states, these remain inconveniences. The freedom of movement of labour – the inalienable right of EU citizens to work in any other country – has far greater implications. US investment bank Goldman Sachs,
which employs around 6,000 people in the UK, has already announced that it will be moving many of its staff to continental Europe before 2019. Other US banks are believed to be considering similar moves. However, travel buyers in the banking
sector seem unconcerned. “The financial sector doesn’t work on a ‘nation-by- nation’ basis,” said one. “It’s a global business, and London is seen as an international financial centre, rather than a UK or British one. You might see a shift in travel patterns and volumes, but people will still need to come here.” According to estimates by FullFact, an
independent fact-checking charity, there are around 3.2 million citizens of other EU states living in the UK, making up around 5 per cent of the population. Of those, 2.3 million are in employment – or “stealing our jobs” as the more rabid extremists would have it – making up 7 per cent of the UK’s total working population. Of the 900,000 who are not in paid
employment, the majority are students, followed by those who are simply married to UK citizens. The Brexiteers’ ‘immigration’ hand
has been wildly over-played. It is inconceivable that the UK could, let alone would, deport them all. To hinder or bar future migration to the UK from EU
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