoming to shift Tory policy in order to try to limit the damage that leaving the EU is causing to the economy and labour market.