Keir Starmer is set to propose a youth mobility scheme allowing 18-30 year olds to live and work in certain EU countries

no, it’s for EU citizens to come to the UK.

Brits don’t go abroad except to get drunk and/or sunburnt, and they don’t have the language skills either

edit: should also add that some EU countries see this as a route to _get rid of their unwanted migrants, who they’re confident will go to Britain_

Excellent, now if we can sue for age discrimination then we can all get freedom of movement back….

“but what about me?”- the main demographic that voted for this

Not many policies proposed by ol’ Keith since he came to power that I’m a fan of, but I can get behind this one.

As someone over 30 who regularly works and lives in the EU (because I’m incredibly luck to actually have the opportunity to do this, instead of just whinging/imagining that I can’t on Reddit) I’m very aware that the people being affected by the EU ban on UK workers aren’t professionals with decent work opportunities (for whom nothing has changed, like I say) it’s young people looking to piss about in Amsterdam, Paris, or Prague doing bar work for a summer-that-is-longer-than-90-days. And this will be an opportunity for them to do so again. Like I say, right behind that.

I was just going to say I hope this doesn’t get through to young Brits wanting to “work a season” in Ibiza, but fuck all has changed there since Brexit, unfortunately. The island is still flooded with them all season. Not sure how they get past the post-Brexit rules, and I’ve never thought to ask.

EDIT – ooh look, the Reform voters downvoting already. Too cowardly/stupid to enter into a civil discussion as ever.

Love being 29 and voting for remain and being completely fucked over by both labour and Tory’s.

Absolutely love it totally instills pride and zero resentment for the government and the UK at large

>Certain EU countries

I assume this means “reciprocal” agreements with every country except the ones people actually want to live in…

Nice one 4-beer, 2-tier, Kier (who cheated on his wife) you’ve fucked it once again.

At last. My children benefited from British Council and Erasmus schemes before Johnson and Farage decided the children of plebs didn’t deserve to go to Europe!

Fastest brain drain in British history inbound let’s go! To the continent lads

That’s one way of branding the deployment of conscripts to Eastern Europe I suppose (s)

How ironic when we see the days when young British men are going to Poland and Romania to work and send money back to their poor and in need British family

I know there’s a lot of people who wanted to remain in the EU (which would have undoubtedly been the only sensible choice, yet here we are) wjo are sad this would not include them.

That is entirely understandable, howdver having had a whole ass advisory referendum on this once, it would all just be fuel for right wing nutjobs if too much cuddling with free movement happened without yet another vote of that sort.

This scheme – if ever actualised – would enable people just leaving education of various levels to enter fields before the reach an age where most would be established somewhere, opening up pathways to permanent residency in other places.

I’d say support this. It can only open the doors for more for more people.

Government sponsored age discrimination, yet again

As someone who is over the requirements to meet this, it kind of sucks. In my 20s I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life, struggling with mh issues, had no savings and no prospects. Now that I’m itching to move and experience something a bit different. I’m too old to study (without introducing massive debt), too old to qualify for this, too poor to buy my way to a eu passport (Malta), and too British to qualify for an immediate Irish passport.

But at least we can make things a bit better for those young enough that they didn’t get a voice in 2016

Being 31 this should frustrate me, but I actually feel really good about the proposal. It’s a great start which will allow us to begin providing good opportunities for younger generations again.

Rather than take away opportunities from younger generations as was done to us, we can be the generation which paves a better path for those that come after us.

Is this not just an extension on the Working Holiday Visa scheme which has been knocking about for years for 18-30 year olds?