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Why are you taking out EU countries Hungary 39% Slovakia 25.4% Estonia 23.4% Serbia 23.1% Lithuania 21.9% Latvia 20.2% Romania 19.84% Poland 19.7% And if we look at the figures for April Germany 21.2% Sweden 19.65% Portugal 19.57% and finally European Union 19.17% which was higher than the UK April 19.1%

Germany has the same Labour shortages as every other country both in unskilled and skilled markets Labour shortages following the pandemic have increased most and are most severe in jobs with lower wages and poorer conditions. https://www.socialeurope.eu/not-so-much-a-shortage-of-skills-as-a-shortage-of-pay "Germany will lack 7 million workers by 2035 if we don't do something," the country's labor minister, Hubertus Heil, told the Financial Times this week. He shares the belief of many business leaders that the shortage will soon start to sap German growth if it hasn't started already. https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-economic-time-bomb-the-labor-crisis/a-65522919 Most parents I know drill into their children at an early age the importance of working hard at school to gain sufficient qualifications for a good job or university In the 60s people were leaving school and thinking about working as a hairdresser or office job ( mainly girls) or construction ( boys) at the time there were media articles about Super Hod and Bricklayers earning £1,000 per day

10 Countries on the European continent with higher food Inflation than the UK some countries within the EU some countries outside the EU https://tradingeconomics.com/country-list/food-inflation?continent=europe

Many Turks are being price out of buying property because the prices are so high According to data from Turkey’s central bank, property prices across the country in February recorded (PDF) an annual increase of 141.5 percent in Turkish liras. Property prices have increased about 75 percent in US dollars during the same period. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/5/owning-a-home-a-dream-housing-crisis-hits-turks-ahead-of-polls#:~:text=According to data from Turkey's,141.5 percent in Turkish liras. And last year they implemented a 20% limit of foreigners living in a number of districts https://ikamet.com/blog/turkey-to-introduce-foreigner-limit-to-1200-neighbourhoods-from-july-1/

I agree your post not sure that employment law being more flexible in the UK actually benefits the worker I know of people that were employed as computer operators being made redundant by a UK company who at the same time were hiring operators of computer now if you took a detailed look at the job spec they were the same job Now that would never happen in Germany as an offical from the Department of Employment would visit the company to confirm that the redunant position was no longer required

Asked if the U.K. would have been better off remaining in the EU Farage insisted he didn’t “think that for a moment.”

I think you will find in general the number of low skilled workers throughout the UK and Europe is less due to largely the pandemic, if you were unlucky and your were employed in a position that didn't offer furlough benefits your choices were simply return back to your home country and try and gain employment there, if you were lucky and the position you were in did offer furlough benefits that gave many people to gain additional qualifications or skills that would help them move forward to a different industry, better paid and better benefits post pandemic Central European economies such as Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary are close to full employment, with wages rising, drying up a major source of cheap labor for Western Europe. https://www.politico.eu/article/good-news-labor-shortages-coronavirus-economic-recovery/ The pandemic aggravated labour shortages in some sectors; the problem is now emerging in others In eastern Europe, the faster-than-predicted economic recovery, combined with growth in industrial output, has overheated the labour market and generated recruitment bottlenecks in the manufacturing sector. [2] Demand for workers has also surged in the hospitality sector, where the easing of the pandemic restrictions has seen employers struggling to find workers to fill vacancies https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/nb/publications/blog/the-pandemic-aggravated-labour-shortages-in-some-sectors-the-problem-is-now-emerging-in-others#footnote-E7bdQ-2

I know and have worked with many Europeans that say the exact opposite, from their viewpoint they stated that the UK was never fully comitted to the EU project, they know that the EU will not permitted them a vote such the UK ever ask to rejoin but they have stated if a request ever does come they have stated they will campaign through their politicians that all the previous opt-out should be made mandatory opt-in from day 1 of rejoining

That would have been pre pandemic, post pandemic many people have moved away from those low paid, no job security, bad working conditions to other areas of employment New report by the World Travel and Tourism Council shows over one million tourism sector jobs remain unfilled in the EU In 2022, Italy will be the country most affected by a shortage of staff in the tourism sector. According to a study by the World Travel and Tourism Council, 250,000 workers will be missing this year, meaning one in six vacancies will not be filled. The hospitality sector and travel agencies are among the most affected. https://www.euronews.com/2022/08/02/tourism-staff-shortages-affect-12-million-jobs-in-the-eu-says-study

It seems in the EU there is a shortage of expertise of labour in certain fields Finland is lacking in labor, especially in the fields of agriculture, health care Finland identified Brazil, India, Vietnam and Turkey as four special target countries to attract immigrants. https://scandasia.com/finland-to-attract-more-migrant-workers-from-vietnam/

