People Want to Move to Britain: The Readout with Julian Harris

Britain suffers from some deep economic problems. Swathes of people have still not returned to the workforce following the pandemic, with businesses and public services endlessly complaining of a shortage of labour. Growth forecasts are abysmal while, like many peer countries, we face a demographic timebomb due to an ageing population and the politically-untouchable “triple lock” that keeps increasing the cost of pensions.

Economists will tell you there’s no easy way to fix such a situation without magically conjuring up a few million extra working-age people.