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There we go again!

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And again the lives of my fellow Europeans are disrupted by an odious man with a big mouth and a small heart. Reform UK has (finally, I would say) expressed a policy they would put in place when they win the elections. And it is not pretty: people who have Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) would - if Nigel gets elected and forms a government- be stripped of ILR and instead apply for a work visum every five years. This visum will have to be applied for again and again. What do you think will happen when this person, maybe after working for a good few years in the UK, reaches retirement age? He or she will not be contributing to the UK pot of money - older folk would need the NHS more, maybe and actually be a 'burden' on the state. Oops - off you go to your home country - you have worked for us and now you can fuck off because you have lost your value. Now in principle, European citizens who live in the UK and have settled status would be 'safe'. The status of Europeans in...