What is clear is the long-term impact on our economy a slowdown or halt to significant European migration will bring”
Government statistics have already shown that there has been an increase in EU nationals returning to their country of origin, and while those with right-wing politics may see this as a victory, it is a hollow one. For those sign-makers—and the sign industry’s manufacturers and suppliers—which have come to rely heavily on a ready supply of skilled workers from Europe, there is going to be difficult times ahead. Should we withdraw from the ‘free movement of people’ agreement, then this roughly 10 percent of the workforce will begin to dwindle, and at the moment there is simply not be enough done by the Government in recent years to generate a replacement supply.