The SNP government has spun a HMRC report on Scotland's higher rates of tax to argue they attract rUK incomers but we need many more migrants from everywhere
The UK’s migration rules are set without regards to Scotland’s specific conditions. The salary requirements for skilled worker and spousal visas are both now much above what most Scots earn. They are set according to wages in London and the SE. Scotland used to have post study work visas like most EU countries. That was ended by Westminster. Quebec controls its own migration rules within Canada. It’s outrageous that the UK government makes these rules that don’t work for Scotland without any consultation. They recently ruled out a youth visa arrangement with the EU too.
I agree that control over migration policy should be devolved to meet Scotland's particular needs but that's separate from why Scotland is consistently less atttractive to immigrants than, say, the East Midlands of England...
That is interesting. Is that in the piece? It would be interesting to see the trends and where they are headed. on another subject, I saw a graph the other day of trends on alcohol deaths and the north of England is catching up fast with Scotland and on current trends will overtake it soon.
The UK’s migration rules are set without regards to Scotland’s specific conditions. The salary requirements for skilled worker and spousal visas are both now much above what most Scots earn. They are set according to wages in London and the SE. Scotland used to have post study work visas like most EU countries. That was ended by Westminster. Quebec controls its own migration rules within Canada. It’s outrageous that the UK government makes these rules that don’t work for Scotland without any consultation. They recently ruled out a youth visa arrangement with the EU too.
I agree that control over migration policy should be devolved to meet Scotland's particular needs but that's separate from why Scotland is consistently less atttractive to immigrants than, say, the East Midlands of England...
That is interesting. Is that in the piece? It would be interesting to see the trends and where they are headed. on another subject, I saw a graph the other day of trends on alcohol deaths and the north of England is catching up fast with Scotland and on current trends will overtake it soon.