Reverse EU free movement AND Brexit: Guardian Letter, Brave New Europe, brilliant Deborah Orr piece

Reverse EU free movement AND Brexit: Guardian Letter, Brave New Europe, brilliant Deborah Orr piece

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/nov/14/free-movement-of-people-raises-real-concerns 

Free movement of people raises real concerns

Letters
Wednesday 15 November 2017
What those who want to remain in a reformed EU that lessens people’s insecurity must grasp is that Brexit voters don’t want an apology, they want policies to deal with their desire for managed migration. What is still inadequately understood is that the one upside of the grim rise of the extreme right across Europe since the referendum has been the increasing discussions in the EU about adapting free movement of people with measures to manage migration.
In our new report, The Progressive Case for Taking Control of EU Immigration – and Avoiding Brexit in the Process, on how Brexit can be reversed if progressives actively support these trends, we speculate that if Keir Starmer (on behalf of Jeremy Corbyn), Vince Cable and Caroline Lucas shared this analysis, they would prioritise seeking authentic agreement across the EU to properly acknowledge EU citizens’ concerns about migration. This would involve highlighting existing and proposing new measures to help “manage” migration. Then Brexit could be reversed.
Jonathon Porritt and Colin Hines
London

 

The essential reading Brave New Europe website also featured the report

https://braveneweurope.com/colin-hines-and-jonathon-porrit-progressive-parties-in-the-uk-must-now-address-the-immigration-challenge-head-on-if-brexit-is-to-be-avoided

 

Brilliant Deborah Orr Guardian article on free movement raising novel points:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/13/austerity-britain-free-movement-causes-more-pain-brexit-the-cure-for-many

For many, free movement causes more pain – and Brexit seems to be the cure
‘It’s easier to work for low wages if these wages are higher than you would get back home. Where in the EU do unskilled British people head to get such a start in life?
Deborah Orr

 

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