Macroeconomics: UK economy, IB Economics

It's almost as if Brexit never happened: we're flying in Romanians to help harvest our fruit and vegetables, although I'm sure that it's been made clear that, heaven forbid, they've no right to stay. 

Quite how this sits with the government's plans for immigration, or the long-term issues facing agriculture, I don't know. But it rather smacks of a lack of ideological coherence. I wonder how many Brexit voters think that it's OK?

I've already flagged this up before but Brexit has led to concerns for the hospitality sector, with concerns about a lack of qualified staff, most obviously in the form of EU migrants. What have we done? 

Alas, I know all too well - but if it becomes harder to hire staff, then wages in the sector are going to rise and this is going to increase inflation and drive down living standards. Turkeys, it seems, do sometimes vote for Christmas.