Shock in store?

After Brexit the UK government “takes back control” and sets immigration policy that meets the real skills needs of the country, without the excuse that we can’t stop EU citizens .

My bet is immigration will increase, despite having 1.5 million unemployed in the

UK and, in Scotland, 113,000 unemployed and 150,000 people who have never had a job in their lives. While there are genuine shortages in many industries, many companies employ immigrants because they’re more skilled, work harder and cheaper. One-third of Walker’s Shortbread’s 1,700 employees are immigrants.

After Brexit we can only blame ourselves: our schools don’t produce the raw material, our universities rely on the income from foreign students, our people don’t want to work in fields or in low-paid jobs, too many companies are badly run or under-invested, meaning the UK productivity rate is one of the lowest in the

developed world, and, despite reforms, the benefits system neither encourages or compels enough people to work.

For the future of the country Brexit could be the shock to the system we need.

ALLAN SUTHERLAND Willow Row, Stonehaven