About 60 per cent of Britain's old
age pensioners voted for Brexit. But in many ways they have the most to lose from
leaving the EU. About 75,000 of the
people working in adult care, such as old people’s homes, come from the EU.
This work is notoriously poorly
paid, and replacing them could prove very difficult. Already the sector has
70,000 unfilled vacancies. As the population ages, an independent report by two
NGOs reckons that by 2020, it will be short of 200,000 workers.
It is a similar story in the NHS.
One doctor in every ten, and one nurse in every 25 comes from Europe.
The Express, one of the most virulently anti-EU propaganda sheets, is
now panicking about the effects of Brexit, warning pensioners: ‘your retirement
funds are set to shrink’ because of falling interest rates and rising
inflation. Not to mention the fall of the pound. Should have thought of that before you urged people to vote Leave.
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