Immigration is a toxic issue but food & drink must face it

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Many in the food and drink industry – and indeed beyond it into the NHS and the care sector – would argue that we simply don’t have enough available workers to fill all the jobs that need to be done, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s claim that the UK is being ‘colonised’ by immigrants is striking, but is it right? Could it be just the first in a series of policy interventions from top business leaders on key national issues?

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