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British emigration to continental Europe hits ten-year high as Brexit looms
MSN ^ | 22 October 2019 | Jon Stone

Posted on 10/23/2019 5:49:19 AM PDT by Cronos

An increasing number of British people are leaving the UK to go and live in continental Europe ahead of Brexit, the latest figures show.

A study by academics at Oxford University and the Berlin Social Science Centre found that emigration from Britain to the EU is now at a ten-year high.

An estimated 84,000 UK citizens migrated to the EU in 2019, up from 58,000 the year before the Brexit vote in 2015, and 46,000 back in 2012.

The number of emigrants from the UK to the EU has risen continuously since 2010, and the spike has been exaggerated since the Brexit referendum of 2016.

There are now thought to be around 1.2 million British people living in Europe, the vast majority of whom are of working age.

“The uncertainty surrounding Brexit has certainly caused large numbers of people to pack their bags in both directions," co-author of the study and migration specialist Dr Daniel Auer said.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: brexit; eussr; eussrtroll; fakenews; fourthreich
There is a movement out of financial and other professionals
1 posted on 10/23/2019 5:49:19 AM PDT by Cronos
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To: Cronos

It makes sense to liquidate assets as it still worth something.


2 posted on 10/23/2019 5:51:27 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: Cronos

I guess all the GLOBLISTS are leaving.

GOOD FOR THE UK.....


3 posted on 10/23/2019 5:58:18 AM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: Cronos

Meanwhile, the Queen has removed Meghans picture from a key spot spotted in recent photo. Queen of Shade


4 posted on 10/23/2019 6:00:02 AM PDT by RummyChick ("Pills, money .. this city is wicked. Your best friend will kill you here." Smoove about Baltimore)
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To: Maris Crane

It seems like those leaving are young professionals. No indication on their political preferences.


5 posted on 10/23/2019 6:02:53 AM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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To: Cronos

Ah, the old “correlation is causation” argument.
Totally expected headline, given it’s MSM and therefore coming from folks with what would not even be considered a reasonable high school education back in 1920.

And, if one goes to the original study, methinks we’ll find the normal caviats about statistical significance, sample size, etc - concluding that there’s too much noise to say much about whatever “trend” is being discussed.


6 posted on 10/23/2019 6:07:21 AM PDT by Da Coyote (is)
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To: Cronos

This is meaningless without the demographics.


7 posted on 10/23/2019 6:22:10 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: Cronos

There are many people in Europe who have more than one citizenship...for various reasons.This is particlarly true in Britain and Ireland.Specifically,there are many people who have British *and* Irish citizenship.Ireland is staying in the EU so this could certainly explain this “emigration”.


8 posted on 10/23/2019 6:33:30 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (A joke: Brennan,Comey and Lynch walk into a Barr...)
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To: Magnum44

See Post #8


9 posted on 10/23/2019 6:33:52 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (A joke: Brennan,Comey and Lynch walk into a Barr...)
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To: Maris Crane

GMTA


10 posted on 10/23/2019 7:05:58 AM PDT by gogeo (The left prides themselves on being tolerant, but they can't even be civil.)
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To: Maris Crane

I guess all the GLOBLISTS/SOCIALISTS are leaving.

GOOD FOR THE UK.....

Wouldn’t it be MAGA if a million plus whiners left America each year and never came back.


11 posted on 10/23/2019 7:11:38 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (The line that separated satire, Democrats and Stupidity has vanished. (thanks to jonascord)!)
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To: Cronos

If it is an exodus of muzzies. Brexit will be Britain’s salvation.


12 posted on 10/23/2019 8:58:51 AM PDT by 353FMG
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It’s the muzzies staying


13 posted on 10/23/2019 2:12:48 PM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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