U.K. to Trigger Brexit March 29, Starting Two Years of Talks

Re:U.K. to Trigger Brexit March 29, Starting Two Years of Talks by gambiting on Monday March 20, 2017 @11:42AM (#13915104)

Ok, look. I'm a Polish citizen living in the UK. I don't have any interest living anywhere else, this is my home, I don't like Poland, I don't want to move back there, I don't want to have anything to do with their government or their ideas.

I pay my taxes in the UK - hence, I want the UK government to guarantee my rights to stay here, to openly say that yes, my work here is appreciated and will be protected.

I do not agree with the sentiment that UK should wait until EU guarantees the same thing for UK citizens - because that's exactly what's turning me into a bargaining chip.

Either I am welcome here, or I am not - it cannot be a conditional thing.

My other concern is that the Polish government has repeatedly expressed hopes that all Poles would come back and work in their home country - so there is a real concern they will be dicks when it comes to offering rights to UK citizens, in hope that UK retaliates and doesn't give Poles in the UK rights to stay.

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Re:U.K. to Trigger Brexit March 29, Starting Two Years of Talks by agd on Monday March 20, 2017 @12:19PM (#13915391)

I totally understand. But there's also a british person living in Poland saying the complete opposite. I.e. don't guarantee them rights and leave me to the whims of the Polish government!

The government has to look after both groups.

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Re:U.K. to Trigger Brexit March 29, Starting Two Years of Talks by abritinthebay on Monday March 20, 2017 @09:37PM (#13919106)

Yes, and the way to do that is to not Brexit but that ship appears to have sailed.

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