Originally Posted by
inOban
Remote? Us? We're the centre of the universe!
Our hoteliers, and indeed other industries such as fishing/fish farming, have for years depended on a migrant labour force, not on local kids. Many have settled here and are an important part of the local labour force. But fewer are coming to join them.
I would suggest that only Romania and Bulgaria have economies which still depend on exporting their young people, and although some are coming to the UK, far more are going to other EU countries.
I agree - this was always going to happen, as we see this pattern every time large, poorer countries join the EU. As living standards at home have risen, the Poles and those from the Baltic States (and the Spanish and the Portuguese before them) have been replaced by Romanians and Bulgarians. Recently, the drop in the pound has accelerated this and made other EU countries more attractive.