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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Exiting the EU won't help because the work is a consequence of being in the EU.
Most of my friends in IT service the financial sector that will be devastated by leaving, it makes no difference if you have laws on the books protecting jobs if the companies that create the jobs have closed or moved.
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Your argument relies on the premise that the financial sectors are generating jobs for the rest of Britain. Are they? It seems as though the UK is exporting much of that work or bringing in cheap labour to do it. The example of an IT guy who works at a major financial institution is a good one, but how many people actually fulfill roles like that? Once again, being a high end IT guy is the type of role that is simply unattainable for most people.
In Canada, where we don't have the same class divide, it's difficult to relate to how things actually are in Britain. In Canada most people would have access to both the education and technology required to become an IT guy. In the UK the same simply isn't true. Although in Canada, the insane costs of housing and capital are definitely widening the gap between the rich and the poor.