Top cancer experts ‘being put off UK by politicians’ messaging on immigration’

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1. >The world’s best cancer doctors, scientists and researchers are being put off moving to or staying in the UK by politicians’ rhetoric on immigration, a leaked report reveals.

   >Recruiting and retaining “global talent” to treat NHS patients and find new ways to cure cancer is vital, amid an acute British workforce crisis and rising numbers being diagnosed with the disease.

   >However, political discourse around foreign nationals is deterring professionals from coming to work or remaining in the UK, according to analysis being studied by the Cabinet Office and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

   >“Politicians’ messaging about the UK, including around immigration in general, has a direct impact on our ability to attract and retain talent,” the report says. The issue has dominated Britain’s political debate for more than a decade and played a key role in Brexit.

   >One person who gave evidence to the review told its authors: “**Nobody wants to come [and] work somewhere they’re not welcome**.”

2. I think anyone who has a cure to cancer should come here on a dingy. I encourage it.

3. If the “World’s best” in their fields cannot differentiate between a country navigating immigration issues and a general “unwelcomeness” then that’s on them.

4. >One person who gave evidence to the review told its authors: “Nobody wants to come [and] work somewhere they’re not welcome.”

   I don’t know why anyone would even question this attitude. It’s a very good example of how rhetoric can have real-world consequences, beyond what you can immediately see. The media really has been poisonous to this country.

5. Looking forward to reading a stream of unhinged, angry comments from people who insist “you’re not allowed to talk about immigration” — despite the fact their entire comment history, and seemingly their waking existence, revolves around obsessively criticising immigration from every possible angle.

6. More remainer hysterical Project Fear by the failed Guardian rag.

   It’s all to coincide with TTK’s reset (sellout) with the EU shortly.

   It’s pure propaganda and it’s fooling nobody. Labour are going to get wiped out in 2029.

7. Are we sure it’s not piss poor wages compared to the US driving them away? Most people want paying a decent wage

8. People need to differentiate between legal immigration and illegal immigrants brought to the UK by the human trafficking cartels using loopholes in the asylum system.

9. “We would rather not have millions of extra young men who are a net economic and social drain.”

   How are top cancer experts thick enough to think that applies to them?

10. Why would a leading cancer doctor come to the nation with the lowest pay for doctors ?

    Why would a cancer research scientist come to the UK for research jobs that require a PhD that pay barely above the median salary ?

11. Hang on… there is another article showing that foreign doctors are beating British born doctors to jobs.

    Which is it? Personally, I’ll take the empirical evidence over feels.

12. The same experts living in gated communities with 24/7 private security and would 100% block any attempt to build any low income housing anywhere near them.

    Are the experts talking, or the experts’ receptionists?

13. Thousands of cancer specialists crossing the channel illegally in small boats to claim asylum every year

14. *all* scientists are being put off by the UK government in general.

15. I call nonsense, there’s still plenty of doctors and nurses coming across the channel… all blokes mind you.

16. Almost all of the commentators here are living in a fantasy world.

17. If you can’t manage with a million people a year then you’re not fit for purpose.

18. Does the Guardian literally just believe in unlimited migration? They run every single possible angle they can in favour of it. I just don’t know what their endgame could be.

19. People won’t care ‘cos they don’t think it effects them, and even when it does then shortfalls of the system(NHs) due to political factors (underfunding) will be placed squarely on any Dr that’s from an immigrant background or non-white.

20. Could you please share a link to the report? The Guardian article links to another article about post-Brexit cancer treatment costs; however, the assertion about immigration rhetoric seems unsupported.

21. This is the most guardian article to ever guardian.

    The scale and depth of the falsehood of their narriative is truly inspirational.

22. Ah yes, “We can’t cure cancer unless we let huge numbers of unvetted people into our country”. This has so much spin, it’s ready to fly off into space.

23. They aren’t going to find many more welcoming countries than the UK.

    UK also needs to sort out it’s outrageous levels of immigration as well.

    Does seem like Guardian pushing it’s “mass immigration of unmanageable levels is fine” bullshit.

24. The “top doctors” that are ironically unlisted here are saying this? Or is it the institutions that get a kickback from politicians that are saying this because they’re angry people won’t allow them to ruin society? Hmm…

25. Legal vs illegal. If they can’t see the difference between that then I think they may be lying about any kind of expertise. Ironically like so many imported Drs and nurses…

26. I don’t understand why tbh, it’s not like we try to burn hotels full of asylum seekers or our news obsess over dinghies every week. They’ll be fine.   

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