The Brexit Thread

[Temujin]

How will this work? Can EU citizens keep UK rights and freedom of movement in london as a exchange?

Sadiq Khan is trying to convince Brussels to let some Brits keep their EU citizenship after Brexit | Businessinsider

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants the European Union to let some Brits have "associate citizenship" after Brexit.

www.businessinsider.co.za

The mayor of London said millions of Brits "still feel and want to be European."

Then move to europe

 

[buka001]

I do much better at predicting UK elections than you do despite you living in the UK. That must count for something.

I predicted the US election, does that make me American?

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Just to add. Look at the disaster that is Crossrail. Way over budget and ridiculously late.

Wages on that project grew astronomically. Yet they still struggled to attract sufficient number of workers in all categories.

Almost all grand government projects are over-budget which is why I don't particularly like them TBH.

 

[Spizz]

There has been significant upward movement on wages in the construction sector and yet we still have problems getting sufficient people to do the work.

Construction people get paid well. Time served men especially of course, but a good labourer who knows what he is doing also earn far above the minimum wage.

 

[Dave]

I do much better at predicting UK elections than you do despite you living in the UK. That must count for something.

No, it just means you were more willing to trawl Twitter and post every prediction you find.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

I do much better at predicting UK elections than you do despite you living in the UK. That must count for something.

Which election exactly?

 

[Spizz]

Which election exactly?

He’s checking Twitter.

 

[The Voice]

There has been significant upward movement on wages in the construction sector and yet we still have problems getting sufficient people to do the work.

Think it has something to do with the fact that they're migrant workers. They're just working here, saving up for a couple of years, and then going back home (sometimes rich). While the money is good, quality of life in their home countries is much better for them usually (the weather certainly is). So they stick it out, and then leave. As they're not staying here, there's a constant cycle of people coming in, working and leaving again. But it's not sustainable as the construction industry is getting busier, and I guess the number of people coming in to work isn't scaling.

 

[buka001]

Think it has something to do with the fact that they're migrant workers. They're just working here, saving up for a couple of years, and then going back home (sometimes rich). While the money is good, quality of life in their home countries is much better for them usually (the weather certainly is). So they stick it out, and then leave. As they're not staying here, there's a constant cycle of people coming in, working and leaving again. But it's not sustainable as the construction industry is getting busier, and I guess the number of people coming in to work isn't scaling.

Yes and now this new policy will remove that labour force.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

He’s checking Twitter.

I'm not being funny, it's just that I joined in 2008, and apart from the 2010 election , all subsequent elections have been quite obvious.

Only the coalition one of 2010 wasn't (actually thought Tories would win outright). Nobody thought the Libdems would join a coalition with the Tories

 

[rietrot]

The racism towards to Poles was from the British guys. Graffiti and the odd incident where they are told to "fsck off back to Poland". That kind of thing. One guy from Romania who was a young engineer working for our main contractor got the schit kicked out of him in the pub for being Romanian. He packed it in shortly after. Real nice clever guy too.

Funny, it is almost the same kind of attitude displayed here towards Chris the not real Brit. I find it kinda amusing.

 

[Spizz]

Funny, it is almost the same kind of attitude displayed here towards Chris the not real Brit. I find it kinda amusing.

Not really, the Poles didn’t condescendingly tell the British guys how to run their country.

Or to make it a fairer comparison, the Poles didn’t stay at home in Poland and go to the internet to condescendingly tell the British guys how to run their country.

 

[Whright]

Yes and now this new policy will remove that labour force.

No worries, Saffas like your self are begging and pleading to get in the UK, with SA problems and all. How’s your brick laying skills?

 

[Dave]

No worries, Saffas like your self are begging and pleading to get in the UK, with SA problems and all. How’s your brick laying skills?

AFAIK Buka is already in the UK.

 

[Dave]

Not really, the Poles didn’t condescendingly tell the British guys how to run their country.

Or to make it a fairer comparison, the Poles didn’t stay at home in Poland and go to the internet to condescendingly tell the British guys how to run their country.

Or call themselves Wojciech_the_Brit...

 

[Whright]

AKAIK Buka is already in the UK.

If that’s the case, then it’s maybe best for him/her to come back home to SA, sovereign Britain is not the place for him/her then.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Which election exactly?

2016 EU referendum (well not an election but still) and 2019 UK election (he predicted a hung parliament, kept posting stuff that made it as if Boris wasn't very popular).

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Hey @buka001 here is the new immigration system: https://businesstech.co.za/news/lif...ks-new-skills-visa-heres-how-youll-be-scored/

From some responses in that thread, it looks like it doesn't look too bad while attracting the right kind of people, although I would have liked the salary cap to have been at 30 000 quid rather than the revised 25 000 pounds.

And before you inevitably go on about the NHS:

 

[Dave]

If that’s the case, then it’s maybe best for him/her to come back home to SA, sovereign Britain is not the place for him/her then.

What if he's a British citizen?

 

[Whright]

What if he's a British citizen?

Then he must stop whining and whingeing about Brexit and get on with it, contribute to making Britain great again.
Else move to Poland, Scotland or Ukraine.