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I can pretty much guarantee that a percentage don’t want to mention it because it’s been a disaster
I can pretty much guarantee that anyone who thinks Brexit is a 'disaster' would want to mention it. Or were you being hyperbolic? Hardly anyone posts on the dedicated Brexit board on Mumsnet now - surely there would be more interest if Brexit was a 'disaster'?
Very embarrassing to admit you were duped
Well, I certainly remember the head of the Remain campaign saying in 2021 that the economic dangers of Brexit were exaggerated by his camp and the strategy didn't work. I felt a bit duped that I was told house prices might fall 18% and there would be an instant recession if leave won - I very nearly voted remain on the strength of it.
They aren’t likely to tell you, are they? (given the very anti-EU opinions you have been expressing on this forum for years. Can only imagine that you’re equally blinkered and strident face to face.
You are not a very good judge of character if you think I am a forceful or intimidating person. Neither do I think I am blinkered. I don't impose my political views on anyone - in fact I am very approachable face to face and I get on with everyone in real life. Do you think everyone who disagrees with you is blinkered?
Young friends and family are [having a miserable life] because their freedoms and options have been severely curtailed.
If you don’t feel that’s a cause for regret, I can only assume that you’re a comfortable retiree too, without young people you care about.
Emotional blackmail now - and you accused me of being difficult to converse with. I am not a retiree and I have two young people I care about (more in our wider family) - ds1 graduated last summer and ds2 is in the lower sixth.
All of the young people I know (under 35) studied for their undergraduate degrees in the UK, the US or Ireland. A few opted for a year in Europe (EU) as part of their degree - including post Brexit. It must be quite difficult for English speaking graduates to get a graduate-level trainee job in the EU if they are not bilingual - regardless of Brexit. Indeed, the Irish young people I know have moved to London and Sydney, not elsewhere in the EU.
The recent trade deals with Australia and New Zealand extended the youth mobility schemes we had with those countries and raised the age limit by 5 years - that is clearly a benefit for our young people. Although, if it makes you feel any better, I fully expect Keir Starmer to capitulate on a youth mobility deal with the EU. It remains to be seen if our young people in the UK will be disadvantaged by such a scheme with increased competition for jobs - a number of parents expressed that concern on LBC last week.