Isn’t the main argument about having a “trade” always been about shortage of labour in certain areas?
Younger people have not been training up since the 90’s, with Blair shifting the course of this country so that all younger shortages of labour - got replaced by mainly Eastern European talent coming in.
Here we are more than two decades on, and those first generation of EEs that settled here, may have since had families of their own, their kids taught WHAT exactly in schools these days since?
If you’ve got a English Dad and Polish Mom, or Romanian Dad and English Mom - then how did you, the generation born SINCE 1997 - get on with the world of work?
Leaving the EU - merely turns off the taps for older talent carrying on coming here. It doesn’t change that permanent shift in the UK culture fabric that happens from time to time throughout British History.
We had a lot of North Americans settle over here after WWII for instance, Indians come here during the “British India” times, West Indians during the post-war years, and going back further - even German high talent like Hershel and Handel when our monarchy got “donated” to the House of Hannover on the death of Stuart Queen Anne.
It is very “British” of us then, I suggest - for us all to end up “Mixing and Matching”, not necessarily in our relationships, but at very least at the places we frequent.
Who on here has never been to a Corner Shop, a sit-down Restaurant, a London Market, or had some building work done by an actual company with premises that you can walk into?
Meanwhile, we ■■■■■■■■ Brits - have been walking backwards. The so-called “Little Britain” culture in my experience is more like what we might once have called the “Brudder” culture, since I cannot name it directly on here, Political Correctness being what it is.
Thus, we Brits didn’t really have a culture worth saving in the FIRST place - didn’t we?
There will be those that will never forgive Blair for what he’s done to our once-great nation, and there will be others who’ll not forgive Boris for what he’s doing right now, along the same lines.
Forced integration with Europe even as we leave the EU - will supress wages, heighten tensions, and divide poltics for years to come.
The only force that could ever truly “Unify” this country - would be the same one that destroyed the Empire - an all out Major War, not necessarily WWIII.
, that makes me feel better about it 
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