mrken30

Some of the social media polls were more accurate than the professional polls.

Annetje

Funny reading the comments of the Aussies ...

Sorry Boris Johnson, little Britain has little to offer Australia

Think they figured out what Bojo and the UK is about.

Bipat

Could you explain what is so very difficult in filling out a visa form or doing it on-line?

Bipat

Polls give a sample of views, a possible indication of what might be views in general. It is not valid to extrapolate that to the views of 'the nation' as usually reported here.

Bipat

Well, I have always agreed that there are people in the UK who are anti-immigrant. Were you in the UK in the 60s? I could give you plenty of personal experience. If you want to find examples you will.
However they are a minority of the people.

DaveLovesDee

And every time you ask that, I give you the same answer. Then you go on about non-EU nationals manage to fill in visa forms ok.

But here I go again.

Why would EU nationals go through the time and expense of applying for a UK work visa post-Brexit when there are still 27 EU countries where they can live and work without needing to apply for (and pay for) visas.

Also, if as reported, the Medicines Agency staff want to remain in the UK, that either requires free movement to continue, or they'll have to find alternative work when their employer relocates to one of the remaining EU countries.

amideislas

And yet, the media, the polls, and generally, the British collective consciousness paints a very different picture. Most of the other Brits I know certainly tend to be averse to things "foreign" (that ugly connotation). Some seem to believe that being British exempts them from being classified as "foreigners", no matter where in the world they happen to be. It's a bloody common stereotype for Christ's sake. Those "foreigners" all joke about it.

Wake up.

Assanah

Don't bother. She won't face up who she voted for.

Bipat

Here I go again! If they want to come two the UK ---why not? Time ---I presume people fill in forms to join a GP practice, get accommodation etc. etc. Expense I would think a small part of moving to another country? (Cost of visas can be reduced).
If they have so little energy --why move at all?

Bipat

You spend so much time criticising the media for misleading the public--yet you believe it when it suits you?
Which polls are you referring to?
"British collective consciousness"??
Yes we all know about the type of tourists you describe they stand out because of their stupidity, that is why you notice them! (You ignore the others).
(It's not just the British--you should see some of the Russians who come to a tourist area of my other country --and the pleasant ones keep away from their awful compatriots).

The other Brits you know? You can't know very many?

I get the impression from this Forum of Xenophobic--Little EU people unaware, uninterested about the world and its people.
However, how many post? So my impression about people living in EU countries is probably wrong as yours is about the British population?

amideislas

Wow. That's denial in its purest form.

Only 4 more steps to acceptance...

Bipat

You mean your post 20527---yes I absolutely agree with you.


(As an aside I agree with you about some /people/tourists and many expats, otherwise why would there be a need for this Forum?
(I discovered it by accident and was appalled at some posts--and due to lack of sense--I still post!)
To equate these people with the entire British population is quite wrong.
To be concerned about population levels, schools/housing etc. is not being anti-immigrant.
I could write a book about the incidents my family and people I have worked with have suffered--but as I said the majority of people are not as that.

jimenato

Quite right. I seems impossible to have a sensible debate about immigration without being accused of xenophobia or racism.

However to vote to leave the EU because of it, considering the majority of immigrants don't come from there, is quite bizarre.

Bipat

Non-EU immigrants do not have free movement. They are admitted according to skills. In future EU workers can have the same systems including different quotas for different skills etc.
I keep reminding people about the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962--stopping free movement of those citizens---the same sort of discussions.
It didn't stop immigration?

Voting to leave the EU was for many reasons, it is just that the media latch on to 'immigration' it sells papers. Obviously Farage used it --he was not a member of the official leave groups.

EMR

You are right the commonwealth immigration a t dud not stop immigration which exceeds EU migration.
Many of those who voted to leave the EU did so because of the promise to reduce immigration ALL immigration.
Why are you not able to see that.
To see that the vote to leave was won by those you have as little time for as most of us on this forum.
Without Farage and quasi racist UKIP we would not be having this discussion.
Again why are you so blinkered .