The Tory fallacy: that migrants are taking British jobs and driving down wages
The leaked Brexit document shows the government is happier playing to the leavers' gallery than tackling the economy's underlying problems The leaked proposals on post-Brexit immigration give us a useful insight into the government's thought processes. The desire seems largely to be about addressing "public concern" over pressure on public services, depression of wages and displacement of UK workers: that is, issues of perception, whether or not they are real.
VCMP
9 Sep 2017
