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Reply To: More on Brexit

October 2026 › Forums › General discussion › More on Brexit › Reply To: More on Brexit

March 26, 2019 at 11:19 am #184725
ALB
Keymaster

Yes, freedom to move over a wider area was an advantage for the working class of the UK belonging to the EU, probably the only one. But it works both ways. Those who voted Brexit to “keep the Poles out” probably didn’t realise that one consequence of this would be a restriction on their own freedom to work and settle in other parts of Europe.

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