Why didn't the UK follow France and Germany in putting restrictions on new EU members coming in to work?

Question

Why didn't the UK follow France and Germany in putting restrictions on new EU members coming in to work?

Answer 1

Immigration dilutes national Sovereignty.Something which Mr Blair,the them PM, was eager to get rid of.Dilution of national cultures by immigration is the basis for the European Union. A weakened sense of nationhood in Britain, means no effective opposition to bureaucratic rule by the European Commission in Brussels. Preparing the British for their demise as a people,Foreign Secretary Jack Straw (then) , wrote in “The Independent” on Nov. 22 that “in a world where states and the interests of their citizens are so obviously interdependent, we need to rethink our attitudes to concepts like ‘independence’ and ‘sovereignty’.”

Tony Blair agreed as,in his words "national sovereignty is out of date" .That was their nasty little plan........and it continues today.

Answer 2

We need people to work.  We have low rates of unemployment, rates that are higher in France in Germany.

Sorry, it is controversial, but true.  It is nothing to do with a big conspiracy.

If there were no jobs here, people would not be coming here to work.

Answer 3

cos we in the uk are wankers

Answer 4

thats easy ,france and germany dictate EU policy and quite simply would.nt let us.

Answer 5

We need the poles they are cheap and efficient labour, The government is not that stupid they will settle here and become a part off are economy.

We need manual workers good cheap ones and like you in 10 years they will pay for my old age pension which i plan to keep for a long time.

Answer 6

The straightforward reason was that they did not realise how many people would come to the UK.  So they may have got it wrong in the short term but it will be to our benefit inn the long run.

Answer 7

its all part of a plan to buy votes so they can keep their greedy little snouts in the money trough for as long as possible.With the scots more or less ruling,they can plan for indepedence and then apply for money from the EU,which would mean that the English would have to pay even more into the trough to help  keep the leeches north of the border.

Answer 8

we certainly need to do something before we sink.

Answer 9

Because UK cannot ever be seen as following France and Germany, Whether it is for a clever end or a not so clever.

Anyways, It is a short term scheme. For now the EU workers are paying into the pot...so it works.

Answer 10

cos our country is stupid!!!!