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by Apocryphon 2776 days ago
Seems conceivable that post-Brexit Tory governments would not do a whit about immigration for the sake of access to labor.
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They couldn’t! Basic demographics mean this kind of approach would, like it or not, end us.

Although given the global inverse correlation between financial prosperity and birth rates, we’ll be back on our feet within a generation!

I think you mean "shouldn't." Capital does all sorts of things that you might find self-destructive. Do you think they'll behave any differently when they're beholden only to Westminster instead of Brussels as well?

That inverse property doesn't seem to be holding up for Japan.

The current approach will end the native population.