But you were calling someone out from the UK by referring to them as Plonkers its funny a few years ago the pro-betamax brigade used to call the VHS brigade the same names since betamax at the time was the superior technology when compared to VHS

Why can charging an electric car be more expensive than petrol, diesel or hybrids? https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/new-and-used-cars/article/electric-car-charging-guide/how-much-does-it-cost-to-charge-an-electric-car-a8f4g1o7JzXj There is no one solution that meets everyone requirements some people live in condos or flats where there are no facilities for charging. as this report shows depending on location and where you charge and how efficient your ev battery is or isn't it can cost more to run an EV than a similar ICE vehicle

Survey shows only 18% of Thai's survey are looking for 600km range + vehicles So maybe Ford is getting it right We're not going to go to 600-mile range,” added Farley. “We're trying to make the smallest possible battery for competitive range.” https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1139741_ford-ceo-were-not-going-to-go-to-600-mile-range-on- Cost of Batteries is between 70-75% of total vehicle cost

2023 Global Automotive Consumer Study Southeast Asia ... https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/sg/Documents/consumer-business/sea-cb-2023-global-automotive-consumer-study-southeast-asia-perspectives.pdf Here is the full survey

Poll: Independence support would fall if Scotland was set to adopt euro Almost 40 per cent of Scots are less likely to back independence if separation plans appeared on course for the country adopting the euro currency, a new poll has revealed. https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/19499617.poll-independence-support-fall-scotland-set-adopt-euro/

The Scots found that support for Scottish independence dramatically decreased when they were advised that keeping the pound was not an option and they would have to accept the euro I think you will find similar outcome if the UK has to accept the Euro that and I yet to see any indication from the EU that it wants it former troublesome member back into the fold

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today joined the Office for Budget Responsibility and Bank of England in admitting they were wrong to forecast the UK will suffer a tough recession this year. It previously said just last month that Britain’s economy would shrink 0.3 per cent this year, which would have put the country at the bottom of the G7 growth table. The globe’s lender of last resort in fresh forecasts hiked its gross domestic product expectations in 2023 to 0.4 per cent. The new projections mean Germany is now tipped to be the weakest economy in the group of rich nations in 2023. https://www.cityam.com/imf-ditches-uk-recession-call-and-lifts-gdp-growth-from-bottom-of-g7/

Britain is no longer expected to suffer a recession this year, nor will it have the weakest economic growth in the group of seven leading industrialised economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today. https://news.sky.com/story/imf-forecasts-dramatic-upgrade-for-uks-economic-outlook-but-more-cost-of-living-pain-to-come-12887402

IMF no longer expects UK recession this year The United Kingdom will not, after all, be the worst-performing rich economy this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday, announcing a major revision to its previous gloomy forecast. The Washington-based organization said it now expects the UK economy to grow 0.4% in 2023, upgrading its April forecast by a whopping 0.7 percentage points. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/23/economy/uk-economy-imf/index.html

In Most cases neither because they simply don't have a product to sell Last September many fruit and vegetable growers who normally grow produce during the winter months in heated greenhouses made it crystal clear that they would not be planting a winter crop due to high energy prices. For products that food producers that do have a product to sell it depends on many different factors including do they have an existing contract that requires fulfillment is there financial penalties to pay in the event that those existing contracts are not met

Spain facing food shortages as severe drought leads to crop failure https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/04/19/drought-threatens-grain-harvests-in-spain It must be due to Brexit

Germany’s food retailers remain the hardest-hit by supply shortages, finds the latest ifo Institute survey. In February, 85.7 percent of the companies surveyed reported this problem, down from 95.6 percent in January https://www.ifo.de/en/press-release/2023-03-14/germany-still-experiencing-food-supply-bottlenecks#:~:text=Germany's food retailers remain the,from 95.6 percent in January. It must be due to Brexit

Modern slavery in the European Union Migrants are the most likely to fall victim to slavery, as they are used for cheap and easily exploitable labour. This situation is only reinforced by the creation and perpetuation of migration routes to Europe. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-9-2023-001305_EN.html

Thats the same Dublin agreement that the EU comission want to abolish I can announce that we will abolish the Dublin Regulation and we will replace it with a new European migration governance system. It will have common structures on asylum and return and it will have a new strong solidarity mechanism," van der Leyen told European lawmakers in Brussels. https://www.france24.com/en/20200916-dublin-rule-for-asylum-seekers-to-be-replaced-eu-s-von-der-leyen-says

It would appear a similar situation for the rest of Europe Profits rise while wages fall Real wages are falling while real profits continue to grow in half of EU member states, new ETUC research on the cost-of-living crisis shows. Real wages, which indicates pay after inflation is taken into account, have fallen in every EU member state this year by as much as 9%. https://www.etuc.org/en/pressrelease/profits-rise-while-wages-fall