Dave Plowman (News):
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Michael Kellett wrote:
Dave Plowman (News):
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Yes, in the circumstances. But it's kind of a pity for anybody in
the
UK
who does care about such music, especially any students who might
have
spent years of their life working towards getting a place in such
an
orchestra. But, as you say, inevitable. Just one of the smaller
reasons
why I do not have a good opinion of Brexit.

Quite. Can you imagine BMW - who own the Mini factory in the UK -
having
to apply for a visa to send over an engineer to trouble shoot
something
that crops up? Likewise with any such European organisation that
have
a
presence here.

Where does all this come from - why do you think we would impose
visa
requirments on the EU - we don't on Norway, or the US etc etc.
It is entirely up to the UK (now) who, and under what conditions, we
allow to enter the country to sing, dance or make Minis. We have a
long
(centuries) old tradition of allowing performers free access - why
would
we stop ?
Under EU rules we are obliged to sanction far more of the world than
we
are outside them.

You didn't notice one of the main reasons many voted out was to
control
immigration from the EU? So just how do you do that while allowing
free
access to anyone?

You'd have to basically stop everyone from coming to this country.
Then
give permission (visa, etc) to those you wish to admit.

--
*Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy.

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

You are confusing issues - the example was " visa to send over an
engineer to trouble shoot something" - this has nothing to do with
immigration.

"You'd have to basically stop everyone from coming to this country.
Then
give permission (visa, etc) to those you wish to admit."

Why - that doesn't happen now - why should we be so stupid as to start.
Terms vary but most reasonable countires allow short visits without
visas.

I would expect that we would allow visa free travel form the EU and a
great many other places - but not a right stay indefinately.

What's the problem ?

MK