Focaldata polling @britishfuture.bsky.social conducted last week. 50% want overall numbers down; 45% don't. Most people would not reduce visas for doctors (77%) care workers (71%) fruit pickers (70%) lorry drivers (63%) engineers (65%) or students (65%). www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...

Reform cleared up in the LG elections voted in on policies far less nuanced than those being discussed and totally irrelevant to running LG. I really don't understand why that isn't seen as the actual public opinion.

"Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, promised at the World Economic Forum in Davos to review the visa system" The big problem with this is that visas are not within the gift of the Treasury. They're ultimately controlled by the Home Office, which is the major blocker here. Not joined-up government.