In the years since Britain voted to quit the E.U., many Eastern Europeans have left the country. Now, one pro-Brexit town has become one of many areas where agricultural employers are reporting stifling labor shortages. nyti.ms
Restaurants across London are so short-staffed that they have had to curtail their hours and in some cases permanently close. The labor shortage is almost wholly a result of Brexit. “It’s worse than Covid, worse than energy costs,” one restaurateur said. nyti.ms
While London’s once-thriving dining scene has been hurt by the pandemic and soaring energy prices, the labor shortage is almost wholly a result of Brexit, a conspicuous example of how Britain’s departure from the European Union is reshaping its economy nyti.ms
Britain faces multiple economic shocks, from soaring energy prices to the hollowing out of the labor market by Brexit. But these issues seem disconnected from the fight to replace Boris Johnson. nyti.ms